Ranger Suárez vs. the Braves
- The Phillies will hand the ball to Suarez (9-5) for his 27th start of the season.
- The left-hander's last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 27-year-old has pitched to a 3.53 ERA this season with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across 26 games.
- He has earned a quality start nine times in 26 starts this season.
- The Braves are batting .253 this season, eighth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .444 (second in the league) with 224 home runs.
Phillies vs. Max Fried
- Fried makes the start for the Braves, his 29th of the season. He is 13-6 with a 2.52 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 175 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Friday, the lefty tossed 6 2/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.52, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 28 games this season. Opponents are hitting .223 against him.
Phillies Betting Trends
- The Phillies have entered the game as underdogs 54 times this season and won 25, or 46.3%, of those games.
- Philadelphia is 12-11 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +122 or more on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 45% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
- Games involving Philadelphia have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 76 of 152 chances this season.
- The Phillies are 74-78-0 against the spread this season.
Phillies Injury News
- Edmundo Sosa: 10 Day Injury List (Hamstring)
- Nicholas Castellanos: 10 Day Injury List (Oblique)
- Corey Knebel: 60 Day Injury List (Back)
- Kent Emanuel: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
- Mark Appel: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
- Hans Crouse: 60 Day Injury List (Bicep)
- Simon Muzziotti: 60 Day Injury List (Undisclosed)
- Damon Jones: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
- James McArthur: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
- Brandon Marsh: Day-to-day (Knee)
The NL East was expected to be a tough division in 2019, and it was. There isn't much sense that it will be any different in 2020. One team that spent some bucks to try to take the over the division has kind of fallen flat. The Phillies grabbed their own version of who might be the best player in the game, plus added some key pieces around him. However, it didn't equal success. Timeliness of the Phillies hits was a huge problem.
Philadelphia had trouble scoring runs when they needed them most. Add to that a penchant for giving up runs at all the wrong moments, and Philly ended up four games under .500. The batting order is still very solid. The Phillies will need to pitch to compete with Atlanta and Washington, and the Mets for that matter. They have an ace, but a big contract for a veteran did not lend the expected results. Philadelphia snagged another good pitcher from within the division, so expect improvements.
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