Cole Hamels (0-1, 7.20 ERA) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2-2) meet Doug Fister (16-6, 2.41 ERA) and the Washington Nationals (1-3) in the second of a three-game division series at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won the last game 4-1 and Philadelphia leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 7:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 11 and will air on MASN2 and TCN-PHI.
Hamels is 15-8 with a 2.63 ERA and 1.08 WHIP against the Nationals in his career. Freddy Galvis (.385 ) continued his strong start to the season yesterday, going 3 for 3 with one RBI. In his pitching opportunities against the Phillies, Fister is 2-2 with a 2.60 ERA, 19 strikeouts and four walks. Michael Taylor (.294 ) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
Philadelphia is a +108 underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is seven runs. The Phillies are 1-1 as the underdog and have an overall money line of -81.
On the other side, the Nationals have a record of 1-2 when they are favored and are -174 overall with the money line. They have the third-lowest ERA in the NL at 1.33. They also average just 7.0 hits allowed per game, fifth-best in the NL.
So far this season, the Phillies are 1-0 against the Nationals.
Predictions: SU Winner – WSH, O/U – Over
Notes
The Phillies are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Nationals have a 0-2 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When outhit, both the Phillies and the Nationals have records of 0-2.
Ranking 23rd in home runs, Philadelphia has hit one this season. Washington ranks 10th with three home runs.
Philadelphia and Washington both rank in the top half of the league in hits. Philadelphia sits at 14th with 4.67 hits per game and Washington ranks 13th with 5.67.
Philadelphia and Washington both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Philadelphia sits at 29th with an OPS of .473 and Washington ranks 23rd with an OPS of .533.
