<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Bryce-Harper-wins-National-League-MVP-moves-into-elite-company.jpeg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Bryce Harper wins National League MVP, moves into elite company</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-18T16:18:42-08:00">November 18th, 4:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-18T16:18:42-08:00">November 18th, 4:18pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Major League Baseball announced Thursday evening that Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has won the 2021 National League MVP Award. This is the second time Harper has been awarded the NL MVP Award. He also won the award for the Washington Nationals in 2015.</p><p>Bryce Harper <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBStats/status/1461474429213544460">joined very exclusive company</a>, winning the league MVP for different teams.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/bryceharper3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@bryceharper3</a> is 1 of 5 players to win an MVP with multiple teams.</p><p>h/t: <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@SlangsOnSports</a> <a href="https://t.co/d8s2gx7Ihs" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/d8s2gx7Ihs</a></p><p>— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBStats/status/1461474429213544460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Only Jimmie Foxx, Frank Robinson, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez have also won the award for more than one team.</p><p>Many believed that this year’s National League MVP Award was a wide open field and up for grabs. The results though, proved otherwise.</p><p>Harper received 17 of the 30 first place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The remaining 13 first place votes were spread between Juan Soto (6), Brandon Crawford (4), Fernando Tatis Jr. (2) and Trea Turner (1).</p><p>It might not have been the unanimous MVP that Harper won in 2015, but it was impressive nonetheless. Harper hit .309 with 35 home runs, 84 runs batted in, 13 steals and he led the majors with 42 doubles. But it was really his second half that brought him the award.</p><p>During the 2nd half of the season, Bryce Harper hit .338 and kept the Phillies in the National League East race until the final days of the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-gets-brutally-honest-on-philadelphia-missing-playoffs-for-10th-straight-season/" rel="noopener">The Phillies otherwise did not have much going for them.</a></p><p>Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto finished 2nd in the voting, followed by San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr.</p><p>Harper added to his career accolades. He now has won league MVP twice, Rookie of the Year, has won the Silver Slugger Award twice and is a six-time All-Star. The only thing missing from his resume is a World Series championship.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Bryce Harper wins National League MVP, moves into elite company

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Phillies-news-The-mind-numbing-stat-that-helps-proves-Bryce-Harper-is-NL-MVP-lock-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>The mind-numbing stat that helps prove Phillies’ Bryce Harper is NL MVP lock</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-18T07:52:54-08:00">November 18th, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-18T07:55:32-08:00">November 18th, 7:55am</time><address><a>Julian Rhim</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It isn’t a surprise to anyone that the battle for MVP in the National League is between Philadelphia Phillies’ star Bryce Harper and Washington Nationals’ youngster Juan Soto. Though it is a tight battle, there seems to be a truly mind-numbing statistic that puts Harper over Soto, <a href="https://theathletic.com/2961886/2021/11/17/the-bryce-harper-juan-soto-nl-mvp-debate-is-one-for-the-ages-jayson-stark-breaks-down-the-case-for-each/?source=emp_shared_article">per Jayson Stark of the Athletic</a>.</p><p>During the second half of the 2021 season, the Phillies’ outfielder posted an OPS of 1.188, while the rest of his teammates had an average of .684. This meant that Harper’s on base plus slugging, or the calculated sum of his on-base and slugging percentage, was 500 points over everyone around him. Additionally, the 29 year old helped keep a weaker Phillies team in contention for the playoffs until just the last week of the season.</p><p>Moreover, the outfielder smashed 35 home runs, brought in 84 RBIs, and also had a career-high 42 doubles hit. He was the reason why Philadelphia maintained relevancy, and he was mainly doing it by himself.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reasons-why-juan-soto-will-win-nl-mvp/">While Soto had a great year, the Nationals did not</a>. They were at the bottom of their division, behind by 23.5 games. The 23 year old hit 29 home runs, had 95 RBIs, and also garnered an OBP of .465. Yet while he performed well individually, Washington did not.</p><p>Harper’s dominance as an individual, along with his value in helping a weaker team make a playoff push, should be a huge factor in why he should win the NL MVP this season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The mind-numbing stat that helps prove Phillies’ Bryce Harper is NL MVP lock

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Phillies-Starling-Marte-Steven-Matz-Raisel-Iglesias-Eddie-Rosario.jpg"></figure><h1>4 players the Phillies must sign in 2021 MLB Free Agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-17T07:01:13-08:00">November 17th, 7:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-17T07:01:52-08:00">November 17th, 7:01am</time><address><a>Trevor Knapp</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies came up short in reaching the postseason for the 10th straight season this past year. Bryce Harper is coming off an MVP-worthy campaign but simply hasn’t gotten enough help around him as his Phillies tenure has been labeled a disappointment thus far.</p><p>Philadelphia sports fans are upset, and hope 2022 breaks the playoff curse. It’ll be their third year under manager Joe Girardi, and the Phillies have some money to spend after declining Andrew McCutchen’s $15 million team option.</p><p>With that said, here are three players the Phillies should target in free agency:</p><h2>Starling Marte</h2><p>With McCutchen gone, Philadelphia is in need of a new leadoff hitter. Marte fits the bill perfectly as he hits for average and can steal bases at a top rate. Last season with Pittsburgh and Oakland, Marte hit .310/.383/.458 and stole 25 bags.</p><p>Marte has a career OPS+ of 116, and is still in the prime of his career. The Dominican outfielder would fill a huge hole in center field, as Roman Quinn is currently penciled in as their starter on the depth chart.</p><p><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/starling-marte-free-agent-profile">Marte is already linked to contenders such as the Astros and Yankees</a>, but Philly is a big market team that should consider laying the dough for another star.</p><h2>Eddie Rosario</h2><p>A surprise hero during the Atlanta Braves World Series run, Rosario hit .506 for the Braves in the NLCS as he won series MVP. That alone will get the 30-year-old a decent contract elsewhere as the Braves focus on Ronald Acuna returning to the lineup.</p><p>Besides Harper and Didi Gregorious, the Phillies lack left-handed hitters in their lineup. Rosario would help restore balance in the order. Surprisingly enough, he also held his own against southpaws in 2021, hitting .265. Citizens Bank Park is hitter-friendly and would bode well for a player like Rosario.</p><h2>Steven Matz</h2><p>After battling injuries and inconsistency with the Mets, Matz rebounded on a one-year contract with the Jays in 2021.</p><p>The Long Island native posted a 14-7 record with a 3.82 ERA. It was Matz’s best statistical year since 2016 when he finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting. The 31-year-old will now benefit from his 2021 campaign in the highly sought-after free agent market.</p><p>Philadelphia is well-stocked in their rotation with Cy Young nominee Zach Wheeler, Aaron Nola, and Kyle Gibson. Matz would add even more depth as one of the more underrated southpaws in baseball.</p><h2>Raisel Iglesias</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/roster">The Phillies</a> are badly in need of a closer and Iglesias would be a perfect fit. The 31-year-old right-hander was one of the few bright spots on the Angels this past season, boasting an ERA+ of 174 as their closer. Iglesias racked up 34 saves and has a deadly fastball/slider combination.</p><p>The Cuban native is coming off the highest strikeout rate season of his career, boasting an expected batting average of .190. Before his one-year stint in Anaheim, Iglesias had spent his first six years with Cincinnati.</p><p>Signing an elite arm like Iglesias could help take the burden off left-hander Jose Alvarado in a fairly young and inexperienced Phillies bullpen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

