The WASHINGTON and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/11/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: Washington Nationals (71-72) at Philadelphia Phillies (74-68)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 11 – 12:00 PM EST
WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 953 | WASHINGTON | 9 (-115) (-110) |
9 (-110) | 100 -110 |
| 954 | PHILADELPHIA |
TV: 7:05 PM
LINE: -110
PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA , WASHINGTON
Oddsmakers currently have the PHILADELPHIA listed as -110 point favorites versus the WASHINGTON, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.
The Washington Nationals are enduring a remarkable run of weather-related issues, the latest of which forced the postponement of a series opener at Philadelphia due to lousy infield conditions. The teams will allow the grounds crew to get to work before taking part in a doubleheader Tuesday to begin a three-game set.
The tarp at Citizens Bank Park was not down for the entirety of a rainy weekend in Philadelphia and the infield dirt was left in unplayable conditions Monday, prompting the third postponement in five days for the Nationals, who also may need to move a home game with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday due to Hurricane Florence. More rain is in the forecast for Tuesday but if and when the teams are able to play it is expected to still be Washington’s Erick Fedde against Jake Arrieta in the opener and Tanner Roark for the visitors versus Nick Pivetta in the nightcap. The Phillies are trying to snap a string of seven straight series losses, two of which came at the hands of Washington, which took two of three from its National League East rivals twice last month. Philadelphia sits 4 1/2 games behind first-place Atlanta in the division and five games out in the race for the second wild-card in the NL.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, MASN (Washington), NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals RH Tanner Roark (8-15, 4.23 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Nick Pivetta (7-11, 4.66)
Roark is 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA over his last three starts, allowing six home runs in 17 innings along the way. Prior to that stretch, he pitched three scoreless innings against the Phillies on Aug. 21 before being lifted following a rain delay. The 31-year-old, who has a 3.31 ERA on the road this year, is 3-6 with a 4.91 ERA in his career at Philadelphia.
Pivetta is 1-4 since the All-Star break and took the loss after allowing two runs in four innings at Miami on Wednesday. He picked up a win in relief against the Nationals on July 1 but was rocked for 15 runs in just 7 2/3 innings in three starts versus Washington earlier in the year. Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman and Juan Soto are a combined 21-for-41 with nine home runs against the 25-year-old Pivetta.
WALK-OFFS
1. Phillies 1B Carlos Santana has four home runs and nine RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak.
2. Harper has 12 walks, two home runs, two doubles and seven RBIs over his last six games.
3. Philadelphia LF Rhys Hoskins has homered in three straight games.
PREDICTION: Nationals 6, Phillies 5
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