Phillies vs Nationals: Live Stream, Start Time, TV Info, and More
By John Town
The Phillies look to end their four-game skid and even their series with the Nationals Saturday night. Here’s everything you need to know.
Nick Pivetta’s second start of his career wasn’t any better than the first as he allowed four runs in five innings as the Phillies lost to the Nationals Friday night, 4-2. Philadelphia has now lost four straight games with their record at 12-16.
With the Phils hoping to even the series Saturday night, here is everything you need to know about the game:
Date: May 6, 2017
First Pitch: 7:05 PM ET
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Pitchers: Vince Velasquez (2-2, 5.47 ERA) vs. A.J. Cole (1-1, 6.63 ERA in Triple-A)
Radio Station: 94.1 WIP (Phils), 106.7 The Fan (Nationals)
TV Channel: CSN-Philadelphia (Phils), MASN (Nationals)
Live Stream: MLB.tv, CSNPhilly.com, NBCSports App
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Starting Lineups
Here is Philadelphia’s starting lineup (Washington’s will be added once available):
- 2B Cesar Hernandez
- LF Brock Stassi
- CF Odubel Herrera
- 3B Maikel Franco
- 1B Tommy Joseph
- RF Michael Saunders
- SS Freddy Galvis
- C Cameron Rupp
- RHP Vince Velasquez
This is Stassi’s second time starting in left field (the first was April 16) and just his third game there. It is his first time batting second in the lineup. Otherwise, Philly’s lineup is pretty standard.
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Starting Pitchers
Velasquez’s last outing May 1 was the best one of this season by far even though he lasted just five innings. He gave up just one run to the Cubs on a solo home run with just two hits total and three walks. He also struck out four batters, the most since his second start of the year.
Velasquez now has a 5.47 ERA, 5.96 FIP, 1.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and 1.44 WHIP in five starts this season.
On the other side is A.J. Cole making his first start in the majors this season, Washington’s No. 9 prospect according to MLB.com.
In four starts at Triple-A this season, Cole had a 6.63 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 10 walks in 19 innings. Cole gave up seven runs in 4.2 innings in his last start.
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First pitch is set for 7:05 PM E.T. at Citizen’s Bank Park.