4 players the Phillies must sign in 2021 MLB Free Agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phillie-phanatic-phillies-phanatic-lawsuit.jpeg"></figure><h1>The OG Phillie Phanatic could be coming back to Philadelphia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-16T16:44:34-08:00">November 16th, 4:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-16T16:44:34-08:00">November 16th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>Katie Francis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The lawsuit regarding the design of Philadelphia’s mascot the Phillie Phanatic has reached a settlement. And, according to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies">Philadelphia Phillies’</a> official Twitter account, the Phanatic professionally <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1460734823379746818?s=20">announced that he will return next season</a> as the official mascot for the MLB team.</p><blockquote>“I’m back.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/3RUrBZJWoA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3RUrBZJWoA</a></p><p>— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1460734823379746818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Erickson and Harrison, the designers of the 1978 original mascot sold the design to the Phillies in 1984. But when their rights to the design were set to expire, Erickson and Harrison gave the team an ultimatum. According to <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/phillies/original-phillie-phanatic-will-return-following-lawsuit-settlement/3050083/">NBC Philadelphia</a>, “Erickson and Harrison informed the Phillies that they would seek the rights to the Phanatic unless the team paid them millions.”</p><p>This sparked a lawsuit between the team and the designers in 2019. The Philadelphia Phillies filed a lawsuit against Erickson and Harrison to keep the mascot. In the meantime, the Phillie Phanatic had a change of appearance for the 2020 season to avoid more legal issues. These small changes included star-shaped eyelashes, a lighter blue tail and eyebrows, and feathers underneath his arms.</p><p>Now, two years after the lawsuit began, the Phillie Phanatic has announced his triumphant return to the ballpark. The Phillies Organization and Erickson and Harrison reached a settlement which allows the team to use any design of the mascot they want. While it is not clear what his exact look will be, his brief statement on the Phillies Twitter account makes fans believe he will be back in his original, 1978 form.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The OG Phillie Phanatic could be coming back to Philadelphia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/reasons-why-bryce-harper-will-win-nl-mvp.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 Reasons why Bryce Harper will win NL MVP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-11-13T13:11:17-08:00">November 13th, 1:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-13T13:11:17-08:00">November 13th, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has been named an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mlb-announces-finalist-for-season-awards/">MVP finalist in the National League</a>. Harper is going up against Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres, and Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals.</p><p>Harper had an incredible season for the Phillies but it might be tough for him to walk away with this award. Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis both had incredible years. In most seasons, if any of these three players had the year that they had, they would be walking away with an MVP. Harper on the season hit an incredible .309/.429/.1044. He led the National League in doubles, slugging, OPS, and OPS+. Harper also belted <a href="https://twitter.com/HarpersHomers/status/1446531180329934850">35 home runs</a> and had 100 walks.</p><p>Harper had an incredible season and could very well win the MVP award. Let’s take a look at some reasons why the Phillies Slugger will walk away with the MVP.</p><h2>Three Reasons Why Harper Will Win MVP</h2><p><b>3. Missing the postseason won’t matter</b></p><p>This is huge for Harper because in previous Seasons it would be rare that somebody who does not make the playoffs wins the MVP award. Harper undoubtedly had the best season out of the three candidates. If Soto or Tatis had made the playoffs with their respective clubs, they probably would walk away with the MVP award. Luckily for Harper, none of these three made the playoffs and because of that, voters cannot hold postseason appearances against the three players.</p><p><b>2. He had the best season</b></p><p>There’s really no question about what Harper did this season. The other two both had incredible Seasons but when you look at the numbers, Harper simply outperformed them. Not only did Harper perform the best throughout the whole entire season, but he had an incredible month of September where his team was still making a playoff push. Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis both had great Seasons but Harper outperformed both of them.</p><p><b>1. He was the reason why the Phillies saw some success</b></p><p>Harper truly did everything for the Philadelphia Phillies this season. The other two players’ teams both had major disappointing years. Fernando Tatis and his Padres team we’re undoubtedly the most disappointing team in baseball. The voters would usually look at a playoff appearance to determine who the MVP should be. Since none of these three made the playoffs, it would only be fair to give Harper the upper hand. He did carry this Phillies team to a playoff race deep into the season.</p><p>Harper did have a disappointing Series against the world champion Atlanta Braves. It would be unfair of the voters to hold that against him as that was really the only series all season long that he performed to that standard. Harper did everything that he could and left it all on the field all season long for the Phillies and was the main reason that they were in a playoff race. The way that Harper plays every day is something that every other big Leaguer should take note of. He plays every game like it’s the last game he’s going to ever play and that is definitely something that voters should take into account.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Reasons why Bryce Harper will win NL MVP

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/phillies-news-bryce-harpers-honest-take-on-philadelphia-missing-playoffs-for-10th-straight-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Bryce Harper gets brutally honest on Phillies missing playoffs for 10th straight season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-02T12:41:34-07:00">October 2nd, 12:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-08T01:11:49-08:00">November 8th, 1:11am</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies battled throughout the 2021 MLB regular season, but as was the case in the previous nine seasons, they will not feature in postseason play this year.</p><p>There has been one notable silver lining with Philadelphia’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies" rel="noopener">season</a>. The Phillies’ 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday secured them their first winning season since 2011 when they notably capped off a team-record 102-win campaign.</p><p>As expected, outfielder Bryce Harper sees no reason to celebrate this achievement. For a player who featured in 19 postseason games during his run with the Washington Nationals, he <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harper-leads-phillies-to-first-winning-season-since-2011" rel="noopener">believes</a> that this feat should be one already be in the rearview mirror for the team.</p><blockquote>“You talk about the first winning season,” Harper said after Friday’s game against Miami. “When I signed up to play here, I wasn’t worried about winning seasons, right? You sit there and you think it’s going to happen, no matter what. You think as a team, as an organization, you build it to be great.“As we sit here, we have our first winning season in a long time. And that’s great for the Phillies. But I don’t want it to be like that. I don’t want to just sit here and think to ourselves, ‘Hey, this is great. We have a winning season.'”</blockquote><p>In the big picture, the 2021 National League MVP contender believes it is time for the organization to reflect on this year and simply aim to right the wrongs.</p><blockquote>“Whatever that number is at the end of the year, we need to be better,” Harper said. “As a team, as an organization, what we need to get better at, how we need to get better. Looking ourselves in the mirror, wondering as a team, as an organization, what do we want the Phillies to be? How do we want to build it? How good can we be next year?”