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The Philadelphia Phillies (72-50) will look to Trea Turner, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Washington Nationals (55-68) on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET on MASN2. The Phillies are -180 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Taijuan Walker will get the ball for Philadelphia while Washington will counter with Jake Irvin.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.11
Phillies to win vs Nationals -180
Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-180)
- Underdog: Nationals (+150)
- Over/under: 9.5
Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been favorites in 98 games this season and have come away with the win 60 times (61.2%) in those contests.
- This year Philadelphia has won 27 of 39 games when listed as at least -180 on the moneyline.
- The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 64.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Nationals have won 44 of the 102 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (43.1%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +150 or longer, Washington has a record of 14-18 (43.8%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 40%.
Phillies vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm is batting .296 with 84 RBI, both of which are tops among Philadelphia hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Bohm’s home run total places him 111th and his RBI tally places him ninth.
- Bryce Harper is batting .281 with an OBP of .373 and a slugging percentage of .538 this season.
- C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals in home runs (17) and runs batted in (59).
- In all of the majors, Abrams is 65th in homers and 56th in RBI.
- Luis Garcia has 59 runs batted in while hitting .292. Both lead his team.
Phillies vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.205 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
- Washington’s 4.38 team ERA ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.350).