In one sense, there is not much in common between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals entering their Saturday matchup in the nation's capital.
The Phillies are in yet another slump. The Nationals have won their past two games, topping the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia.
Philadelphia has lost five in a row, though the club wiped out a six-run deficit to pull even late in the Friday night contest before losing 8-7. "He has been really good," Martinez said of Thomas. "He just broke his streak a couple of days ago, and for him to come back and get that big hit for us was huge."
With the lefty on the mound for Washington, it's likely that Drew Ellis will start for Philadelphia. The right-handed hitter played in his second game with the Phillies -- his first start -- on Friday night and went 1-for-3 with a walk before being lifted for a pinch runner. In three career appearances covering 8 1/3 innings against the Nationals, Strahm is 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA.
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