(My Sportsbook) - The Phillies have struggled in their home park this season, while Jimmy Rollins hasn't been able to buy a hit no matter where he has played. Philadelphia and Rollins will both try to get on track at Citizens Bank Park tonight in the opener of a three-game series with the Washington Nationals.

The Phillies return home on a bit of a roll, having swept a three-game set from first-place Florida to get within 1 1/2 games of the Marlins in the National League East. Philadelphia has also won five of its last seven and is 6-2 on the road this year.

However, the defending World Series champions are only 3-6 at their home park, where their pitching staff has compiled a 5.78 earned run average. The offense hasn't helped either, with Philadelphia posting a .248 average at home so far. The Phils will try to get things going on this six-game stand, which also sees the rival Mets come to town for the first time this year.

Rollins' early-season struggles haven't been limited to home. The shortstop is hitting only .162 on the season with only 11 hits in 68 at-bats. He was given a day off on Sunday, with Shane Victorino filling in at the leadoff spot. The center fielder responded with a pair of hits and four RBI in a 13-2 victory, stretching his hitting streak to seven games. Victorino is hitting .333 (10-for-30) over the run with a homer, a triple and 10 RBI.

Pedro Feliz added three hits, two RBI and two runs scored while veteran Jamie Moyer (3-1) tossed six innings of one-run ball for his 12th career win in 13 starts versus Florida.

Joe Blanton starts for Philadelphia tonight and has lost back-to-back starts, allowing three runs and eight hits in six innings in each outing. That includes an 8-2 loss to Washington on April 16 and a 3-1 setback to Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Blanton fell behind early versus Washington earlier in the year, allowing a three-run homer to Adam Dunn in the first inning. The 28-year-old righty fell to 1-2 with a 5.33 ERA in five starts versus the Nationals.

Washington has just four wins on the season, with all of them coming courtesy of its young arms. Shairon Martis is 2-0 with a 4.11 ERA on the season, a record that includes a win over Philadelphia and Blanton. The 22-year-old allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings versus the Phils.

The right-handed Martis then took on Atlanta on Tuesday, holding them to three runs (2 earned) on six hits and four walks over six innings in the victory.

Jordan Zimmermann owns the other two wins, picking up one on Sunday versus the Mets. The 22-year-old held New York to a run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings of an 8-1 victory.

Jesus Flores finished 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs scored for Washington, which halted a three-game losing streak. Flores is hitting an excellent .500 (8-for-16) over his last five games with a pair of homers and eight RBI.

Austin Kearns homered among his two hits and scored three runs for the Nationals, who had scored just five runs over their losing streak. Washington also picked up its first road win of the season (1-8). Ryan Zimmerman notched a hit to stretch his hitting streak to 15 games, a span in which he is batting .308 (20-for-65).

These two clubs split a rain-shortened two-game set in Washington on April 13-16, though the Phillies have still won 12 of the last 16 in the series and five of the last six at home.