Trea Turner, batting .299 this season, leads the Philadelphia Phillies (80-56) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Marcell Ozuna (.307 AVG) and the Atlanta Braves (74-62). Turner and the Phillies are -128 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Citizens Bank Park, beginning at 7:10 p.m. ET live on ESPN.
Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola and Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Phillies have a 68-41 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.4% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -128 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 57-35 record (winning 62% of its games).
The Braves have won 12, or 44.4%, of the 27 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Atlanta has a record of 3-6 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +109 on the moneyline.
In the 136 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Phillies, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-66-7).
The Braves and their opponents have hit the over in 51 of their 136 games with a total this season.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the ninth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (656 total).
Philadelphia averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 163 total home runs.
The Phillies have the fourth-best batting average in the league (.257).
Philadelphia strikes out 8.4 times per game, the No. 14 average in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia’s 3.69 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have scored 587 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Atlanta has hit 179 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the majors.
The Braves have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Atlanta ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
The Braves strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
Atlanta has the third-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
The Phillies will send Nola (12-6) out for his 28th start of the season. He is 12-6 with a 3.30 ERA and 153 strikeouts through 166 1/3 innings pitched.
Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 89 while batting .290.
Bryce Harper has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .369. He’s slugging .522 on the year.
Kyle Schwarber’s 28 home runs lead all Philadelphia hitters, and he’s slugging .451.
Nicholas Castellanos has 128 hits and an OBP of .302 to go with a slugging percentage of .420 this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will hand the ball to Schwellenbach (5-6) for his 16th start of the season.
Ozuna has racked up a team-best batting average of .307, and leads the Braves in home runs (37) and runs batted in (98).
Matt Olson is batting .234 with 31 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 52 walks.
Jorge Soler has 25 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 60 walks while batting .232.
Orlando Arcia is batting .226 with 21 doubles, 15 home runs and 34 walks.
Phillies and Braves Injuries
Phillies: Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Alec Bohm: day-to-day (Hand)
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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