On Sunday, August 18, Alec Bohm’s Philadelphia Phillies (73-50) host the Washington Nationals (55-69) at Citizens Bank Park, with a start time of 1:35 p.m. ET. The Phillies will be going for a series sweep.

The Phillies (-185), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Nationals (+150) The total for this contest is 9.5. The odds to exceed the over are -105, while the odds are -115 to go under.

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Nationals vs. Phillies Game Info

• Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
• Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park
• TV Channel: MASN2
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -185
• Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +150
• Over/Under: 9.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher

• The Nationals’ Jake Irvin (9-10) will make his 26th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in six innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
• In 25 starts this season, he’s earned 14 quality starts.
• Irvin has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• In 25 appearances this season, he has finished five without allowing an earned run.

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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Nationals’ 100 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
• Washington is 25th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
• The Nationals’ .243 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
• Washington has scored 524 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Nationals have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
• The Nationals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.39 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Washington strikes out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.352 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.

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