A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday when they battle the Washington Nationals at
Lefthander Ross Detwiler will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Detwiler is 0-5 this season with a 6.40 ERA.
It’ll be ace Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Lefthander Hamels is 9-9 with a 4.21 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 300-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Jayson Werth belted a grand slam home run on Wednesday, leading the Phillies in a 6-1 win over the Nationals. The Phillies won the game as -270 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Joe Blanton improved to 10-7 with the win, allowing five hits over six scoreless innings.
Willie Harris drove in the only run for the Nationals, who were +140 underdogs. Livan Hernandez suffered the loss, allowing seven hits and two runs over six innings.
Current streak:
Team records:
Philadelphia: 84-60 SU Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing NY Mets are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Philadelphia most recently: A few trends to consider:
Washington is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games Washington is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road Washington is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington Philadelphia is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Washington Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Next up:
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