How to Watch Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – May 17

Two squads in the NL East — the Washington Nationals (20-22) and the Philadelphia Phillies (31-13) — play on Friday at 6:40 PM ET, at Citizens Bank Park. The scheduled starters are Zack Wheeler (4-3) for the Phillies, and Jake Irvin (2-3) for the Nationals.

How to Live Stream Phillies vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Friday, May 17, 2024
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
• TV: NBCS-PH (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Livestream: Watch on Fubo

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Phillies and Nationals Stats

• The Phillies strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.19 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Phillies rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 51 home runs.
• Hitters for Philadelphia have a combined .418 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has the 12th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.76).
• The Nationals are fifth-worst in MLB play with 35 home runs.
• This season, Washington’s .350 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.

Phillies vs. Nationals Key Players

• Alec Bohm is the Phillies RBI leader this season, knocking in 35 runs to go with his four home runs and .331 batting average.
• Bryce Harper has put his power on display as he leads his team with 10 home runs.
• Bryson Stott has five doubles, two triples, four home runs and 23 walks while hitting .276.
• C.J. Abrams has swatted a team-leading seven home runs.
• Jesse Winker is batting .228 with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 walks.
• Luis Garcia leads the Nationals’ lineup with a .283 batting average.

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Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Odds and Trends

Phillies vs. Nationals Moneyline and Over/Under

Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Trends

• The Phillies have been favorites in 35 games this season and won 25 (71.4%) of those contests.
• The Phillies have played as favorites of -272 or more once this season and won that game.
• The Phillies and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of 44 opportunities.
• The Nationals have won in 17, or 45.9%, of the 37 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• The Nationals have been listed as an underdog of +221 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 42 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.