The Washington Nationals (54-102) and Philadelphia Phillies (84-72) will face each other on Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader. Yesterday the Phillies beat the Nationals 5-1 to snap a five-game losing streak. The Phillies have dominated this series winning 14 of the 16 head-to-head meetings.
**At the time of this article, there was no official line or total.
After being swept in three games by the Cubs, the Phillies came away with a much-needed win on Friday. With six games left on the schedule, Philadelphia is clinging onto the final wild card spot, half a game up on the Brewers. The Phillies can only blame themselves for the race being so tight as they have dropped 10 of their last 14 games.
Second catcher in MLB history to reach 20 HR/20 SB in a season.
That's why he's the BCIB. pic.twitter.com/w173Q8jZrA
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 30, 2022
The Phillies are seventh, averaging 4.6 runs per game, sixth with 196 home runs, seventh with a .254 batting average, and sixth with 101 stolen bases. Kyle Schwarber has been a force in the order ranking second in MLB with 42 home runs and 87 RBI. The Philadelphia pitching staff is 16th with a 3.92 ERA and fourth with 74 quality starts. The Phillies could end up starting either Kyle Gibson (10-7, 4.84 ERA) or Noah Syndergaard (9-10, 4.12 ERA) in this game.