The Phillies are ꦏsitting in the driver’s seat to grab one of the NL wild-card spots heading into their matchup Sunday at the Nationals.
Philadelphia will look🌠 to Zack Wheeler (9-5, 3.63 ERA) to close out the weekend series with a win, and Washington will give the ball to Trevor 🐽Williams (5-7, 5.20 ERA).
Wheeler has been on top of his game over tꦯhe past t🐲wo months.
ဣHe has allowed three runs or fewer in seven straight starts.
One of those outings cam♔e against Washington on Aug. 8, wh☂en Wheeler gave up three runs over six innings in a 8-4 Phillies win.
Philadelphia has been a great be꧟t with Wheel🧸er on the mound, going 9-3 in his past 12 starts.
Williams will enter Sunday 🅷on the 🌳other end of the spectrum.
ꦍIn his past four starts, he has given up 20 runs in 19 innings of work.
He was roughed up for six runs in just 4 ²/₃ innings and on the loꦯsing end on Aug. 8 versus Wheeler.
Expect more of the same Sunday night.
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Current Phillies hitters are batting a robust .322 ag👍ainst Williams🍨 in 149 career at-bats.
The Phillies have a big edge on the mound because Wh⭕eeler has won four of his past five starts against Washington, by a combined score of 45-10.
Look for him to c🌃ontinue his late-season roll Sunday.
The play: Phillies, -240.