The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals to begin the season on Sunday. First pitch is at 1:35 PM ET, at Nationals Park.
The Nationals play as a big home underdog (+203) against the Phillies (-247). The Phillies will give the ball to Zack Wheeler versus the Nationals and Patrick Corbin. The game’s total is 7.5.
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Phillies vs. Nationals Hitting Splits 2021
Phillies
- The Phillies hit 103 homers on the road last season (1.3 per game).
- The Phillies averaged 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .404 on the road.
- The club batted .236 with 651 hits (8.0 per game) on the road last season.
- The Phillies scored an average of 4.6 runs per game on the road.
- The Phillies had a .312 on-base percentage and averaged 3.4 walks per game on the road.
- On the road last season the club averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game.
Nationals
- They hit 95 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 81 home contests last season.
- In 81 home games last season, they had a .431 SLG with 233 hits going for extra bases.
- They averaged 8.5 base hits per game and hit .265 as a team at home last season.
- They scored 4.3 runs per game last season at home.
- When they played at home last season, they had a team on-base percentage of .340 and drew 3.3 walks per game.
- They struck out 7.4 times per game in 81 home games last season.
Phillies vs. Nationals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Zack Wheeler
- The Phillies have an 11-14-0 ATS record in Wheeler’s 25 starts that had a set spread.
- The Phillies have been favored on the moneyline in 21 of Wheeler’s starts this season, and they went 11-10 in those matchups.
- Wheeler’s team has a 13-12 record in his starts this season.
- Wheeler has had 25 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and 12 of those matchups hit the over.
Projected starter: Patrick Corbin
- Corbin’s team is 10-20-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- When he is the starting pitcher, Washington has a record of 4-22 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.
- Corbin’s team has won six of his 30 starts.
- In Corbin’s 30 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 11 times.
Phillies Batting Leaders
- Bryce Harper hit 35 home runs while accumulating a batting average of .309 last season.
- Nicholas Castellanos drove in 100 runs batted in while batting .309 batting average.
- Jean Segura hit .290 a season ago with 27 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 39 walks.
- Kyle Schwarber had 19 doubles, 32 home runs and 64 walks while batting .266.
Nationals Batting Leaders
- Last season, Nelson Cruz had a .265 batting average with 32 home runs and 86 RBI.
- Cesar Hernandez collected 132 hits, posted an OBP of .308 and a .386 SLG.
- Lane Thomas finished with a .235 average, seven home runs and 28 RBI last season.
- Luis Garcia collected 57 hits, posted an OBP of .275 and a .411 SLG.
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