Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | September 10

The Washington Nationals (49-90) will look for another strong showing from a slugger when they square off against the Philadelphia Phillies (76-62) on Saturday at 6:05 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park. Alex Call is riding a two-game home run streak for the underdog Nationals (+206) going into this contest against the favored Phillies (-252). Ranger Suarez starts for Philadelphia while Washington will counter with Erick Fedde.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Game Time: 6:05 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are seventh-best in MLB action with 172 total home runs.
• The Phillies are eighth in the majors with a .254 batting average.
• The Phillies rank 13th in baseball with a .316 on-base percentage.
• The Phillies strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 14 average in the league.
• The Phillies average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (93 total in home outings).
• The Phillies have a .436 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .258 at home this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Rhys Hoskins has 27 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 65 walks while hitting .252.
• Hoskins is 76th in batting average, 50th in on-base percentage, and 27th in slugging among qualifying batters in baseball.
• Hoskins hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Kyle Schwarber has 105 hits, which is tops among Philadelphia batters this season. He’s batting .212 with 57 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying batters, Schwarber ranks 134th in batting average, 109th in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging percentage.
• J.T. Realmuto leads Philadelphia in OBP (.342) this season, fueled by 115 hits.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .408, fueled by 35 extra-base hits.
• Bohm heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 118 home runs as a team.
• The Nationals rank 10th in MLB with a .252 team batting average.
• The Nationals have the 14th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
• The Nationals rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.
• In 70 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 53 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• In 70 road games this season, they’re slugging .382 with 175 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .260 with 8.9 base hits per contest.

Nationals Key Batters

• Cesar Hernandez has a .326 slugging percentage, which paces the Nationals.
• Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Hernandez is 76th in batting average, 95th in on-base percentage and 135th in slugging percentage.
• Hernandez takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .324 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, six walks and six RBI.
• Nelson Cruz has 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks while batting .238.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Cruz ranks 106th in batting average, 90th in on-base percentage and 131st in slugging percentage.
• Lane Thomas has 103 hits, a team-high for the Nationals.
• Luke Voit’s .320 on-base percentage paces his team.

Phillies vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers