Tanner Roark (14-8, 2.89 ERA) and Jake Thompson (1-5, 6.48 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a four-game series between the Washington Nationals (82-58) and the Philadelphia Phillies (63-77) at Nationals Park. The Phillies won the last game 4-1, and Philadelphia leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Sep. 9 and can be seen on CSPh and MASN.
Roark pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking four in a 3-1 defeat to the Mets. Daniel Murphy (.345, 83 Rs, 25 HRs, 101 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one RBI. Thompson went 7.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out six and walking four in a 2-0 defeat to the Braves in his most recent start. Ryan Howard (.195, 31 Rs, 21 HRs, 49 RBIs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run, one home run, and three RBIs.
Notes
Philadelphia has won 47% (31-35) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, Washington has won 59% (35-24) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Phillies are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Nationals have a 28-27 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Nationals are 62-15. The Phillies have a 43-7 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 30th, Philadelphia sits at the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 514 this season. Washington ranks in the top 10 at eighth with 667.
Ranking 30th, Philadelphia is at the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.679). Washington ranks in the top half at 11th with an OPS of .759.
The Phillies are 28-61 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Nationals are 47-46 when they allow at least one homer.
