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The
Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals will both be
gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Nationals Park.
Righthander
Kyle Kendrick will take the mound for the Phillies to start this
game. Kendrick is 4-3 this season with a 3.48 ERA.
Kendrick's
opponent in this one will be John Lannan. The Nationals lefthander
has a 3.55 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Odds
aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening
line and total.
The
Phillies were an 8-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road
against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got
Washington at +126 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was
good news for OVER bettors.
Current
streak:
Washington has won 2 straight games.
Team
records:
Philadelphia: 80-43 SU
Washington: 60-63 SU
Philadelphia
most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing
Washington are 6-4
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a
loss are 9-1
Washington most recently:
When playing on
Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After
playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A
few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 11-2 SU in its last 13
games on the road
Philadelphia is 15-4 SU in its last 19
games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8
games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 17 of
Philadelphia's last 23 games when playing on the road against
Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing
Philadelphia
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The
total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 23
games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next
up:
Washington home to Philadelphia, Sunday, August 21