Saturday, August 2, 2014, 7:05 PM on WCAU, MASN

Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia

Philadelphia Phillies - Burnett, A (6-10) vs. Washington Nationals - Zimmermann, J (6-5)

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Saturday night, A.J. Burnett (6 - 10, 4.15 ERA) gets the call for the Philadelphia Phillies as they take on Jordan Zimmermann (6 - 5, 3.17 ERA) and the Washington Nationals. It will be the 24^th start for Burnett and the 22^nd start for Zimmermann.

A.J. Burnett dropped another game in his last start after getting torched for 7 runs and 8 hits (including a home run) in 5 innings of work. He walked 2 while striking out 4. Burnett has given up 6 or more runs twice in his last 3 starts and has allowed at least 1 run in 9 of his last 10 outings. The veteran righty seems on track for another sub-.500 season like 2013 when he posted a record of 10 - 11 with a 3.30 ERA in 30 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Last season, Burnett was 1 - 0 with a 1.29 ERA in 2 starts against the Nationals. This season, Burnett is 2 - 1 in his 3 meetings against Washington.

Jordan Zimmermann pitched to his 2^nd straight no-decision in his last outing. In that start, Zimmermann gave up 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings. He struck out 6 while walking just 1 batter. Ideally, Zimmerman could have had some more run support in some of his starts. But despite his record, he is having a decent season. He has virtually no shot to match his results from 2013 when he went 19 - 9 with a 3.25 ERA in 32 starts.

Last season, Zimmermann was 3 - 1 with a 2.63 ERA in 4 starts against the Phillies. This season, Zimmermann is 1 - 1 in 2 starts against Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

Philadelphia Phillies are 56-45-7 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Philadelphia Phillies is -0.6

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

Washington Nationals are 50-46-9 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Washington Nationals is 0.7

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia Phillies

07/22/14 RF John Mayberry Wrist 15-day DL (7/21)
06/25/14 C Wil Nieves Quad 15-day DL (6/19)
06/20/14 3B Reid Brignac Ankle 15-day DL (6/20)
06/07/14 P Mike Adams Rotator Cuff 60-day DL (6/7)
05/13/14 2B Freddy Galvis Collarbone out 6-8 weeks

Washington Nationals

07/25/14 P Matt Purke Elbow 60-day DL (7/25)
07/23/14 LF Ryan Zimmerman Hamstring 15-day DL (7/22)
03/29/14 P Ross Ohlendorf Back 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Erik Davis Elbow 60-day DL (2/13)

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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