The Washington Nationals (48-72) will look to Dylan Crews, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies (69-51). The Phillies are favored on the moneyline (-175) in this matchup with the Nationals (+146), which begins at 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday at Nationals Park. Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler starts against Washington’s MacKenzie Gore.

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Phillies vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-175)
• Underdog: Nationals (+146)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have been the moneyline favorite 96 total times this season. They’ve gone 59-37 in those games.
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -175 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 28-9 (75.7%).
• The Phillies have a 63.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Philadelphia has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 120 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 50 of those games (50-64-6).
• The Phillies have collected a 60-60-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies in home runs (42) and runs batted in (97).
• Among hitters in MLB play, Schwarber ranks third in home runs and third in RBI.
• Trea Turner is batting .281 to pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Turner ranks 127th in homers and 91st in RBI.
• Turner takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .158 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Bryce Harper is batting .256 with 27 doubles, 18 home runs and 50 walks.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .256 with 23 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 23 walks.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Phillies pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
• Philadelphia’s 3.73 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Phillies pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.234).
• Phillies pitchers combine to give up 131 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (11th-fewest in MLB).
• Philadelphia struck out 10 Reds batters while allowing 10 hits in an 8-0 loss in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have been underdogs in 103 games this season and won 44 (42.7%) of those contests.
• Washington has entered 37 games this season as the underdog by +146 or more and is 15-22 in those contests.
• The Nationals have a 40.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 62 of its 119 chances.
• The Nationals are 59-60-0 ATS in their 119 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 78.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Wood’s home run total is 15th, and his RBI total is 15th.
• Wood heads into this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .268 with five doubles, a home run, two walks and seven RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting with a .266 average while slugging 16 homers and driving in 47 runs.
• Abrams currently ranks 75th in homers and 116th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Abrams has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a triple, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Luis Garcia has 97 hits this season and a slash line of .261/.300/.401.
• Garcia enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, a triple, a walk and three RBIs.
• Josh Bell has collected 82 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .396 on the year.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• Washington has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.37) in the majors this season.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.448 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals have allowed the 22nd-fewest home runs this season with 149, or 1.2 per game.
• Washington pitchers struck out six Royals batters while allowing 12 hits in an 8-7 win last time out.