</blockquote><p>While major moves are expected across the board with the team in the offseason, there will be no managerial change in the coming months. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski recently <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-dombrowski-supports-joe-girardi-as-phillies-manager?fbclid=IwAR17DDaZXZvI_iwlTPT3ul9L2Qg0rxp5QE0p0t2LylE6yw_X-e9rjmrZwGc" rel="noopener">noted</a> that manager Joe Girardi will be back for next season.</p><p>In the big picture, there is still much uncertainty over just what may come in the offseason for Philadelphia.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bryce Harper gets brutally honest on Phillies missing playoffs for 10th straight season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image_2021-09-17_220908.png"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Didi Gregorius claims COVID-19 vaccine to blame for career-worst season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-17T07:29:59-07:00">September 17th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-17T07:34:33-07:00">September 17th, 7:34am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Didi Gregorius is having a nightmare season with the Philadelphia Phillies. The veteran shortstop attributed part of it to certain after-effects from his COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>Gregorius <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-didi-gregorius-blames-covid-vaccine-20210916.html">spoke out candidly</a> to Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer about his ongoing struggles, and how his COVID-19 vaccine has played a role in them.</p><blockquote>“Some people say it’s from the vaccine. I will say it’s likely from that, too,” Gregorius said. “But when you say that, everyone looks at you like you’re stupid because the vaccine is not supposed to be like that or give you that reaction.”</blockquote><p>The Phillies infielder claims that he developed a certain condition called pseudogout in his right elbow, causing it to swell and therefore hinder his day to day. In a sport that deals with the slimmest of margins and split-second decisions, a minor inconvenience could make a huge effect in success at the plate.</p><blockquote>Gregorius said his doctor, not a member of the Phillies, told him the vaccine may have caused it.“He didn’t give me like 100%,” Gregorius said. “Of course, this is the joint that I use the most and I get it on my elbow.”</blockquote><p>Gregorius is <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gregodi01.shtml">batting just .217</a> on average which is by far the worst of his career in 10 MLB seasons. He’s also taken a massive dives in multiple statistical categories, now virtually sapped of his power at the plate that made him a plus bat from the shortstop position.</p><p>The Phillies are still in contention for the 2nd wild card spot in the National League. Fans can only hope Didi Gregorius regains some of his form <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-just-set-another-ridiculous-mlb-record-that-fans-might-have-missed/">as the season comes to a close.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Didi Gregorius claims COVID-19 vaccine to blame for career-worst season

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-chicago-gives-kris-bryant-touching-tribute-in-return-wrigley-field-giants/">battled in a game</a> with zero playoff implications basically. Well, the Cubs dropped an ugly seven spot in the third inning, with Matt Duffy capping it off with a three-run home run. All looked right as the Cubs chased JD Hammer, who pitched just a third of an inning and gave up five runs in a bullpen game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cubs sent 12 men to the plate, scored seven runs. Phillies walked three, hit a batter, gave up three singles, a double and a three-run homer.</p><p>— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSalisburyNBCS/status/1438645247895117826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Cubs started Kyle Hendricks, and through three innings he was dominating. That was until an absurd fourth inning where the Phillies <a href="https://twitter.com/JSalisburyNBCS/status/1438656159150395393?s=20">dropped a seven spot. </a></p><p>Yes, really.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Girardi's scrappy band of brawlers have come back with seven runs in the fourth inning to tie this juego</p><p>— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSalisburyNBCS/status/1438656159150395393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 17, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Phillies sent 12 batters to the player and scored seven runs, chasing Hendricks out of the game after 3.2 innings in an absolutely wild evening in Philadelphia.</p><p>Usually when a team is up by seven runs, they are in good shape and can cruise to the finish line. But, that isn’t the case as the Phillies stormed back, and this has been a wild affair.</p><p>So, in conclusion, the Cubs score seven in one inning, and then the Phillies answered with seven runs in one inning, and what a headache for the official scorekeeper dealing with all the pitchers they will use in this game. Oh, and all of that was in just four innings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs go up 7, give up 7 in wild game vs Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Phillies-Nationals-Pick-Phillies-Nationals-Prediction-Phillies-Nationals-odds-MLB-Odds.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/31/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-31T06:59:03-07:00">August 31st, 6:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-31T07:00:28-07:00">August 31st, 7:00am</time><address><a>Alex Horowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phillies took the opening game of their three-game series in D.C. on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick.</p><p>While the Phillies remain just 3.5 games behind the Braves in the NL East, the Nationals remain all but out of playoff contention. If anything, they’re vying for a top 10 draft pick at this point. Despite both pitchers in tonight’s game have ERA’s north of 6.00, the Phillies are clearly the better baseball team here.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://mybookie.ag/sportsbook/nfl/preseason/">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Tuesday’s matchup.</p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Phillies-Nationals</b></h2><p>Philadelphia Phillies (-102)</p><p>Washington Nationals (-108)</p><p>Over 9 runs (-115)</p><p>Under 9 runs (-105)</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Win</b></h2><p>Although they are just a few games above the .500 mark, the Phillies remain just a few games behind the Braves for the top spot in the NL East. And this team is heating up at the right time, as they have won four consecutive games. This includes winning the series opener in D.C. yesterday, as the Phillies collected seven runs on 10 hits. In fact, the Phillies scored exactly seven runs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as well. Thursday’s offensive output was in a loss, but regardless, this lineup is having one of its best weeks all season. Phillies starter Matt Moore has struggled in August (5.30 ERA), but with the way the Phillies lineup is producing, they can easily put up 6+ runs against a struggling Nats pitching staff. Even if Moore doesn’t pitch all that well, the Phillies should be able to score enough runs to hide a sub-par pitching night by their team. </p><h2><b>Why The Nationals Could Win</b></h2><p>Patrick Corbin holds a lackluster 7.33 ERA in August. But the reason the Nationals could win this game is because of the bats of Juan Soto and Josh Bell. After trading most of their best hitters at the trade deadline, the Nats two best hitters are now clear – Soto, still just 22 years old, and Bell, the slugger who previously played for Pittsburgh. These two hitters alone have the potential to change the game. Case in point – in the Nats 9-4 loss on Sunday, the team had just three overall hits, and all were off the bat of either Soto or Bell. In fact, all three hits landed for home runs. Soto hit a solo blast in the sixth inning, while Bell connected for two home runs on the afternoon. While the Mets ended up winning, don’t let that distract you from the fact that Soto and Bell are two of the best hitters in baseball. Facing a struggling pitcher in Matt Moore, look for these two sluggers to find their power to all fields. Even if the Phillies offense continues to stay hot, Soto and Bell are more than capable of leading a Nats offensive output here to make this something like a 9-8 Nats win. </p><h2><b>Final Phillies-Nationals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Phillies streak of seven runs in each of their past four games is too good of a trend to pass up on. Against Patrick Corbin and his over 7.00 ERA in August, the Phillies bats continue to hit the ball all over the field, they put another 7+ runs on the board, and they take the second game of this series in D.C. </p><p>FINAL PICK: Phillies MONEYLINE (-102)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/31/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/download-22-2.jpeg"></figure><h1>Phillies dealt massive blow as Rhys Hoskins undergoes surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-26T15:23:42-07:00">August 26th, 3:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-26T15:23:42-07:00">August 26th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Luke Shen</a>Luke is an undergraduate student at UCLA and writer for ClutchPoints. His first love was baseball, but he has since grown a love for all things SoCal sports (plus the Packers!). He was born and raised in Irvine. Go Bruins!