The Washington Nationals (52-75) will visit the Philadelphia Phillies (74-53), Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET, in a matchup of NL East rivals.
The Phillies are favored at home (-171) against the Nationals (+143). The Philadelphia Phillies will give the start to Taijuan Walker (4-6, 3.34 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Nationals will turn to Cade Cavalli (1-0, 2.20 ERA).
The Phillies knocked off the Mariners by an 11-2 score in their last game Wednesday. Trea Turner went 5 for 6 with a triple and two RBIs to lead them offensively while Jesus Luzardo got the win after throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out 12.
The Nationals secured a 9-3 victory over the Mets yesterday. Brady House (3 for 4 with a double and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Jackson Rutledge got the win on the mound after going 2/3 of an inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
Ahead of the Phillies vs. Nationals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Phillies (-171, bet $171 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+143, bet $100 to win $143)Over/under: 9.5Phillies vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, August 22, 2025Game time: 6:45 p.m. ETLocation: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaStadium: Citizens Bank ParkTV channel: NBCS-PH and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Phillies stats and trendsPhillies betting recordsThis season, the Phillies have been favored 103 times and won 64, or 62.1%, of those games.Philadelphia has a record of 32-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -171 on the moneyline.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 63.1% chance of a victory for the Phillies.Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of 127 opportunities.The Phillies are 65-62-0 against the spread in their 127 chances this season.Taijuan Walker (Phillies probable starter)Walker (4-6) gets the starting nod for the Phillies in his 16th start of the season. He has a 3.34 ERA in 91 2/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Washington Nationals, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.34, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents have a .251 batting average against him.Walker is trying to notch his fourth quality start in a row in this game.Walker will try to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 3.5 innings per outing.He has had 10 appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .244 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1039 total hits and 20th in MLB action with 546 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.388) and ranks 28th in home runs (120) in all of MLB.Head-to-head against the Nationals this season, Walker has thrown 12 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five.Phillies batting statsThe Phillies rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 156 home runs.Fueled by 384 extra-base hits, Philadelphia ranks eighth in MLB with a .422 slugging percentage this season.The Phillies’ .258 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking second in MLB.Philadelphia is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 604 total runs this season.The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .328 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.Philadelphia ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been underdogs in 110 games this season and have come away with the win 48 times (43.6%) in those contests.Washington has a win-loss record of 17-25 when favored by +143 or worse by bookmakers this year.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 41.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Washington and its opponents have gone over in 64 of its 126 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Nationals are 63-63-0 against the spread in their 126 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Cade Cavalli (Nationals probable starter)Cavalli (1-0 with a 2.20 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Nationals, his fourth of the season.In his last time out on Saturday, the righty went seven scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies while surrendering seven hits.During three games this season, the 27-year-old has put up a 2.20 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .266 to his opponents.Cavalli heads into the outing with one quality start under his belt this season.Cavalli will aim to go five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.In two of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.He will match up with a Phillies squad that is hitting .258 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .422 (eighth in the league) with 156 total home runs (10th in MLB action).In seven innings over one appearance against the Phillies this season, Cavalli has a 0.00 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP while his opponents are batting .269.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals have hit 120 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in baseball.So far this season, Washington is 23rd in baseball with a .388 slugging percentage.The Nationals rank 19th in MLB with a .244 batting average.Averaging 4.3 runs per game (546 total), Washington is the 20th-highest scoring team in baseball.The Nationals rank 20th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .309.