Washington pays a visit to Philadelphia on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Phillies bats in baseball action at Citizens Bank Park.

Vance Worley gets the call for the Philadelphia Phillies and he will try to build on a 11-2 mark. In the other dugout, John Lannan brings a 9-13 ledger to the game for the Nationals as he tries to quiet the Phillies bats.



View Washington vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Phillies in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -201 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Phillies, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Nationals, who rate a National League No. 15 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Philadelphia's No. 6-rated National League offense, averaging 4.4 runs per game, against a Nationals defense that ranks No. 7 in the National League at 4.1 in runs allowed per game. The Phillies have averaged 8.6 hits per game so far, more than Nationals batters have averaged on the year (8.2 hits per game).

Philadelphia owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 7-rated defense.

The Nationals were a 3-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Phillies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at +220 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Washington threw a shutout at Philadelphia in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Ross Detwiler to defeat Philadelphia 3-0 on Tuesday.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Nationals at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games on the road
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Washington
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington


Next up:
Washington at Philadelphia, Thursday, September 22