The Texas Rangers (60-58) take a three-game losing streak into a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies (67-49) on Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET. The Phillies are favored (-154) to give the underdog Rangers (+129) another loss. Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler starts against Texas’ Patrick Corbin.
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Phillies to win vs Rangers -154
Phillies vs. Rangers betting lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-154)
- Underdog: Rangers (+129)
- Over/under: 8
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- The Phillies have been favored on the moneyline 93 total times this season. They’ve gone 58-35 in those games.
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -154 or shorter, Philadelphia has a record of 40-18 (69%).
- The Phillies have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.6% in this matchup.
- In the 116 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-60-6).
- The Phillies have covered 50% of their games this season, going 58-58-0 against the spread.
Phillies hitting info
- Kyle Schwarber has accumulated a team-high 41 home runs and 95 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in MLB action, Schwarber’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks second.
- Trea Turner’s .284 batting average leads his team.
- Turner ranks 119th in homers and 83rd in RBI this year.
- Bryce Harper has 25 doubles, 17 home runs and 50 walks while hitting .260.
- Nick Castellanos has 23 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .263.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.2 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
- Philadelphia has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
- Phillies pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in baseball (1.233).
- Phillies pitchers combine to surrender 128 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in MLB).
- Philadelphia knocked off the Rangers 3-2 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing nine hits.
Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rangers betting info
- This season, the Rangers have won 21 out of the 59 games, or 35.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Texas has entered 11 games this season as the underdog by +129 or more and is 2-9 in those contests.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 43.7% chance to win.
- Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of its 118 opportunities.
- The Rangers have an ATS record of 65-53-0 in 118 games with a spread this season.
Rangers hitting info
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 99 hits, an OBP of .304 plus a slugging percentage of .357.
- Semien is 108th in home runs and 62nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Semien has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
- Josh Smith’s batting average of .268 leads all Texas hitters this season.
- Smith ranks 171st in homers and 213th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
- Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 17. He’s driven in 41 runs and is slugging .473.
- Seager brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
- Adolis Garcia leads Texas in runs batted in (63) this season. He’s batting .225 while slugging .392.
- Garcia takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .182 with two doubles.
Rangers pitching rankings
- The Rangers strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- Texas has the first-best ERA (3.28) in the majors this season.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.174 as a pitching staff, which is the first-best in baseball this season.
- With just 111 homers allowed, the Rangers rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
- Texas pitchers struck out 11 Phillies hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 3-2 loss its last time out.
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