Trea Turner, batting .303 this season, leads the Philadelphia Phillies (77-54) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Yordan Alvarez (.305 AVG) and the Houston Astros (70-61). Turner and the Phillies are -140 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Citizens Bank Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET live on SCHN.
Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Justin Verlander.
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The Phillies have gone 65-40 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 61.9% of those games).
Philadelphia has a 49-26 record (winning 65.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -140 or shorter.
The Astros have won 18, or 50%, of the 36 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Houston has a record of 5-4 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +119 on the moneyline.
The Phillies have played in 131 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-64-6).
Games involving the Astros have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 52 of 131 chances this season.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (641 total).
Philadelphia ranks 10th in MLB play with 156 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Phillies’ .259 batting average is fourth-best in the majors.
Philadelphia’s 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
Philadelphia has a 3.69 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 597 (4.6 per game).
Houston ranks 10th in Major League Baseball with 156 home runs.
The Astros’ .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking third in MLB.
Houston ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 Ks per contest.
The Astros average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the majors.
Houston has the eighth-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
The Phillies are sending Nola (11-6) to make his 27th start of the season. He is 11-6 with a 3.45 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 159 1/3 innings pitched.
Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 88 while batting .291.
Bryce Harper has collected 122 hits this season and has an OBP of .367. He’s slugging .524 on the year.
Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs with 28. He’s driven in 82 runs and is slugging .467.
Nicholas Castellanos has 125 hits and an OBP of .303 to go with a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros will hand the ball to Verlander (3-3) for his 12th start of the season.
Alvarez leads the Astros with 25 home runs while accumulating a team-best batting average of .305.
Alex Bregman is hitting .261 with 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 37 walks.
Jose Altuve is hitting .296 with 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 38 walks.
Yainer Diaz has capitalized on opportunities as he leads his team with 72 RBI.
Phillies and Astros Injuries
Phillies: Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Dylan Covey: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Astros: Ryan Pressly: 15 Day IL (Back), Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Kyle Tucker: 60 Day IL (Shin), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. France: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed)
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