Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction 7-1-23 MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies meet Saturday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Nationals have split their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 95 hits and 43 RBI, while Joey Meneses and Luis Garcia have combined for 167 hits and 75 RBI. MacKenzie Gore gets the ball, and he is 4-6 with a 3.89 ERA and 104 strikeouts this season. Gore is 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Phillies have lost 4 of their last 5 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Phillies with 96 hits and 49 RBI, while Bryson Stott and Trea Turner have combined for 173 hits and 59 RBI. Zack Wheeler gets the ball, and he is 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 106 strikeouts this season. Wheeler is 10-14 with a 4.59 ERA and 147 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.

Trends

The Nationals are 20-45 in their last 65 Saturday games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Phillies are 5-2 in their last 7 Saturday games and 18-6 in their last 24 overall. The under is 6-1 in Nationals last 7 Saturday games. The under is 8-1-2 in Phillies last 11 home games. The Nationals are 1-8 in the last 9 meetings in Philadelphia and 14-38 in the last 52 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Philadelphia Phillies are getting the benefit of the doubt because they're at home, and they're supposed to be the better team. However, the Phillies haven't been lighting it up enough to deserve to be laying over -200 juice, and the offense isn't producing. Also, MacKenzie Gore has been one of the few bright spots for the Nats this season with a 3.89 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and averaging 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Almost two times my money? Give me the road dog.