Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies 8/7/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division foes will collide on Sunday afternoon, when the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies wrap up their weekend series from Citizens Bank Park. The Nationals (36-73) are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and own the worst overall record in the majors. Last night, Washington SP Patrick Corbin (4-16) was tagged for six runs and recorded just two just two outs during an ugly 11-5 road loss.

Twenty-six year old righty Cory Abbott (0-0 1.00 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Nationals. In 26 plus innings at the major league level, Abbott has surrendered eight home runs and issued 14 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies have won nine of their last 11 games and are battling for one of the three NL Wild Card spots. On Saturday, 1B Rhys Hoskins became the first Philadelphia player in franchise history to hit a home run in the first inning on three consecutive nights. C J.T. Realmuto also went deep and drove in three runs for the Phillies (59-48).

Twenty-nine year old righty Aaron Nola (7-8 3.25 ERA) is quietly putting together a solid season for the Phillies. Last time out, Nola allowed one run across six frames during an 8-2 road victory against Pittsburgh.