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Brandon Marsh has 99 hits this season, and will try to collect his 100th when his Philadelphia Phillies (84-72) play the Washington Nationals (54-102) on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET. The Phillies are favored (-195) over the Nationals (+162). Philadelphia’s Kyle Gibson gets the start against Washington’s Anibal Sanchez.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Saturday, October 1, 2022
- Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Phillies | -195 | 8.5 |
Phillies Stats & Trends
Phillies Batting
- The Phillies are sixth in baseball with 196 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- The Phillies’ .253 batting average is seventh-best in the majors.
- The Phillies are 12th in the league with a .316 on-base percentage.
- The Phillies strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 12th in baseball.
- The Phillies have hit 89 home runs on the road this season (1.2 per game).
- The Phillies have a .401 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- Away from home this season the club averages 8.6 hits per game and is batting .247.
Phillies Key Batters
- Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia with 118 hits, batting .210 this season with 65 extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Schwarber is 129th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging.
- Rhys Hoskins leads Philadelphia in OBP (.339) this season, fueled by 144 hits.
- Hoskins is 72nd in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 23rd in slugging among qualified hitters.
- J.T. Realmuto has 133 hits this season and has a slash line of .271/.338/.470.
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .401, fueled by 38 extra-base hits.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 131 home runs as a team.
- The Nationals rank 11th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- The Nationals have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Nationals rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 78 home contests this season.
- In 78 home games this season, they’re slugging .376 with 198 hits going for extra bases.
- They are averaging 7.8 base hits per game and batting .238 as a team at home this season.
Nationals Key Batters
- Lane Thomas has totaled 117 hits, a team-high for the Nationals.
- Thomas is 88th in batting average, 110th in on-base percentage and 80th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in MLB.
- Cesar Hernandez leads his team with a .315 slugging percentage.
- Hernandez is 88th in batting average, 102nd in on-base percentage and 133rd in slugging percentage in the majors.
- Luke Voit has an on-base percentage of .316, a team-high for the Nationals.
- Nelson Cruz is hitting .234 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks.
Phillies vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Gibson | Sánchez | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GS | 13 |
| 10-7 | W-L | 3-6 |
| 4.84 | ERA | 4.06 |
| 161.2 | IP | 64.1 |
| 46 | BB | 30 |
| 137 | SO | 42 |
