Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Thursday when the Philadelphia Phillies (78-55) and Atlanta Braves (73-60) take to the field at 6:40 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-PH. Trea Turner is batting .305 for the Phillies (-160 favorites on the moneyline) while Marcell Ozuna leads the underdog Braves (+136) with a .309 average.
Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez and Atlanta’s Charlie Morton have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Phillies have put together a 66-40 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.3% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 42-18 record (winning 70% of its games).
This season, the Braves have won 11 out of the 24 games, or 45.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Atlanta has played as an underdog of +136 or more once this season and lost that game.
The Phillies have played in 133 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-65-7).
The Braves’ games have gone over the total in 49 of their 133 chances.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the seventh-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (646 total).
Philadelphia averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in baseball with 157 total home runs.
The Phillies rank fifth in the majors with a .258 batting average.
Philadelphia’s 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.8 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia’s 3.71 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves rank 16th in the majors with 576 total runs scored this season.
Atlanta’s 174 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
The Braves rank 16th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
Atlanta ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 Ks per contest.
The Braves have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
Atlanta has the second-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Sanchez (9-9 with a 3.51 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 146 1/3 innings pitched) goes for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Phillies, his 26th of the season.
Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 89 and has a batting average of .291.
Bryce Harper has 124 hits and an OBP of .367 to go with a slugging percentage of .520 this season.
Kyle Schwarber’s 28 home runs lead all Philadelphia hitters, and he’s slugging .460.
Nicholas Castellanos is batting .249 with an OBP of .301 and a slugging percentage of .418 this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves’ Morton (7-7) will make his 25th start of the season.
Ozuna paces the Braves with 37 home runs and 98 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .309.
Matt Olson is batting .231 with 30 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 52 walks.
Jorge Soler is hitting .236 with 25 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 59 walks.
Orlando Arcia has 20 doubles, 13 home runs and 32 walks while batting .224.
Phillies and Braves Injuries
Phillies: Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Braves: Austin Riley: 10 Day IL (Hand), Ozzie Albies: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 60 Day IL (Hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee), Raymond Kerr: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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