Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction: A tight contest to go in favor of Phillies

This week's episode of Monday Baseball takes place in Williamsport, Philadelphia, and features the conclusion of a three-game series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals. Who will come out on top in the decisive match?

After suffering a defeat at the hands of the Phillies on Saturday, the Washington Nationals are in desperate need of a victory to bounce back. The Nationals are now 56-68 on the season, which places them 8 games behind in the race for the National League Wild Card and 25 games behind in the fight for the National League East. Luis Garcia and CJ Abrams both have a team-high four triples, while Joey Meneses also has 69 RBIs for the Nationals this season. Lane Thomas leads the Nationals in all offensive categories with 140 hits, a.287 batting average, 20 home runs, and 69 RBIs. Joey Meneses also has 69 RBIs. Meneses is right behind Thomas with 29 doubles, as Thomas has a team-high 30 doubles to his name. This game will be started for the Washington Nationals by Trevor Williams, who has a record of 5-7 with a 5.20 earned run average and 90 strikeouts so far this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies got this series back on track with a decisive victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The final score of the game was 12-3 in favor of Philadelphia over the Washington Nationals. The victory moved the Philadelphia Phillies' overall record to 67-56, and they now trail the National League East leaders by 13.5 games while maintaining their grasp on the best Wild Card berth in the National League. Nick Castellanos has the most hits (134), the most doubles (29), the most runs batted in (78), and the most home runs (21) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Alec Bohm has 76 RBIs, while club leader Kyle Schwarber has a total of 78 RBIs to go along with his team-high 32 home runs. Bryson Stott has a batting average of.296 while Schwarber has the unpleasant distinction of leading the Philadelphia Phillies in strikeouts with 160 so far this season. Zack Wheeler, who has a record of 9-5 with a 3.63 earned run average and 160 strikeouts so far this season, will get the start here.

I'm following this game while looking at the Philadelphia Phillies, but I'm not really excited about it given that this side has struggled lately. Because Williams's earned run average (ERA) has been close to nine in his last three starts against the Philadelphia Phillies, I have a lot more confidence that the Phillies will be able to score runs against Williams than I have that the Nationals will be able to score runs against Wheeler. It is my expectation that Philadelphia will prevail in this match against Williams and cover the run differential bet.