I'm not going to play the Phillies near as much as before without Bryce Harper, and I don't trust their starting pitcher, Christopher Sanchez, all that much. However, the Phils were off Monday while the Nats had to play extra innings for the second day in a row vs. Miami so their bullpen is a bit worn down. And I buried the lead: No Juan Soto again.

The Phillies are 18-9 in their past 27 games and a decent amount of those are without Bryce Harper. The Nats are 9-18 in their past 27 games and they were just swept at home in four games by the Marlins. Cristopher Sanchez should be opening for the Phillies and they will have a bullpen game with the Ranger Suarez injury. Their bullpen has actually been very good lately, they are ranked 13th in the league in bullpen ERA in the past 30 days. The Nats are ranked 21st in that same span. Paolo Espino has been good but he has yet to pick up a win and he’s been showing cracks lately. I like the Phillies at home.