Philadelphia at Washington

Philadelphia is a bad road team, especially against good teams. The Phillies are 6-17 on the road against a team with a home winning percentage of greater than .600. They face a first place Washington offense that is eighth in basball in runs scored, 11th in slugging, and 13th in on base percentage. Philly ace Cole Hamels is going, off a combined no-hitter, but he also walked a season high-tying five and needed 108 pitches to get through six innings. The Phillies are 3-12 in their last 15 Sunday get-away games. This last place Philadelphia offense is terrible, 25th in on base percentage with no power (24th in slugging). They face former All-Star Gio Gonzalez, who has allowed three runs or less in five consecutive starts. The Nationals are 9-3 in Gonzalez's last 12 home starts, 30-11 when Gonzalez faces a team with a losing record. And the Phillies are 6-14 in the last 20 meetings in Washington. Play Washington.