Phillies aim to sweep 3-game series over the Nationals

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) vs. Washington Nationals (0-2)

Washington; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (0-0); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -160, Nationals +135; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will try to sweep a three-game series with a win over the Washington Nationals.

Washington had a 71-91 record overall and a 38-43 record in home games last season. The Nationals batted .243 as a team in the 2024 season with a .684 OPS.

Philadelphia had a 95-67 record overall and a 41-40 record in road games last season. The Phillies averaged 8.8 hits per game last season and totaled 198 home runs.

INJURIES: Nationals: Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cade Cavalli: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Brzykcy: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: J.T. Realmuto: day-to-day (foot), Trea Turner: day-to-day (back), Weston Wilson: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (back)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.