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Washington Nationals (55-69, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (73-50, first in the NL East)

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

LIKELY PITCHING RATINGS: Nationals: Jake Irvin (9-10, 3.72 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); Phillies: Taijuan Walker (3-4, 5.68 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -178, Nationals +148; Over/Under is 9 1/2 runs

Conclusion: The Washington Nationals, who have lost four games in a row, face the Philadelphia Phillies.

Philadelphia has a 42-22 record at home and a 73-50 record overall. The Phillies have the fifth-best team batting average in the MLB at .258.

Washington has a 27-37 record in road games and a 55-69 overall record. The Nationals have a 39-15 record in games in which they have scored five or more runs.

Sunday’s game will be the 10th meeting between these teams this season. The Phillies hold an 8-1 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia with 28 home runs and a .482 slugging average. Nicholas Castellanos has hit 12 of 34 home runs and four RBIs in the last 10 games.

CJ Abrams has 25 doubles, six triples and 17 home runs for the Nationals. Alex Call has hit 15 for 45 with three doubles, one home run and six RBIs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .279 batting average, 4.76 ERA, three runs more than opponents

Nationals: 3-7, .242 batting average, 4.35 ERA, 19 runs less

INJURIES: Phillies: Spencer Turnbull: 60-day IL (back), Austin Hays: 10-day IL (hamstring), Ranger Suarez: 15-day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-day IL (ankle), Dylan Covey: 60-day IL (shoulder)

Nationals: Derek Law: 15-day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-day IL (elbow), Joey Gallo: 10-day IL (hamstring), Trevor Williams: 15-day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.