The Philadelphia Phillies (77-57) square off against the Atlanta Braves (61-73) a game after Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs in a 19-4 win over the Braves. The Phillies are favored (-142) in this matchup with the Braves (+120), which begins at 6:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Cristopher Sanchez starts for Philadelphia while Atlanta will counter with Chris Sale.
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Phillies to win vs Braves -142
Phillies vs. Braves betting lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-142)
- Underdog: Braves (+120)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- The Phillies are 67-42 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 61.5% of those games).
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 50-25 (66.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Phillies a 58.7% chance to win.
- Philadelphia has had an over/under set by bookmakers 134 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 57 of those games (57-69-8).
- The Phillies have collected a 67-67-0 record ATS this season (covering 50% of the time).
Phillies hitting info
- Schwarber paces the Phillies with 49 home runs and 119 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Schwarber’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks first.
- Trea Turner’s .299 batting average is a team-high mark.
- Turner currently ranks 120th in home runs and 71st in RBI in the majors.
- Turner takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .362 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, a walk and 10 RBIs.
- Bryce Harper is hitting .270 with 29 doubles, 22 home runs and 55 walks.
- Harper brings an 11-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .375 with a double, three home runs, four walks and eight RBIs.
- Bryson Stott is batting .243 with 17 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 45 walks.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The Phillies pitching staff is second in the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Philadelphia’s 3.86 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Phillies combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.243).
- Phillies pitchers combine to allow 145 home runs (1.1 per game), the ninth-fewest in the majors.
- Philadelphia struck out six Braves batters while giving up six hits in a 19-4 win in its last game.
Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Braves betting info
- The Braves have entered the game as underdogs 41 times this season and won 13, or 31.7%, of those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 3-8, a 27.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +120 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 45.5% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 133 chances.
- The Braves have an ATS record of 55-78-0 in 133 games with a spread this season.
Braves hitting info
- Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 75 and his batting average of .266 is also best on his team.
- Olson is 49th in homers and 28th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Olson brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .232 with an OBP of .301 and a slugging percentage of .348 this season.
- Albies is 138th among hitters in the majors in homers, and 80th in RBI.
- Michael Harris II is slashing .251/.273/.417 this season for the Braves.
- Harris brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
- Marcell Ozuna has collected 95 hits this season and has an OBP of .360. He’s slugging .408 on the year.
- Ozuna has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .125 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
Braves pitching rankings
- The Braves average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the big leagues.
- Atlanta has pitched to a 4.45 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.317 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Braves have given up the 21st-fewest long balls so far this season with 163 home runs allowed.
- Atlanta pitchers struck out three Phillies hitters while allowing 20 base hits in a 19-4 loss its last time out.
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