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Washington Nationals: Aces are wild at Nats Park this week

By Blake Finney

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the third inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on September 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the third inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on September 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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The Washington Nationals welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to Nats Park this week. There are some stellar pitching matchups to watch out for this series.

The Philadelphia Phillies are coming to town this week to face the Washington Nationals. Aces will be wild at Nationals Park with several great starting pitchers going throughout the series.

Joining Blake Finney for this episode of the DoDCast, from The Good Phight and Yahoo Sports is Liz Roscher. You can check the episode out here.

On this edition of the podcast, they discuss the following:

  • The Nats disappointing series defeat to the Miami Marlins
  • What could the bullpen look like in the series
  • The Phillies Little League Classic game
  • Which players should we be watching out for in the series
  • Predict and preview each pitching matchup

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Aaron Nola will face off against Max Scherzer in the finale on Thursday, a matchup that’s sure to turn some heads in baseball. Both are NL Cy Young candidates, Scherzer is first in bWAR and Nola is third in that category. It’s sure to be a Clash of the Titans on the mound and a fine way to round out the series.

In this series, the Nationals will have a bitter-sweet moment when they welcome Wilson Ramos back to Nats Park for the second time this year. He’s been great for the Phillies so far, going 7 for 17, with a 1.176 OPS, and he even has a triple to his name. However, it will be somewhat bitter that he’s not back with the Nats, given up the minimal cost Philadelphia gave up to get him.

Instead of re-acquiring The Buffalo, the Nats kept faith with Matt Wieters who continues to swing a hot bat. In his last 13 games, he’s hitting .350 with five walks and five strikeouts and an OPS north of .900. It will be interesting to see if he can keep this up in a series that’s sure to be decided by the odd run or two.

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The Washington Nationals season appears all but dead and buried at this point in the season. But if they can sweep the rival Phillies, then the life support machine may start beeping again.

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