The Philadelphia Phillies (85-73) are on the road to face the Washington Nationals (55-103) at Nationals Park on Sunday with the home team eyeing a split of the four-game series. The Phillies still lead the series 2-1 after splitting Saturday’s doubleheader. After the Nationals took the opener 13-4, Philadelphia bounced back with an 8-2 win in the nightcap, their 15th head-to-head victory in 18 games this season. Starter Noah Syndergaard threw 5.2 scoreless innings for the win, and Cristopher Sanchez pitched three innings to earn his first save of the season. Kyle Schwarber was 3 for 4 with two solo home runs in the win. Matt Vierling added a home run and a triple. He drove in three runs. Josh Palacios went 1 for 1 with one run for the Nationals.
ON THE MOUND
Zack Wheeler (11-7, 2.98 ERA) is set for the start for Philadelphia. The right-hander allowed one run over six innings in his last start, a 2-1 road defeat against the Cubs on Tuesday. He gave up five hits while striking out five and walking one in the no-decision. Wheeler has made one previous start against the Nationals this season, a 10-1 road victory on June 16. He surrendered one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out three. Left-hander Patrick Corbin (6-18, 6.08 ERA) will toe the rubber for Washington. He has made three appearances against the Phillies this season, all starts, giving up 20 runs (13 ER) over 10.2 innings (0-3, 10.97) with four strikeouts and three walks. In his last start on September 20, Corbin took a no-decision on the road against the Braves. He threw 0.2 scoreless innings and gave up one hit, striking out one, in the 3-2 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Philadelphia has averaged 3.8 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 4.6. Against left-handed pitchers like Corbin this season, the Phils have a .769 OPS. Rhys Hoskins is the team’s most potent producer against left-handers with a .976 OPS in 142 at-bats. Washington is averaging 4.2 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 3.8 for the season. The Nats have a .696 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .794 OPS over 341 at-bats, Luke Voit has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 38-39 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. Washington has gone 26-54 at Nationals Park this season, averaging 3.7 runs per game while surrendering 5.3. In the last 10 games between the NL East rivals at Nationals Park, Philadelphia is 8-2 with an average scoreline of 6.4-4.9.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Phillies are third in the NL East, 14 games behind the division-leading Braves. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting third with a magic number of zero. The Nationals are fifth in the NL East, 44 games behind the Braves.
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