Game Day Thread – Friday, August 18

###[Phillies](/r/Phillies) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/phiwas_684.jpg) [Nationals](/r/Nationals) – 07:05 PM EDT

###Game Status: Scheduled

###Links & Info
* Venue: Nationals Park
* TV: **Phillies**: NBCSP, **Nationals**: MASN
* Radio: **Phillies**: WTTM 1680 (es), 94 WIP, **Nationals**: WJFK 106.7 The Fan
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/716960/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=716960)
* [Wild Card Standings](https://www.mlb.com/standings/wild-card)

||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Phillies](/r/Phillies)|[Michael Lorenzen](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=547179) (7-7, 3.23 ERA, 122.2 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Nationals](/r/Nationals)|[Joan Adon](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672851) (1-0, 5.14 ERA, 14.0 IP)|No report posted.|

|NLE Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Atlanta Braves](/r/Braves)|78|42|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|**2**|**[Philadelphia Phillies](/r/Phillies)**|**66**|**55**|**12.5 (30)**|**1**|**+3.5 (-)**|
|3|[Miami Marlins](/r/MiamiMarlins)|63|59|16.0 (26)|5|- (-)|
|4|[New York Mets](/r/NewYorkMets)|56|66|23.0 (19)|8|7.0 (34)|
|5|[Washington Nationals](/r/Nationals)|55|67|24.0 (18)|9|8.0 (33)|

|WC Rank|Team|W|L|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|**1**|**[Philadelphia Phillies](/r/Phillies)**|**66**|**55**|**+3.5 (-)**|
|2|[San Francisco Giants](/r/SFGiants)|64|57|+1.5 (-)|
|3|[Chicago Cubs](/r/CHICubs)|62|58|- (-)|
|4|[Cincinnati Reds](/r/Reds)|63|59|- (-)|
|5|[Miami Marlins](/r/MiamiMarlins)|63|59|- (-)|

###Division & Wild Card Scoreboard
KC @ CHC 02:20 PM EDT

TOR @ CIN 06:40 PM EDT

SF @ ATL 07:20 PM EDT

NYM @ STL 08:15 PM EDT

MIA @ LAD 10:10 PM EDT

^^^Posted: ^^^08/18/2023 ^^^05:00:00 ^^^AM ^^^EDT, ^^^Update ^^^Interval: ^^^5 ^^^Minutes