Scherzer strong vs. Phillies
PHILADELPHIA, PA (TheSpread) – The Washington Nationals are on the road today, but they have Max Scherzer on the mound to face the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:05PM ET.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Washington is the clear favorite in today’s game, as the Nationals are getting odds of -205 to win, while the Phillies have odds of +185 at home. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7 runs.
As if Max Scherzer hasn’t been strong enough lately, pitching back-to-back shut outs – including a no-hitter in his last outing, he is plenty excited to be pitching against the Phillies tonight. Scherzer has a 3-1 record against Philadelphia in his career with a 1.41 ERA and a WHIP of 0.844. Along with his stats, Scherzer’s teams are 4-1 when he is on the mound against Philly.
Philadelphia is countering with Aaron Harang, who has a 3.15 ERA against the Nationals in his career, but he is just 4-6 against Washington and his team is 7-8 when he pitches against the Nationals. The recent trends also back the Nationals, as they have won six of their last eight meetings with the Phillies this season.
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