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It’s the 20-9 Washington Nationals versus the 12-16 Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd game of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tonight. The first pitch at Citizens Bank Park is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET. The Phillies are a small favorite for game two of this series listed at -109 on the moneyline. The total for this match is on the MLB betting board at 8.5 runs.
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In the first game of this series yesterday the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-2. In the game the Nationals scored four runs on nine hits and the Phillies scored two runs on four hits. Washington starter Max Scherzer picked up his 4th win of the season and he struck out 11 Phillies.
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This season the Nationals rank 1st in the Majors in runs scored and 19th in team ERA.
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The Phillies rank 15th in the Majors in runs scored and 17th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Washington: A.J. Cole (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br />
Philadelphia: Vince Velasquez (2-2, 5.47 ERA)
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A.J. Cole goes for the Nationals in the 2nd game of this NL East series and he will be making his first start of the season after recently being recalled from the minors. Last season he started eight games for the Nationals and had an ERA of 5.17. Cole was not very sharp for AAA Syracuse before being called up with an ERA of 6.63 in19 innings of work. Washington has lost four of his last five starts overall and they have lost their last four games facing a team with a losing record with him on the hill.
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Vince Velasquez goes for the Phillies tonight and in his last outing he was solid only giving up one earned run in five innings in a 10-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies lost his first three starts where he went 15 innings and gave up 12 earned runs, but they have won his last two starts where he has gone 11 innings and has given up four earned runs. Velasquez faced the Nationals in his first start of the season taking a loss going four innings and giving up four earned runs in a 7-6 Washington win, but he did have 10 strikeouts. Philadelphia has won only one of his last eight home starts and have won three of his last 14 starts overall.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Nationals are 16-5 in their last 21 games against the Phillies.
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The Nationals are 16-5 in their last 21 games against the Phillies in Philadelphia.
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In the last 5 games between these teams the Under record is 4-1.
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In the last 11 games between these teams in Philadelphia the Under record is 8-3.
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This season the Phillies are 7-5 at home and the Nationals are 11-3 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Washington Nationals: 20-9 SU / O/U 15-12 / Run Line W/L 16-13<br />
Philadelphia Phillies: 12-16 SU / O/U 16-12 / Run Line W/L 17-11
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Washington at Philadelphia Key Betting Trends<br />
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WASH is 10-1 in their last 11 road games
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WASH is 4-1 in their last 5 overall
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WASH has an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 road games
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PHIL is 5-1 in their last 6 home games
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PHIL is 0-4 in their last 4 overall
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PHIL has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>NATIONALS</b><br />
[2B] 04/12/2017 - Stephen Drew 10-day DL (04/12) ( Hamstring )<br />
[CF] 04/29/2017 - Adam Eaton 10-day DL (04/29) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 04/26/2017 - Koda Glover 10-day DL (04/26) ( Hip )<br />
[P] 04/20/2017 - Sammy Solis 10-day DL (04/19) ( Elbow )<br />
(!)[RF] 05/05/2017 - Bryce Harper "?" Saturday vs. Philadelphia Phillies ( Groin )
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<b>PHILLIES</b><br />
[P] 04/23/2017 - Clay Buchholz 60-day DL (4/22) ( Forearm )<br />
[P] 04/24/2017 - Aaron Nola 10-day DL (4/21) ( Back )<br />
[LF] 04/19/2017 - Howie Kendrick 10-day DL (4/16) ( Abdominal )
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