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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals Preview and Predictions 05-06-2018
5th May 2018 by Gracenote
sunday afternoon's series finale between the philadelphia phillies and washington nationals features two pitchers with a combined four cy young awards between them. jake arrieta, who is a 2015 recipient, aims to provide the visiting phillies with a series victory on sunday afternoon when he is opposed by max scherzer, who won the award in 2013, 2016 and 2017.
rhys hoskins belted a two-run homer and maikel franco added a run-scoring single in saturday's 3-1 triumph for philadelphia (18-14), which is just 4-7 since a torrid 11-2 stretch. franco has boosted his batting average from .241 to .271 after going 12-for-38 with three homers, eight rbis and six runs scored in his last 10 games, but he's just 2-for-21 in his career versus scherzer. wilmer difo launched a solo homer to extend his hitting streak to eight games, during which he is 12-for-22 with eight runs scored for washington (17-17). bryce harper answered his two-homer performance in the opener by going hitless for the second time in three outings heading into a tilt against arrieta, against whom is a respectable 4-for-14 while drawing six walks.
tv: 1:35 p.m. et, nbcs philadelphia, masn (washington)
pitching matchup: phillies rh jake arrieta (3-1, 3.49 era) vs. nationals rh max scherzer (6-1, 1.79)
arrieta paid immediate dividends on his three-year, $75 million contract by recording a 1.82 era in his first four starts before enduring his worst outing of the season on monday. the 32-year-old, who saw the first four batters reach base in the third inning, was blitzed for six runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings in an 8-4 setback to miami. matt adams (7-for-22) and anthony rendon (4-for-11) have enjoyed success versus arrieta, who owns a 1-2 mark with a 5.48 era in nine appearances against the nationals.
scherzer recorded his fifth consecutive quality start on tuesday after allowing two runs on three hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 12-4 out of pittsburgh. the nl pitcher of the month for april has permitted seven runs on 15 hits while striking out 48 batters during his five-game winning streak. odubel herrera is 10-for-33 in his career versus scherzer, however the right-hander has flustered carlos santana (3-for-42, 10 strikeouts) and aaron altherr (0-for-9, six strikeouts) en route to posting a 9-1 career mark against the phillies with an 0.95 whip.
walk-offs
1. washington of michael taylor is 1-for-17 with seven strikeouts in his last five contests.
2. philadelphia 2b cesar hernandez has scored three times during his five-game hitting streak.
3. nationals 2b howie kendrick, who is a former phillie, is 1-for-10 in his last three games after collecting 14 hits in his previous 10.
prediction: nationals 2, phillies 1
5th May 2018 by Gracenote
sunday afternoon's series finale between the philadelphia phillies and washington nationals features two pitchers with a combined four cy young awards between them. jake arrieta, who is a 2015 recipient, aims to provide the visiting phillies with a series victory on sunday afternoon when he is opposed by max scherzer, who won the award in 2013, 2016 and 2017.
rhys hoskins belted a two-run homer and maikel franco added a run-scoring single in saturday's 3-1 triumph for philadelphia (18-14), which is just 4-7 since a torrid 11-2 stretch. franco has boosted his batting average from .241 to .271 after going 12-for-38 with three homers, eight rbis and six runs scored in his last 10 games, but he's just 2-for-21 in his career versus scherzer. wilmer difo launched a solo homer to extend his hitting streak to eight games, during which he is 12-for-22 with eight runs scored for washington (17-17). bryce harper answered his two-homer performance in the opener by going hitless for the second time in three outings heading into a tilt against arrieta, against whom is a respectable 4-for-14 while drawing six walks.
tv: 1:35 p.m. et, nbcs philadelphia, masn (washington)
pitching matchup: phillies rh jake arrieta (3-1, 3.49 era) vs. nationals rh max scherzer (6-1, 1.79)
arrieta paid immediate dividends on his three-year, $75 million contract by recording a 1.82 era in his first four starts before enduring his worst outing of the season on monday. the 32-year-old, who saw the first four batters reach base in the third inning, was blitzed for six runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings in an 8-4 setback to miami. matt adams (7-for-22) and anthony rendon (4-for-11) have enjoyed success versus arrieta, who owns a 1-2 mark with a 5.48 era in nine appearances against the nationals.
scherzer recorded his fifth consecutive quality start on tuesday after allowing two runs on three hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 12-4 out of pittsburgh. the nl pitcher of the month for april has permitted seven runs on 15 hits while striking out 48 batters during his five-game winning streak. odubel herrera is 10-for-33 in his career versus scherzer, however the right-hander has flustered carlos santana (3-for-42, 10 strikeouts) and aaron altherr (0-for-9, six strikeouts) en route to posting a 9-1 career mark against the phillies with an 0.95 whip.
walk-offs
1. washington of michael taylor is 1-for-17 with seven strikeouts in his last five contests.
2. philadelphia 2b cesar hernandez has scored three times during his five-game hitting streak.
3. nationals 2b howie kendrick, who is a former phillie, is 1-for-10 in his last three games after collecting 14 hits in his previous 10.
prediction: nationals 2, phillies 1
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