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>‘ quest for a Wild Card spot this season was dealt a major blow on Thursday, as first baseman Rhys Hoskins has elected to undergo surgery for a lower abdominal injury that will end his season.</p><p>The news comes as a bitter end to what has been an injury-riddled past couple months for Hoskins. Scott Lauber reported the news <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottLauber/status/1431003024592445444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431003024592445444%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">via Twitter</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rhys Hoskins said his season is over. He will have surgery to repair a lower abdominal issue that existed even before the groin strain last month.</p><p>— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottLauber/status/1431003024592445444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The terrible news comes after Hoskins played only three games after recovering from a separate injury – a groin strain that forced him to spend a stint on the injured list. Clearly, even in his return to action, Hoskins was having trouble moving around first base, and now we have a clear indication as to why that was. Despite his physical ailment showing on defense, he had homered twice in Sunday’s victory against the Padres and once on Wednesday in a loss to the Rays.</p><p>The slugger was having an amazing 2021 campaign, as he was slashing .247/.334/.530 with 27 home runs, 71 runs batted in, and 29 doubles. His 133 OPS+ along with a 2.2 Baseball-Reference Wins Above Replacement (bWAR) placed him among the elite National League first basemen in terms of offensive production.</p><p>Rhys Hoskins’ injury means a deathly blow to the Phillies’ playoff hopes, as the currently sit at 5.5 games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the second Wild Card spot in the National League with a record of 63-63.</p><p>As for the team’s roster, it would seem that 1B Brad Miller would be in line for the majority of reps at first base, and he could possibly platoon with right-handed utility man Luke Williams. Top prospect Alec Bohm has also seen some reps at first base following his defensive struggles at his natural third base spot, and could be recalled from the minor leagues to help out as a result as well.</p><p>For Hoskins, we all wish a speedy recovery and a great 2022.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies dealt massive blow as Rhys Hoskins undergoes surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Phillies-Padres-prediction-Phillies-Padres-pick-Phillies-Padres-odds-MLB-Odds.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Phillies vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/20/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-20T11:57:25-07:00">August 20th, 11:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-20T11:58:02-07:00">August 20th, 11:58am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noam.bernstein.5" rel="facebook">Noam Bernstein</a>Noam Bernstein is ClutchPoints' Social Media Manager. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two struggling teams meet on Friday evening as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres" rel="noopener">San Diego Padres</a> take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Petco Park. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Phillies-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 67-56 and is 40-24 at home. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $1,102 on the moneyline.</p><p>Philadelphia currently stands at 61-60 and is 25-35 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Phillies game so far this season, you’d be down $70 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Phillies-Padres odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Phillie</b><b>s-Padres </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Philadelphia Phillies ML (+190)</p><p>San Diego Padres ML (-200)</p><p>Over 9 Runs (-105)</p><p>Under 9 Runs (-115)</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>In a battle of teams that are struggling to win games, the Phillies have been slightly more successful than the Padres of late. The Padres have are 5-8 in their last four series, all against sub .500 teams.The Phillies were swept by the Diamondbacks, but notched wins against playoff quality teams in the Reds and Dodgers in the series before.</p><p>Matt Moore takes the mound tonight for Philly looking to notch another big win. The lefty has been shaky all year, pitching to a 6.07 ERA in 10 starts and eight relief appearances.</p><p>However, Moore has the advantage of coming in off his best start of the year, and facing a Padres offense that is ice cold.</p><p>In his last outing, Moore no-hit an impressive Reds offense through six innings and struck out eight. He only threw 76 pitches and went one batter over the minimum.</p><p>If Moore could limit one of the best offenses, he could certainly handle one of the colder teams. In their last eight games, the Padres gave topped five runs only once. In the same span, they’ve scored two or less three times. Moore is no ace, but the Padres bats don’t look scary right now.</p><p>At the plate, the Phillies get a shot at Blake Snell. Like Moore, Snell has failed to live up to expectations this season and holds a 4.80 ERA.</p><p>The Phillies have the personnel to take advantage of Snell’s weakness this season: walks.</p><p>Snell has walked an astounding 63 batters in 101.1 innings, one of the worst walk rates in baseball for a starter. The Phillies draw the 10th most walks in baseball. If bats like Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto can show some patience at the plate, Philly is going to have traffic on the basepaths frequently.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>The Padres are fighting for their lives to retain the second NL Wild Card spot. In this struggle, seeing Matt Moore as your next matchup has to be a sight for sore eyes.</p><p>Moore has been one of the worst starters in baseball this year. In four of his ten starts, the lefty has allowed five or more earned runs. He hasn’t pitched past six innings all year, and at this point in his career, is probably more of a long reliever.</p><p>Moore is absolutely crushed by teams with high OPS. He’s pitched 34.0 innings against teams that rank top ten in OPS, and has allowed 26 earned runs against them and eight home runs. San Diego ranks 11th in OPS, so expect them to give Moore trouble early tonight.</p><p>Even if the lefty somehow navigates the Padres lineup with limited damage, A Phillies bullpen that has given up the fifth most home runs and holds the sixth highest WHIP will still have to pitch at least three innings. It would be a shock to see the Padres kept off the scoreboard in the latter innings.</p><p>The Padres counter Moore with their own lefty in Blake Snell. After an atrocious month of July, Snell has been lights out in August. In three starts, he holds a 1.59 ERA, and the Padres have won two of the three starts.</p><p>Snell has found his putaway pitch, striking out 25 batters in just 17.0 innings in the span. This is bad news for the Phillies, who rank in the top half of the league in strikeouts per game and is bottom ten in both batted balls and barrel percentage as a team.</p><p>If Snell gets rolling, we could see the K’s start to pile up against a Phillies team that has struck out 35 times in their last five games.</p><p>Even if Snell’s appearance is shortened, the Padres bullpen can pick up where he leaves off. The Friars bullpen has the lowest ERA in the MLB, and has struck out the third most batters.</p><p>If this game is even relatively close in the late innings, the Padres have a massive upper hand.</p><h2><b>Final Phillies-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Padres might be cold, but they’re not “make Matt Moore look like an ace” cold. If there’s a pitcher that gets the Padres out of their slump, it’s Moore. San Diego is too good of a team to go on a slump this long, and it should break tonight. Back the Padres to shell Moore and get their first win in what feels like weeks against a subpar Phillies pitching staff.</p><p><b>FINAL PHILLIES-PADRES PREDICTION: SAN DIEGO PADRES -1.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Phillies vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/20/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Phillies-Diamondbacks-prediction-Phillies-Diamondbacks-pick-Phillies-Diamondbacks-odds-MLB-Odds.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/19/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-19T08:09:20-07:00">August 19th, 8:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-19T08:23:47-07:00">August 19th, 8:23am</time><address><a>Alex Horowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phillies and Diamondbacks wrap up a three-game set in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Phillies-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><p>The pitching matchup will be a story of current great (Zach Wheeler) vs. former ace (Madison Bumgarner). The D’Backs are looking to complete the sweep versus a reeling Phillies team that has dropped to 3 1/2 games out of first place in the NL East. The Diamondbacks are all but done at this point in this season, but little win streaks here and there are still encouraging from a franchise looking to make a gigantic leap in 2022. The Phillies have a tough series over the weekend in San Diego, so a win here could be huge to give them some momentum headed into their games with the Padres.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">bookmakers</a> have set the Phillies-Diamondbacks odds and lines for Thursday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Phillies-Diamondbacks Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Philadelphia Phillies -187</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks +172</p><p>Over 8  runs (-119)</p><p>Under 8 runs (-101)</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Win The Game</b></h2><p>Zach Wheeler has been one of baseball’s best pitchers all season. Despite a few outings lately allowing four runs in three separate contests, Wheeler still has posted a very respectable 3.40 ERA since the All-Star break. The last time he pitched out west was on June 16 against a very talented Dodgers lineup. All Wheeler did was throw six shutout innings, allowing five hits, walking four batters, and striking out six.</p><p>Perhaps his best start of the season happened earlier this month when he tossed a two-hit complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts against the Mets. Given that the D’Backs are similar to the Mets in that they also struggle at the plate, this could be a huge opportunity for Wheeler to add to his NL Cy Young resume. If he hopes to win the award, throwing six or seven shutout innings against the D’Backs will do him well.</p><p>As for the Phillies team as a whole, they are too good of a team to get swept in Arizona. I’m not saying the Phillies are elite, but compared to the Diamondbacks, the Phillies are a far better baseball team. Wheeler is one of the best pitchers to throw on the hill for the Phillies to salvage something positive from this series. He currently is the betting favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award as well.</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Could Win The Game</b></h2><p>Despite being 41 games under .500, the Diamondbacks are in the midst of one of their best stretches of the 2021 season. They’ve won five of their past six contests, including taking three of four from the Padres, and winning the first two games of this series against Philadelphia. If Arizona wants to complete the sweep today, they have a pitcher they can count on. Madison Bumgarner has lost the luster that made him one of the greatest pitchers in San Francisco Giants history, but he still remains one of the better arms in Arizona’s rotation. He’s also pitching his best baseball of the season since the All-Star break. In six starts since July 16, Bumgarner has posted a 2.09 ERA with 26 strikeouts, in 38 2/3 innings pitched. The D’Backs have gone 4-2 in those six games.</p><p>Over this last three starts, which included a game against the Giants and two games against the Padres, MadBum has thrown 20.2 innings, good for a 2.18 ERA in that span. The Giants and Padres are two of MLB’s best offenses, so the fact that Bumgarner shut those lineups down is tangible proof that he’s regaining his dominant form from his days in San Francisco.</p><p>Arizona is red hot now, and with the Phillies offense struggling lately, the D’Backs have a great opportunity to complete the sweep and maybe even crawl out of last place in the NL by the end of the season.</p><h2><b>Final Phillies-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Although I’m tempted to back the under here given that two premier pitchers are on the hill, getting plus money on the Diamondbacks is too good of a bet to pass up. A week ago this would have been crazy to say, but the D’Backs are playing far better baseball than the Phillies lately. Wheeler has an edge over Bumgarner, but against a struggling offense, I say Bumgarner gives us a throwback performance and pitches at least six innings, allowing no more than one run.</p><p>The D’Backs mini winning streak continues, while the Phillies fall farther away from regaining the NL East lead.</p><p>FINAL Phillies-Diamondbacks PICK: Diamondbacks MONEYLINE (+172)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/19/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Return-of-Bryce-Harper-the-MVP.jpg"></figure><h1>Philadelphia Phillies: The return of Bryce Harper the MVP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-10T16:32:41-07:00">August 10th, 4:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-10T16:36:43-07:00">August 10th, 4:36pm</time><address><a>Steve DiMatteo</a>Steve DiMatteo has covered baseball for the Associated Press, MLB.com, Sports on Earth, and a variety of other publications, and currently hosts the California Penal League Podcast, which can be found on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-penal-league/id1544819281"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4IzpoxSYqUECyRpr5Bq6i4?si=lBZC_5QyTkyNiVEVpB7zZQ&amp;dl_branch=1"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, and wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/steve_dimatteo"&gt;follow him on Twitter here&lt;/a&gt;.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies and MVP candidate Bryce Harper have ripped off eight wins in a row to surge past the New York Mets and take control of the National League East standings. They are now six games over .500 even with a negative run differential, but hey, why complain when you’re in first, especially after a weekend <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies">sweep of New York?</a></p><p>The Phillies’ big surge has been due in large part to the return of Bryce Harper the MVP, who has been on an otherworldly tear since the All-Star break. Since July 16, Harper is batting a ridiculous .370/.516/.740 with five homers, 11 RBI, 12 doubles and a tremendous 21:14 walk to strikeout ratio. Harper also sports a 159 wRC+, which is the highest mark since his MVP campaign in 2015, when he had a wonderfully absurd 197 wRC+.</p><p>But that MVP version of Harper, who has dipped in and out of our collective view over the past few seasons, dating back to his final year in Washington in 2018, is officially back and baseball is all the better for it.</p><p>When Bryce Harper burst onto the scene at just 19 years old in 2012, he was expected to become the face of baseball. He certainly appeared to be on that path in his MVP season, in which he hit .330/.460/.649 with 42 home runs and 99 RBIs <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rhys-hoskins-injury-surging-phillies-place-first-baseman-on-il-with-groin-issue/">at the age of 22. </a></p><p>But those are impossible numbers to replicate, and though he’s had good-to-great seasons pretty much every year since, Bryce Harper has seemingly been absorbed into the day-to-day flow of Major League Baseball, somehow just a cog in the machine at times, as strange as that sounds. After all, he hasn’t made the All-Star Game since 2018.</p><p>You could chalk that up in part to the league’s continued inability to market its best players, but that’s a much longer diatribe for a different day. The fact is, Bryce Harper is mashing and more people are paying attention.</p><p>To be fair, part of the issue is that the Phillies just haven’t been that close to contending since Harper signed with Philadelphia in 2019 on a 13-year, $330 million deal. But the Phillies are for real right now, and they are ready to contend, putting Harper right back in the spotlight where he belongs.</p><p>He should stay there, too. Most fans take for granted how long Bryce Harper has already played and just how good he’s been every single year, which gets lost among the truly wild expectations that come from having a $330 million deal. He’s already in his tenth season, averaging .278/.389/.517 with 25 home runs a year. Another decade of this and Cooperstown no doubt awaits.</p><p>While Bryce Harper is a legitimate NL MVP candidate this year, the Phillies have gotten to this point – as all good teams do – with good pitching, which got much better with the acquisition of Kyle Gibson at the trade deadline. Gibson, 33, has a 2.79 ERA and 157 ERA+ in 21 starts this season between Texas and Philadelphia. In two starts with the Phillies so far, Gibson has given up just three runs in 12 2/3 innings.</p><p>In addition to having a leading NL MVP candidate, the Phillies also boast a leading NL Cy Young candidate in Zack Wheeler, who came over from New York. He adds a considerable amount of salt to the wound of the pitching-needy Mets.</p><p>Wheeler, 31, signed a five-year deal with the Phillies last season and is certainly living up to it this year with a 2.42 ERA in 23 starts and 181 strikeouts in 156 innings. Wheeler and Gibson will form quite the 1-2 punch down the stretch and into any potential playoff series.</p><p>Harper is surrounded by solid bats in the lineup as well. J.T. Realmuto, Rhys Hoskins, and Jean Segura are all having particularly solid seasons, and the Phillies have a firm place as a top-10 offense in the National League.</p><p>The Phillies should be in the race all the way to the end, but the continued success of Bryce Harper will dictate whether the team makes the playoffs and how far it ultimately goes… which is exactly how it was all drawn up when Philadelphia committed to Harper.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Philadelphia Phillies: The return of Bryce Harper the MVP

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodgers-vs.-Phillies-prediction-odds-pick-and-more.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Phillies prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/10/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-10T11:31:11-07:00">August 10th, 11:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-10T11:33:25-07:00">August 10th, 11:33am</time><address><a>Ezra Bernstein</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies will begin a three-game series on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Phillies prediction and pick.</p><p>This is a huge series for both teams. The Dodgers remain in second place in the NL West, trailing the San Francisco Giants by four games. Every single game counts for Los Angeles as it tries to dig itself out of a hole no one expected them to be in. The Phillies recently took first place in the NL East from the New York Mets and are looking to build on their newfound division lead. There are two teams that are less than three games back of Philadelphia, so any loss deals a significant blow to their chances of holding first place.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the odds for this series opener.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Dodgers-Phillies Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers ML (-159)</p><p>Philadelphia Phillies ML (+147)</p><p>Over 8 1/2 runs (-121)</p><p>Under 8 1/2 runs (+101)</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Win</b></h2><p>The Dodgers have one of the most star-studded rosters in baseball, and one of those stars will be pitching for them on Tuesday. The recently acquired Max Scherzer is set to take on the Phillies, a matchup that has typically ended in a win for Scherzer.</p><p>Scherzer faced the Phillies three times this season as a member of the Washington Nationals. In total, he has pitched 18 innings against this Philadelphia lineup while only allowing three runs. Philadelphia clearly has trouble hitting Scherzer, and there’s no reason to expect anything different in this matchup.</p><p>The Phillies will entrust this start to pitcher Aaron Nola. Nola is in the midst of an underwhelming season, putting up a 4.49 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Those numbers have only gotten worse over his last 15 starts, as his ERA jumps to 5.33 with his WHIP following suit and rising to 1.26. The Dodgers are a strong offensive team and should be able to capitalize on Nola’s recent cold streak.</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Win</b></h2><p>Despite Scherzer’s dominance over this Philadelphia lineup, there are some indicators that things will turn around for the Phillies. Four hitters who are projected to start in their lineup have a career batting average of .300 or higher against Scherzer. The Phillies are also slightly better on offense when they play at home, earning a higher OPS, OBP, and slugging percentage in Citizens Bank Park.</p><p>Starter Aaron Nola’s stats may be on the decline, but he has a couple of edges over the Dodgers in this one. He’s a much better pitcher whenever he plays at home, with his ERA dropping all the way to 3.18 whenever he can avoid the road.</p><p>Nola also only allows a 5.3% walk percentage, countering a Los Angeles lineup that specializes in being patient. The righty’s barrel percentage allowed is only 7.7%, another staggeringly low number. The Dodgers don’t barrel the ball up at a particularly high rate, so Nola should be able to induce lots of soft contact.</p><h2><b>Final Dodgers-Phillies Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This will be a close game, but the Dodgers should come out on top. Scherzer has been dominant against this Phillies team all year and Nola is in the middle of a cold streak. It should also be a low-scoring affair, so the under is in play, but Los Angeles is the safer pick.</p><p>FINAL PICK: Los Angeles Dodgers ML (-159)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Phillies prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/10/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bryce-Harper-joins-exclusive-company-with-latest-dinger-vs-Nationals.jpg"><figcaption>8/5/2021</figcaption></figure><h1>Phillies star Bryce Harper joins exclusive company with latest dinger vs. Nationals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-05T14:35:57-07:00">August 5th, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-11-05T20:15:00-07:00">November 5th, 8:15pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia Phillies star outfielder Bryce Harper has been orchestrating one fine under-the-radar campaign this season. Now, he is finally earning some well-deserved recognition after achieving a notable accomplishment.</p><p>Heading into the Phillies’ four-game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/philadelphia-phillies" rel="noopener">series</a> against the Nationals, Harper sat at 248 career home runs. He slugged his 249th home run in the second game of the series en route to a 5-4 win by Philadelphia.</p><p>In fitting fashion against his former team, Harper <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1423388693709135876?s=20" rel="noopener">notched</a> the 250th home run of his career today.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ homers for <a href="https://twitter.com/bryceharper3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@bryceharper3</a>. 💪</p><p>(MLB x <a href="https://twitter.com/BudSelect?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@BudSelect</a>) <a href="https://t.co/YAtAiMAiXG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/YAtAiMAiXG</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1423388693709135876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Even as plenty of Nationals fans are still bitter about him leaving the team for an NL East rival, some of them must feel well pleased to see the 2015 NL MVP winner achieve this notable personal feat.</p><p>Overall, Harper joined Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout as the only active players to record at least 250 career home runs before their 29th birthday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hit their 250th HR before their 29th birthday, active players:</p><p>Albert Pujols<br>Miguel Cabrera<br>Mike Trout<br>And now Bryce Harper</p><p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/1423388492583821322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Harper may not be among the top leaders in home runs in the National League this season, but at the least, he is well on pace to notch yet another campaign with at least 25 home runs recorded. More so, he could have a chance at slugging his 300th career home run sometime next season, which is a feat that he certainly can achieve.</p><p>As mentioned, Harper is posting one under-the-radar campaign this season. It is not a longshot anymore that he could possibly sneak his way into a top-five finish in the 2021 National League MVP voting.</p><p>Harper’s stats certainly back up a possible case for him to top out in the top five for this illustrious award.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bryce Harper NL ranks: <br>.306 BA (6th) <br>.417 OBP (2nd) <br>.974 OPS (3rd) <br>.557 SLG (4th) </p><p>MVP stuff. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RingTheBell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#RingTheBell</a> <a href="https://t.co/GJCnXmkZOp" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GJCnXmkZOp</a></p><p>— Sports Are Philly (@SportsArePhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsArePhilly/status/1423271535658348553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>If Harper can lead the Phillies to a playoff berth this season, then NL MVP voters may certainly fetch him some top-five votes for this award, which would be well-deserving for the six-time All-Star at this stage in his notable career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies star Bryce Harper joins exclusive company with latest dinger vs. Nationals

