Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | October 2

The Philadelphia Phillies hit the field as road favorites (-247) in the first game of the season against the Washington Nationals (+203) at Nationals Park on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and Washington’s Patrick Corbin will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Sunday, October 2, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 198 total home runs last season.
• The Phillies ranked 18th in the majors with a .240 batting average.
• Last season the Phillies were the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.5 runs per game (734 total).
• The club struck out 8.7 times per game to rank 16th in the league.
• The Phillies hit 103 home runs away from home last season (1.3 per game).
• The Phillies slugged .404 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
• The team averaged eight hits per game and batted .236 on the road last season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Bryce Harper had 151 hits and an OBP of .429 last season.
• Nicholas Castellanos hit 34 homers while driving in 100 runs.
• Last season, Jean Segura finished with 14 home runs, 58 RBI and a batting average of .290 last season.
• Kyle Schwarber slashed .266/.374/.554 and finished with an OPS of .928.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals’ 182 home runs ranked 21st in Major League Baseball.
• The Nationals’ .258 batting average was among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
• The Nationals ranked 16th in the league with 724 total runs scored last season.
• The Nationals ranked fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.
• They hit 95 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 81 home contests last season.
• They had a team slugging percentage of .431 in home games last season with 233 extra-base hits.
• They averaged 8.5 base hits per game and hit .265 as a team at home last season.

Nationals Key Batters

• Nelson Cruz accumulated an on-base percentage of .334, a slugging percentage of .497, and had 136 hits last season.
• Cesar Hernandez hit .232 with 21 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 59 walks.
• Lane Thomas had 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 37 walks while hitting .235 last season.
• Luis Garcia hit .242 with 18 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 11 walks.

Phillies vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers