Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | September 30

Brandon Marsh is only three hits away from his 100th of the season as his Philadelphia Phillies (83-72) ready for a matchup with the Washington Nationals (54-101) on Friday at 1:05 PM ET. The Phillies are favored (-174) over the Nationals (+148). Philadelphia’s Bailey Falter gets the start against Washington’s Erick Fedde.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: MASN
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are sixth in MLB action with 195 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Phillies’ .253 batting average is seventh-best in MLB.
• The Phillies rank 12th in the league with a .316 on-base percentage.
• The Phillies’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 12th in baseball.
• The Phillies average 1.2 home runs per road game this season (88 total on the road).
• The Phillies have a .400 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The club is batting .247 with 635 hits (8.6 per game) on the road this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (118) this season while batting .212 with 65 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified batters, Schwarber ranks 128th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 91st, and he is 20th in slugging.
• Rhys Hoskins has 142 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .339.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Hoskins ranks 78th in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage.
• J.T. Realmuto has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .469 this season.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .404, fueled by 38 extra-base hits.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals have hit just 131 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Nationals’ .249 batting average ranks 11th in the league this season.
• The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
• The Nationals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.
• In 77 games at home this season, they’ve hit 73 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .377 in 77 home games this season.
• They are averaging 7.8 base hits per game and batting .238 as a team at home this season.

Nationals Key Batters

• Lane Thomas is leading the Nationals with 117 hits.
• Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Thomas ranks 85th in batting average, 112th in on-base percentage and 78th in slugging percentage.
• Cesar Hernandez is slugging .315 to pace his team.
• Hernandez ranks 90th in batting average, 104th in on-base percentage and 133rd in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Luke Voit has put up an on-base percentage of .316, a team-high for the Nationals.
• Nelson Cruz is batting .234 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks.

Phillies vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers