Phillies vs. Nationals: NL East Showdown on Thursday Night

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00:00Philly's going to take on the Washington Nationals from Washington, a 645 start.

00:04901, 902 on the rotation.

00:05Luzardo, the lefty, is going to go up against Brad Lord, the right-handed pitcher.

00:09Eight and a halves is the total across the board.

00:11A monster favorite for the Phillies.

00:13Once again, though, the Phillies were playing good baseball.

00:15You're going to lose games on the road.

00:17They lost the last two to the Reds, but they just couldn't hit the baseball in all three

00:19of those games against the Cincinnati Reds.

00:21Now favorite as a monster two-to-one price or a $2 price favorite.

00:26Luzardo's been so hit and miss.

00:28Really good or really bad.

00:29It's almost no in-between.

00:31Lord, he's actually been really good.

00:33Did you know his last 60 days in baseball, 287 ERA?

00:36How about his last 60 days in 83 XFIP minus, an XFIP of 3.39?

00:40Philly's bats, man.

00:41Are they going to wake up today against Lord?

00:43He's been good.

00:44The problem is Washington can't hit lefties.

00:48They are awful against left-handed pitching here, and they have not been very good at home

00:54hitting the ball.

00:56So while the Phillies have been slumping a little bit, this is not a great split for

01:02the Washington Nationals.

01:03So if I'm taking a shot here, I'm probably taking a shot with maybe an under in the first

01:08five, thinking, you know, Phillies, again, played yesterday.

01:12Nats at home.

01:14Can't hit lefties.

01:15I don't know where the runs are coming from early in this one.

01:18I'd be willing to back an under in the first five.