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It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick.</p><p>The Phillies pulled off a massive comeback in the first game of this series, scoring five runs in the top of the ninth to scrape out a victory. That win cut Philadelphia’s deficit in the NL East to a mere 2.5 games. The Nationals are only 6.5 games back in the same division, but it feels like their playoff hopes are nonexistent. Washington made a blockbuster deal at the trade deadline that shipped off two of its best players, essentially waving the white flag on this season. Regardless of their playoff status, the Nationals would love to play spoiler to a division rival and even the series score.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Tuesday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Phillies-Nationals Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Philadelphia Phillies ML (-175)</p><p>Washington Nationals ML (+161)</p><p>Over 8 runs (-116)</p><p>Under 8 runs (-104)</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Win</b></h2><p>Whenever Zack Wheeler pitches, the Phillies’ odds of winning skyrocket. Wheeler has been nothing short of elite this year, earning a 2.45 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. Those are Cy Young-level stats. Wheeler’s advanced stats are also fantastic and match up perfectly against the Nationals. Washington has five hitters with a strikeout percentage of 24.8% or higher, which is a pretty high rate. Wheeler owns a 29.8% strikeout percentage, an incredible number for any pitcher. The righty should rack up the strikeouts against this Nationals team that has trouble making contact with two strikes.</p><p>The Phillies are lucky enough to be facing Patrick Corbin in this one. Corbin has been abysmal this season, posting a 5.78 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. His last seven appearances have been even worse, as his ERA rises to 6.10 in that span. The last time he faced Philadelphia, Corbin gave up four runs over five innings. The Phillies should be able to replicate that performance for a multitude of reasons.</p><p>Philadelphia is a much better offensive team against left-handed pitching. Their team batting average rises from .236 against right-handers to .256 against lefties. Corbin owns a 17.2% strikeout percentage, which is a ridiculously low number. That should help a Philadelphia lineup that tends to strike out a little bit more than average.</p><h2><b>Why The Nationals Could Win</b></h2><p>The Phillies may have one of MLB’s best pitchers on the mound, but this Washington lineup is capable of hitting anyone. They rank inside the top 10 in the league in batting average, OBP, OPS, and slugging percentage. The Nationals have already proven that they’re capable of hitting Wheeler, as the righty has allowed six runs over his last 10 innings against Washington.</p><p>This Nationals offense is also much better whenever they play at home. All of their offensive stats jump when the play in Nationals Park, including batting average, OBP, and OPS. Another helpful stat is that Wheeler is slightly worse whenever he pitches on the road. His ERA rises to 2.84, with his opponent’s batting average jumping from .202 at Citizens Bank Park to .241 anywhere else. An offensive outburst from Washington is far from impossible.</p><h2><b>Final Phillies-Nationals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a pretty easy pick. The Phillies have a Cy Young candidate on the mound, and the Nationals have Patrick Corbin. Corbin won’t be able to hold down this Philadelphia offense, and Washington won’t be scoring much on Wheeler. The Phillies should coast to a second straight victory here.</p><p>FINAL PICK: Philadelphia Phillies ML (-175)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/3/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Phillies-Nationals.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/2/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-02T06:58:56-07:00">August 2nd, 6:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-02T07:02:09-07:00">August 2nd, 7:02am</time><address><a>Josh Fisher</a>Josh Fisher is an editorial writer responsible for providing the latest news and trends to help ClutchPoints' dedicated audience make educated decisions when betting on sports. Josh graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Management and has a passion for sports handicapping. Born and raised in New York City, Josh is a die-hard New York sports fan that enjoys covering the NBA, MLB, and NFL. There isn't a game that he misses or an opportunity to profit that he doesn't capitalize on.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals will open a four-game series at Nationals Park on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-red-sox-vs-rays-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-8-1-2021/">MLB odds series</a> and make a Phillies-Nationals prediction and pick.</p><p>Philadelphia is trying to work their way back into the National League East race as they’re just 3.5 games back of the Mets. Washington, on the other hand, has dealt away their best players and has all but conceded their season. The Phillies have to find a way to take care of business against the bottom of the division if they want to play into October.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">sportsbooks</a> have set the opening Phillies-Nationals odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Phillies-Nationals Odds</b></h2><p><b><i>*Watch MLB games LIVE with </i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408"><b><i>fuboTV (click for free trial)</i></b></a><b><i>*</i></b></p><p>Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+140)</p><p>Washington Nationals +1.5 (-160)</p><p>Over 8.5 Runs (-115)</p><p>Under 8.5 Runs (-105)</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Philadelphia has been sticking around in a weak division despite having a losing record at 52-53 on the season. They’ve been terrific at home and horrible on the road in an up-and-down type of year. The Phillies are 21-32 on the road with a -0.30 average run differential. Philadelphia has lost four of their last five road games and could really use a solid four-game road series to get back on track. Washington has virtually thrown in the towel, leaving a huge opportunity for the Phillies to further climb in the division.</p><p>Philadelphia will turn to Ranger Suarez for the series opener. Suarez is returning to the rotation for his first start since the 2018 season thanks to some impressive numbers out of the bullpen. The southpaw has been one of the most effective pitchers for the Phillies with a 1.12 ERA in 27 relief appearances. Although Suarez has yet to throw more than 50 pitches in a game this season, he will have a favorable matchup in his first start. The southpaw has a 2-0 record and 0.00 ERA through 6.1 innings against the Nats in 2021.</p><h2><b>Why The Nationals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Washington Nationals will not look to replicate their 2019 season as they’ve officially thrown in the towel in 2021. The Nationals dealt away all of their key players including Trae Turner, Max Scherzer, and Kyle Schwarber, to name a few. Although they play in one of the weakest divisions in baseball, the Nationals find themselves in fourth place in the NL East. They are actually still three games above .500 at home thanks to wins in five of their last seven games at Nationals Park. Throw all recent numbers out the window however as this is a whole new ball club that is much younger and more inexperienced.</p><p>Washington will turn to rookie right-hander Josiah Gray for the series opener. The 23-year-old starter has a 6.75 ERA through two Major League appearances. He has yet to see the fifth inning and has shown alarming control issues over his first eight innings of work. Gray certainly has put-away stuff, but limiting the walks will be a key for this start. We can’t hang our hats on his work this far as this is the Nationals’ top overall prospect who has the ability to shut down any lineup on any given night.</p><h2><b>Final Phillies-Nationals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>I am rolling with the Philadelphia Phillies in the series opener. The Phillies simply have more to play for and have a huge edge in talent and experience. I expect Washington to be competitive despite their deadline activity, but that competitiveness shouldn’t translate to too many wins. Ranger Suarez may not work into the fourth or fifth inning, which leaves some room for concern with the Phillies struggling bullpen. I expect this series to help some of the relievers work out their kinks and hopefully figure a few things out down the stretch, though.</p><p><b>FINAL PICK:</b> Philadelphia Phillies ML (-114)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/2/2021

