The Philadelphia Phillies will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays (71-73) on Tuesday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on NBCS-PH, with the Phillies listed as -175 favorites on the moneyline.
Ranger Suarez will get the ball for Philadelphia while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.
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The Phillies have been favored on the moneyline 116 total times this season. They’ve finished 73-43 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -175 or shorter, Philadelphia has a record of 36-14 (72%).
The Rays have won 35, or 46.1%, of the 76 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Tampa Bay is 3-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +147 or more on the moneyline.
The Phillies have had an over/under set by bookmakers 144 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 67 of those games (67-70-7).
The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of their 144 opportunities.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the fifth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.9 runs per game (702 total).
Philadelphia averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB action with 173 total home runs.
The Phillies’ .259 batting average is fourth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia strikes out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the eighth-best in the majors.
Philadelphia has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 28th with just 555 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
Tampa Bay ranks 28th in Major League Baseball with just 132 home runs as a team.
The Rays rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .231.
Tampa Bay ranks 25th with an average of 9.2 strikeouts per game.
The Rays have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the big leagues.
Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Suarez gets the start for the Phillies, his 24th of the season. He is 12-6 with a 2.90 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 133 1/3 innings pitched.
Kyle Schwarber is batting .250 this season with a team-high 34 home runs and 94 RBI.
Bryce Harper has 139 hits and an OBP of .374 to go with a slugging percentage of .520 this season.
Nicholas Castellanos has 134 hits this season and a slash line of .245/.302/.410.
Trea Turner leads Philadelphia in batting average (.295) this season while adding 16 home runs and 51 RBI.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays will hand the ball to Bradley (6-10) for his 22nd start of the season.
Yandy Diaz leads the Rays in runs batted in (64) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .281.
Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs pace his team.
Brandon Lowe has 19 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 32 walks while batting .245.
Jose Caballero is hitting .231 with 23 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 24 walks.
Phillies and Rays Injuries
Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: 10 Day IL (Back), Alec Bohm: 10 Day IL (Hand), Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Kidney infection), Rodolfo Castro: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Knee), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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