Philadelphia goes for the sweep after winning the first three games of the series against the Nationals, who already have conceded the season after the trade deadline. Rhys Hoskins hit one of the Phillies' four doubles in the fourth inning and had a two-run homer in the fifth in the 9-5 victory on Wednesday. Aaron Nola comes off a good outing on Saturday when he gave up two runs on three hits in six innings against Pittsburgh and he allowed just one run on four hits his previous game in 8 2/3 innings versus Atlanta. Joe Ross is 5-9 with a 4.00 ERA for Washington and he gave up five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Cubs his last time out and he has been at his worst at home where he has a 5.32 ERA. The Nationals are 5-16 their past 21 as home underdogs. Play the Phillies.
This pick was released to clients on August 05, 2023 at 11:53AM ET.
MLB
Philadelphia at Washington
August 5, 2021
4:05 PM Eastern
2 units on Philadelphia -130 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.54)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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