Phillies Vs Nationals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 4, 2022

Cesar Hernandez has 98 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when his Washington Nationals (36-70) meet the Philadelphia Phillies (56-48) on Thursday at 7:05 PM ET. Noah Syndergaard starts for Philadelphia (-233 to win) while Washington (+196) will counter with Paolo Espino.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of August 4, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.

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Phillies vs Nationals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Phillies Probable Starter Noah Syndergaard

• Syndergaard (5-8 with a 3.83 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 80 innings pitched) gets the start for the Phillies, his 16th of the season.
• His most recent appearance came while pitching for the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, July 26 when the righty tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.83, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .240 against him.
• Syndergaard heads into this matchup with five quality starts under his belt this year.
• He will take the hill against a Nationals team that is hitting .247 as a unit (11th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .375 (26th in MLB) with 85 total home runs (27th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Nationals Stats vs Syndergaard

Nationals Probable Starter Paolo Espino

• The Nationals’ Espino (0-3) will make his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in 4 2/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals.
• The 35-year-old has pitched to a 3.78 ERA this season with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.8 walks per nine across 29 games.
• None of Espino’s nine starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• The Phillies rank eighth in MLB with 480 runs scored this season. They have a .247 batting average this campaign with 132 home runs (seventh in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Phillies Stats vs Espino

Phillies Betting Trends

• The Phillies have gone 35-27 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.5% of those games).
• Philadelphia has played as a moneyline favorite of -233 or shorter in just two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Phillies a 70% chance to win.
• Philadelphia has had an over/under set by bookmakers 104 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 53 of those games (53-46-5).
• The Phillies are 52-52-0 ATS this season.

Nationals Betting Trends

• This season, the Nationals have been the underdog 91 times and won 29, or 31.9%, of those games.
• Washington has entered 14 games this season as the underdog by +196 or more and is 7-7 in those contests.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 33.8% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of their 106 games with a total.
• The Nationals are 45-61-0 against the spread in their 106 chances this season.

Phillies Players to Watch

• Kyle Schwarber has put up 77 hits, a team-best for the Phillies, on the way to batting .202 with 13 doubles, 33 home runs and 56 walks.
• Schwarber ranks 148th in batting average, 112th in on base percentage, and 20th in slugging among qualifying batters in baseball.
• Rhys Hoskins has 19 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 49 walks while batting .247, and leads his team with a .336 OBP.
• Among qualifying batters, Hoskins ranks 94th in batting average, 66th in on-base percentage, and 39th in slugging.
• J.T. Realmuto is batting .258 with 15 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 30 walks.
• Alec Bohm’s .409 slugging percentage leads his team. He has 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 18 walks while batting .296.

Phillies Batting Stats (2022)

Nationals Players to Watch

• Nelson Cruz has been key for Washington with eight home runs, 52 RBI and a batting average of .231 this season.
• Cruz is 123rd in batting average, 102nd in on-base percentage and 138th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the big leagues.
• Hernandez has an OPS of .611, fueled by an OBP of .304 and a team-best slugging percentage of .307 this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Hernandez is 117th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 148th in slugging percentage.
• Keibert Ruiz is batting .248 with a .348 slugging percentage and 24 RBI this year.
• Luke Voit leads the Nationals in OBP (.317) and total hits (67) this season.

Nationals Batting Stats (2022)

Phillies vs Nationals Player Props

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