The Washington Nationals (36-71) and Philadelphia Phillies (57-48) meet Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET to continue a 4-game NL East series at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Nationals vs. Phillies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Philadelphia leads 7-2. The Phillies took Friday’s series opener 5-4 in a rain-shortened 5-inning affair.
The Nationals batted just .163 with runners in scoring position over their previous 7 games before they were 4-of-10 in such situations Thursday as'they collected 11 hits in 5 frames. However, Philadelphia hit a couple of key home runs and had a 4-run 3rd inning in earning its third 1-run victory over Washington.
The Phillies are 7-1 in their last 8 games. Three of those 7 wins have been by 1-run margins. That’s a bit of a flip of the script for Philadelphia which is just 13-16 in 1-run games this season.