The Philadelphia Phillies (93-64) and Chicago Cubs (80-77) meet Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET on MARQ. The Phillies are -111 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Cubs are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +153 odds.
Tanner Banks takes the mound for Philadelphia while Justin Steele is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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The Phillies have been the moneyline favorite 126 total times this season. They’ve finished 80-46 in those games.
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 79-44 (64.2%).
This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 75 times and won 36, or 48%, of those games.
Chicago is 35-38 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -107 or more on the moneyline.
The Phillies have played in 157 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-75-9).
So far this season, the Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 73 of their 157 games with a total.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the fourth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (761 total).
Philadelphia is ninth in MLB action with 191 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Phillies’ .258 batting average is fourth-best in the majors.
Philadelphia strikes out 8.4 times per game to rank 14th in MLB.
The Phillies pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Philadelphia’s 3.77 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored 716 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Chicago ranks 19th in Major League Baseball with 168 home runs.
The Cubs have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 16th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Cubs have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Chicago has the 10th-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Banks (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Phillies, his second of the season.
Bryce Harper has been key for Philadelphia with 153 hits, an OBP of .372 plus a slugging percentage of .525.
Kyle Schwarber is batting .250 this season with a team-high 37 home runs and 100 RBI.
Alec Bohm has 154 hits this season and a slash line of .286/.339/.459.
Trea Turner leads Philadelphia with a batting average of .297. He’s also hit 19 home runs with 59 RBI.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Steele (5-5) to the mound for his 24th start this season.
Ian Happ leads the Cubs in home runs (25) and runs batted in (85).
Nico Hoerner is hitting .269 with 33 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 44 walks.
Isaac Paredes is hitting .236 with 25 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 75 walks.
Cody Bellinger is hitting .263 with 23 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 44 walks.
Phillies and Cubs Injuries
Phillies: Rodolfo Castro: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Cubs: Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Julian Merryweather: 15 Day IL (Knee), Jorge López: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brennen Davis: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Luke Little: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 60 Day IL (Hand), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Nick Madrigal: 60 Day IL (Finger), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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