It’s Thursday, August 14 and the Phillies (69-51) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (48-72). Jesús Luzardo is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Brad Lord for Washington.

The Phillies enter off two consecutive losses to the Reds where they were outscored 14-1. Philly will travel to DC and take on the the Nationals who got back in the winning column with an 8-7 victory over the Royals courtesy of a top of the ninth RBI single.

Washington is 4-10 over the last 14 games, but a 3-2 record in the last five. Philadelphia hasn’t had a three-game losing streak since June 24-26 and followed up the last two two-game losing streaks with 13 and three-run victories.

Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know a

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