The Philadelphia Phillies (21-15) have a 2-0 series lead and will go for a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays (16-20) on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Phillies are favored (-139) against the underdog Rays (+117) in the matchup, which starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Jesus Luzardo starts for Philadelphia while Tampa Bay will counter with Ryan Pepiot.

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Phillies vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-139)
• Underdog: Rays (+117)
• Over/under: 8.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have put together a 17-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60.7% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, Philadelphia has a record of 14-6 (70%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Phillies’ implied win probability is 58.2%.
• In the 36 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 17 times (17-19-0).
• The Phillies have a 19-17-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.8% of the time).

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber has put up a team-best 12 home runs and 28 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB action, Schwarber ranks first in homers and 10th in RBI.
• Schwarber enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, three home runs, three walks and five RBIs.
• Bryce Harper has seven doubles, six home runs and 27 walks while batting .243.
• Harper currently ranks 47th in homers and 52nd in RBI in the majors.
• Harper takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Trea Turner has accumulated a team-best batting average of .307.
• Turner has hit safely in six games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .432 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBIs.
• Nick Castellanos has 10 doubles, four home runs and nine walks while hitting .285.
• Castellanos has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .318 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.9 K/9 to pace MLB.
• Philadelphia has a 3.85 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Phillies have the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.269).
• Phillies pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (35 total, one per game).
• Philadelphia knocked off the Rays 7-0 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing two hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• This season, the Rays have won seven out of the 16 games, or 43.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 6-5 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +117 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 46.1% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 14 of its 36 opportunities.
• The Rays are 15-21-0 against the spread in their 36 chances this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in with 17 and has a batting average of .257.
• Diaz ranks 64th in home runs and 74th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Diaz has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in with 17 while batting .317 with five homers.
• Among all major league hitters, Aranda ranks 64th in homers and 74th in RBI.
• Aranda heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .438 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Junior Caminero’s six home runs lead all Tampa Bay hitters, and he’s slugging .424.
• Caminero takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with an RBI.
• Kameron Misner has 26 hits and an OBP of .314 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has the 13th-ranked ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
• The Rays have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• With 49 homers allowed, the Rays rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay fell to the Phillies 7-0. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.