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The Philadelphia Phillies (36-14) host the Texas Rangers (24-26) at 1:05 PM ET Thursday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Bryce Harper has racked up 12 homers this season (No. 7 in the league) for the favored Phillies which sit as -199 favorites, while Adolis Garcia ranks 226th in the majors with two dingers of his own for the underdogs.
Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and Texas’ Andrew Heaney have been named the starters for this contest.
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Phillies and Rangers Betting Trends
The Phillies have won 31 of the 42 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (73.8%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -199 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 11-1 (91.7%).
This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 20 times and won nine, or 45%, of those games.
Texas has played as an underdog of +168 or more once this season and lost that game.
The Phillies have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 50 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 25 of those games (25-22-3).
The Rangers and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of their 49 opportunities.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies score the most runs in baseball (272 total, 5.4 per game).
Philadelphia is eighth-best in MLB play with 58 total home runs.
The Phillies are second in the majors with a .258 batting average.
Philadelphia strikes out 8.4 times per game, the No. 17 mark in the majors.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
Philadelphia has the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.17).
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 11th in the majors with 226 total runs scored this season.
Texas ranks 13th in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.
The Rangers have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
Texas ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.
The Rangers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Wheeler gets the start for the Phillies, his 11th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA and 71 strikeouts through 60 2/3 innings pitched.
Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 46 while batting .330, which is also best on the team.
Harper’s 12 home runs are most among Philadelphia batters. He’s driven in 37 runs this season while slugging .548.
Bryson Stott has collected 39 base hits, an OBP of .381 and a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
Kyle Schwarber has 39 hits and an OBP of .348 to go with a slugging percentage of .385 this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Heaney (0-5) will take to the mound for the Rangers and make his 10th start of the season.
Marcus Semien is hitting .268 with 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 16 walks.
Adolis Garcia’s 11 home runs and 35 runs batted in both pace his team.
Corey Seager has three doubles, eight home runs and 25 walks while hitting .253.
Jonah Heim is hitting .265 with four doubles, five home runs and 10 walks.
Phillies and Rangers Injuries
Phillies: Trea Turner: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Rafael Marchan: 10 Day IL (Back), Yunior Marte: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Dylan Covey: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Ortiz: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Michael Rucker: 15 Day IL (Hand)
Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jon Gray: 15 Day IL (Groin), Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brock Burke: 60 Day IL (Hand), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Scherzer: 60 Day IL (Back), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Foscue: 60 Day IL (Oblique strain), Austin Pruitt: 60 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Back)
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