Washington at Philadelphia

A battle of teams 1-2 in the NL East. This is the third straight road game for the Washington Nationals, on a seven-game trip. After facing a punchless Atlanta team at home, lefty Gio Gonzalez heads out on the road where he had an ERA almost one run higher last year than at home. The last three years he has been a .500 road pitcher (15-15), and the Nationals are 3-7 when Gonzalez starts against a team with a losing record. Philadelphia has a reliable veteran arm going in Charlie Morton, with 10 strikeouts in 10 innings, and only eight hits allowed. Morton threw 6+ scoreless innings against San Diego his last time out. The Phillies are 7-3 after scoring two runs or less in their previous game, so grab the home dog in this key, early division game. Play Philadelphia.