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The Phillies want to stop their four-game losing streak on the road and play against the Nationals

Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies (94-67, first in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (71-90, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (13-8, 3.52 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 190 strikeouts); National player: Jake Irvin (10-13, 4.22 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -176, Nationals +146; Over/Under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will look to end their four-game losing streak when they take on the Washington Nationals.

Washington lost 38-42 at home and 71-90 overall. The Nationals have the ninth-ranked batting average in the NL at .243.

Philadelphia has a 94-67 record overall and a 40-40 away record. The Phillies have the fifth-best on-base percentage in MLB play at .325.

The teams will play for the 13th time this season on Sunday. The Phillies lead the season series 8-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with 17 home runs while batting .438. James Wood is 10 for 37 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBI in the last 10 games.

Bryce Harper has 42 doubles and 30 home runs for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos is 15-of-36 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBI in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, .242 batting average, 4.14 ERA, 10 runs batted in

Phillies: 3-7, .236 batting average, 5.67 ERA, nine runs batted in

INJURIES: National Players: Joan Adon: 60-day IL (biceps), Alex Call: 10-day IL (leg), Josiah Gray: 60-day IL (elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60-day IL (elbow ), Mason Thompson: 60-day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Rodolfo Castro: 60-day IL (thumb), Spencer Turnbull: 60-day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-day IL (ankle)

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.