Monday was bad. It was all bad. So very bad. We hit the reverse trifecta on the Pirates and Mets, going 0-3 and putting ourselves in a $-30 hole to start the week. Not good. Not good at all. The long climb up starts tonight with Philadelphia (65-54) at Toronto (66-54). Both of these teams are first timers for us in this feature and I think it’ll be a decent pitching matchup.
The Pitchers
Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler (9-5, 3.74 ERA) has won in two of his last three appearances. He’s allowing an average of 2 earned runs per game over his last five, and he’s made it at least six innings each of his last six appearances.
Toronto is going to set up a good pitching matchup by sending Yusei Kikuchi (9-5, 3.53 ERA) to the mound. He’s also won in two of his last three appearances and is allowing less than one earned run (0.8) per game in his last five.
The Lineups
Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 30 home runs. Bryson Scott paces the team with a .297 batting average, and Alec Bohm has knocked in 74 RBI. The Phillies have scored 27 runs in the last five games.
Vladimir Guerrero and Bo Bichette are charging the Toronto offense. Guerrero has blasted 18 home runs, with 72 RBI, and Bichette has a team-best .321 batting average. The Blue Jays have scored 21 runs in the last five games.
The Streaks
Philadelphia has lost two in a row coming into this series and Toronto’s win over the Cubs, on Sunday, snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Odds
Phillies -1.5
Philadelphia -115 on the moneyline
O/U 8
I’m expecting a good one here! I think Philly has the pitching advantage and that probably pushes them to victory. However, I’ll take Toronto to at least keep it to within a run, and we’ll move back to selecting the under for this one.
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