MacKenzie Gore and the Nationals will take the mound against Zack Wheeler and the Phillies on Tuesday night in the first game of the series.
On Tuesday night, the Washington Nationals will open up another three-game series this season against the Philadelphia Phillies, this time on the road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Citizens Bank Park. The Nationals come into this series with a 13-16 record overall, sitting as the No. 4 team in the NL East, 2.5 games behind their opponent tonight and seven games behind the divisional-leading New York Mets. They ended their last series over the weekend, losing two of three games to that NL East leader by a total run count of 28-12.
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Game Date: Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025
Game Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
TV: MASN2 (Washington DC)
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The Phillies will take the field in this divisional rivalry with a 15-13 record overall. They are the No. 2 team in the division, two games ahead of the Atlanta Braves and 4.5 games behind New York. They beat the Chicago Cubs two games to one in their weekend series. They lost the first game in a shutout and dominated the last two games.
MacKenzie Gore will get the ball on the mound to start the game and series for Washington. The left-hander is 2-3 this season with a 3.34 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 35.0 innings. His last start ended in a 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He threw 6.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with eight strikeouts.
Philadelphia will opt to match Gore with Zack Wheeler, starting the game on the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 in his 2025 campaign with a 3.62 ERA and 50 strikeouts in a total of 37.1 innings. He allowed two earned runs on five hits with nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings in his last start that ended in a 4-3 extra-inning loss to the New York Mets.
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