Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/4/2021
Washington Nationals (23-30) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (26-29)
June 4, 2021 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia Phillies -105 / Washington Nationals -105; Over/Under: +7
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The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies meet Friday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. The Washington Nationals need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Philadelphia Phillies need a win after losing five of their last eight games.
The Washington Nationals have scored 17 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last eight games. The Nationals have lost 10 straight games when scoring three or less runs. Trea Turner leads the Nationals with 67 hits and 28 RBI while Starlin Castro and Josh Harrison have combined for 92 hits and 38 RBI. Max Scherzer gets the ball, and he is 4-4 with a 2.34 ERA and 95 strikeouts this season. Scherzer is 11-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 173 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 20 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last seven games. The Phillies have lost 10 of their last 12 games when scoring three or less runs. Rhys Hoskins leads the Phillies with 55 hits and 34 RBI while Jean Segura and Alec Bohm have combined for 90 hits and 37 RBI. Zack Wheeler gets the ball, and he is 4-2 with a 2.52 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. Wheeler is 6-11 with a 4.56 ERA and 108 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.
The Nationals are 4-11 in their last 15 games as an underdog and 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games. The Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 4-9 in their last 13 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Nationals last 6 road games. The over is 4-0 in Phillies last 4 overall. The Nationals are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia and 4-9 in the last 13 meetings.
You can make a case for either of these teams with the pitchers who are on the mound and they both have scoring issues at the moment. However, as good as Wheeler has been, we’re not used to getting Scherzer at these prices. It’s hard not to lean Nationals in this spot, but this game could go either way with both clubs struggling.
