The Philadelphia Phillies got out of the gate slowly this year but you knew with all their talent they would turn it around and they have. The Phillies took game one from the Washington Nationals yesterday, 4-0, and will go for a series win when they play the second leg of their 3-game set today at Nationals Park. The expected starters are southpaw Ranger Suárez for the Phils and Jake Irvin for the Nats. Both pitchers had similar outings in their first turn of the season. Suárez pitched 5 innings against one of the best teams in baseball, the Atlanta Braves, where he gave up just 3 hits, 3 earned runs, and the Phillies went on to win that game, 5-4. On the flip side, in Irvin’s season debut he also went 5 innings and gave up 7 hits with 3 earned runs but the Nationals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5. I like the Phillies chances to come out on top today with Suárez on the hill. Philadelphia is 4-0 in his last 4 starts in game 2 of a series, 4-0 in his last 4 starts against the National League East, and the Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is in the zone.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES