Saturday, April 18, 2015

Nationals Park

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Harang, A (1-1) vs. (R) Zimmermann, J (1-1)

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park.

The Phillies are 19-40 in their last 59 road games vs. a team with a losing record and 5-16 in their last 21 road games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 1-11 in their last 12 during game 3 of a series. The over is 6-1-2 in the Phillies last 9 during game 3 of a series and 3-1-1 in their last 5 road games.

The Nationals are 30-12 in their last 42 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 and 37-15 in their last 52 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. They are 7-0 in Zimmermann's last 7 starts during game 3 of a series and 5-1 in Zimmermann's last 6 starts following an outing of less than 4 innings in his last appearance. The under is 8-1 in the Nationals last 9 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 6-1-1 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

Head-to-head, the Nationals are 4-0 in Zimmermann's last 4 home starts vs. the Phillies and 4-1 in Zimmermann's last 5 starts vs. Phillies. However, the Phillies are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings and 6-16 in the last 22 meetings in Washington.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 4-4-2 against the over/under

The run differential for the Philadelphia Phillies is -1.8

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

The Washington Nationals are 5-4-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Washington Nationals is -0.5

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia Phillies

04/06/15 P Chad Billingsley Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Mario Hollands Arch 60-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Cliff Lee Arm 60-day DL (3/16)
04/04/15 LF Domonic Brown Achilles 15-day DL (3/27)

Washington Nationals

04/15/15 P Craig Stammen Forearm 15-day DL (4/14)
04/06/15 3B Anthony Rendon Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Casey Janssen Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 CF Denard Span Oblique 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Erik Davis Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 LF Nate McLouth Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take Washington

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