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Rangers trade Kyle Gibson and Ian Kennedy to Phillies in blockbuster deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nationals-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Nationals vs. Phillies prediction, odds, pick, and more – 7/28/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-28T11:18:13-07:00">July 28th, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-28T11:18:44-07:00">July 28th, 11:18am</time><address><a>Ezra Bernstein</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies will continue their four-game series on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-athletics-padres-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-7-28-2021/"> MLB odds series</a> and make a Nationals-Phillies prediction and pick.</p><p>This has been a hotly contested series so far, with each of the first two games coming down to the wire. The Phillies managed to take game one off of an Andrew McCutchen walk-off home run. The Nationals rebounded quickly to take the second game of the series, holding the Phillies scoreless for the last four innings of the game and securing a win. Philadelphia is fighting for first place in the NL East, trailing the New York Mets by only 3.5 games. The Nationals are all but out of the playoffs already, but they would love to play spoiler to their division rival.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Wednesday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Nationals-Phillies Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Washington Nationals +1 1/2 (-108)</p><p>Philadelphia Phillies -1 1/2 (-112)</p><p>Over 8 runs (-118)</p><p>Under 8 runs (-102)</p><h2><b>Why The Nationals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Washington lineup is good enough to keep them in games against any opponent. The Nationals’ bats are some of the most underrated in the MLB, but the stats don’t lie. They rank inside the top five in batting average and OBP, while also ranking in the top ten in slugging percentage and OPS. Washington’s hitters are a tough task for any pitcher, even Phillies starter Zach Wheeler.</p><p>Wheeler has been fantastic on the season so far, but he’s faced some struggles against the Nationals. The last time he faced Washington, Wheeler only got through three innings while allowing three earned runs. The Nationals have shown they can get to Wheeler, so it’s not out of the question that it happens again.</p><p>Washington will entrust pitcher Patrick Corbin with the start in this game. Corbin hasn’t been great this season, but he hasn’t struggled against the Phillies. The left-hander has faced Philadelphia once and pitched seven innings of one-run ball.</p><h2><b>Why The Phillies Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Washington hitters may have better overall stats than the Phillies’ batters, but Philadelphia’s lineup should be able to pile up the runs in this game. Nationals starter Patrick Corbin has struggled all year, and there are a number of statistics that are against him in this matchup.</p><p>Corbin’s season-long stats of a 5.71 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP certainly indicate that Corbin is hittable, but there’s even more reason to believe in the Philadelphia lineup against the lefty. Corbin allows an 8.4% barrel percentage, a fairly poor number. The Phillies have five hitters in their starting lineup that barrel the ball at a rate of 9.3% or more. A 10% barrel percentage is considered very good for a hitter, so these Philadelphia hitters are especially good at barreling up opposing pitchers.</p><p>The Phillies are also a better offensive team against left-handed pitching. Their batting average is a mere .234 against righties, but that rises all the way up to .254 against lefties. Philadelphia’s OBP, slugging percentage, and OPS all follow suite and skyrocket against left-handed pitching.</p><p>The Phillies also have the privilege of deploying Zach Wheeler for the start. Wheeler has been fantastic all year, owning an ERA of 2.37 and a WHIP of 1.01. Both are truly elite numbers, and he should be able to hold down this strong Washington lineup.</p><h2><b>Final Nationals-Phillies Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Both games in this series have been close so far, but this one shouldn’t be. The Phillies should pile up the runs against Corbin early while Wheeler pitches five or six solid innings. Washington’s lineup is good, but that won’t be enough to keep the Nationals in this game.</p><p><b>FINAL PICK: Philadelphia Phillies -1 1/2 (-112)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Nationals vs. Phillies prediction, odds, pick, and more – 7/28/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Phillies-set-to-acquire-Tyler-Anderson-from-Pirates-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>[UPDATE] Pirates’ Tyler Anderson trade with Phillies falls through</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-27T13:14:48-07:00">July 27th, 1:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-27T21:09:44-07:00">July 27th, 9:09pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><i><b>UPDATE</b>: An earlier version of this article indicated that Tyler Anderson would be traded to the Phillies. However, according to the latest updates, the deal fell through and Anderson has been sent to the Seattle Mariners instead, per <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1420230409124818944" rel="noopener">Jeff Passan of ESPN</a>.</i></p><p><i>The story below has been edited to reflect the failed deal and the new trade to the Mariners.</i></p><p>—</p><p>The MLB <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nationals-rumors-max-scherzer-closing-in-on-major-decision-that-could-send-him-to-yankees-other-potential-trade-suitors/">trade deadline</a> keeps on churning away day after day. Now, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Tyler Anderson is headed to the Seattle Mariners after being scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday.</p><p>Initially, Anderson is thought to be on his way to the Phillies since the team had interest in him, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1420108931838382092">Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.</a> However, in Passan’s update, it was the Mariners who ended up trading for the pitcher after the trade with Philadelphia failed following a medical review.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a deal to acquire left-hander Tyler Anderson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources tell ESPN. </p><p>The Pirates thought they had a deal today for Anderson with Philadelphia, but it fell through on medical review. Seattle went and got him instead.</p><p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1420228836554334208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p> </p><p>Anderson has been solid and is an innings-eater, if anything, and can provide some relief to the Mariners. It is still unknown what the Pirates will get in return in the trade.</p><p>The Pirates kicked off the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-acquires-pirates-all-star-adam-frazier-in-blockbuster-deal/">blockbuster trades</a> of the MLB trade deadline by sending All-Star Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres. Surely, the Pirates will make more moves as well, especially given their disappointing season.</p><p>Reports <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-trade-rumors-giants-dodgers-phillies-interested-in-pirates-tyler-anderson/">came out</a> that the Phillies, Giants, and Dodgers were among teams with interest in Anderson. With that said, it is a bit of surprise he ended up with the Mariners.</p><p>Buckle up, the MLB trade deadline is still days away and big names such as Scherzer, Kris Bryant, and Joey Gallo are just a few players who will likely be sporting new uniforms by the weekend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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