MLB Lines – Phillies vs Nationals
Thursday night’s game in the nation’s capital represents a match-up of the haves and have-nots of the National League East division.
Thursday night’s game in the nation’s capital represents a match-up of the haves and have-nots of the National League East division.
The Washington Nationals wasted little time in their three-game series opener against the Phillies on Tuesday, as the offense lit up the scoreboard on its way to a 7-0 victory.
The Nationals (27-28) are known for their wealth of talented pitching. Some hurlers are helping DC hang around the NL East divisional race – but it’s not the pitchers you might think.
With the start of MLB’s stretch run there are several divisional races that appear to be headed right down to the wire as every game from here on in can have an impact on the final outcome.
As the month of July winds-down, the MLB divisional and wildcard races continue to heat-up as contending teams jockey for position for a potential spot in the postseason.
Oh, what a difference a year can make. The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in D.C. in unfamiliar territory, as they sit in dead last in the NL East, while the division-leading Washington Nationals -a place the Nats are not all that familiar with either –try to win their 14th victory in the last 18 meetings with Philly.