Philadelphia at Washington

The Washington Nationals were picked to win it all before the seaon started, and at 25-18 coming into play today, they are pretty close to where they should be and lead the NL East by 1.5 games over the Mets. They hand the ball to Gio Gonzalez today, and thus far on the season he has struggled as he has posted an ERA of just shy of five. The Phillies have split the first two games of this series, and Gonzalez was just 1-2 against them last season in four starts. Aaron Harang has been a brilliant addition to the Phillies' staff as he is 4-3 with a superb 1.82 ERA on the season. Harang has been great in his last two starts where he has not allowed an earned run. The Phillies are playing their best baseball of the year at 8-3 over their last 11, and have the pitching matchup in their favor for this one. Make the play on Philadelphia.