Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals 6/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a doubleheader on the road against the Washington Nationals. Philadelphia is 32-31 following its 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. The Phillies have won 11 of the last 13 and have moved within 8 ½ games of the first-place New York Mets in the National League East.

Designated hitter Bryce Harper is batting .317 with 46 RBIs, 70 hits and an on-base percentage of .380 to lead Philadelphia in each category. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 16. Philadelphia has not yet announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a doubleheader on Friday against the Washington Nationals.

Washington dropped to 23-42 following its 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. The Nationals managed only four hits against Atlanta pitching and could not take advantage of three errors committed by the Braves. Erick Fedde is 4-5 after suffering a loss when allowing three runs across 5 ⅓ innings. Washington has lost four straight and the Nationals are last in the National League East, 18 ½ games behind first place in New York.

Josh Bell is batting .290 to lead Washington and the first baseman has a team high 38 RBIs. Left fielder Juan Soto is the leader in home runs with 13 and on-base percentage at .378. Second baseman Cesar Hernandez is the leader in hits with 72. The Washington Nationals have not released the name of their starting pitcher for the second half of their doubleheader on Friday with Philadelphia.