The Philadelphia Phillies (57-43) host the Boston Red Sox (54-48) on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies are moneyline favorites (-153) against the underdog Red Sox (+127). Philadelphia’s Jesus Luzardo gets the start against Boston’s Lucas Giolito.
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Phillies to win vs Red Sox -153
Phillies vs. Red Sox betting lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-153)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+127)
- Over/under: 8.5
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- The Phillies have put together a 50-29 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.3% of those games).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -153 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 35-15 record (winning 70% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 60.5%.
- Philadelphia has played in 100 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 42 times (42-54-4).
- The Phillies have put together a 49-51-0 record against the spread this season (covering 49% of the time).
Phillies hitting info
- Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 32 home runs and 74 runs batted in.
- In MLB play, Schwarber ranks fifth in homers and eighth in RBI.
- Trea Turner’s .286 batting average paces his team.
- Turner ranks 111th in home runs and 99th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
- Bryce Harper is batting .271 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs and 44 walks.
- Nick Castellanos is batting .270 with 22 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 22 walks.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The Phillies pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Philadelphia has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Phillies combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.261).
- Phillies pitchers combine to allow 103 home runs (one per game), the eighth-fewest in baseball.
- Philadelphia struck out 16 Red Sox batters while giving up eight hits in a 3-2 win in its last game.
Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Red Sox betting info
- The Red Sox have won 15, or 41.7%, of the 36 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Boston has entered 13 games this season as the underdog by +127 or more and is 5-8 in those contests.
- The Red Sox have a 44.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 101 games with a total this season.
- The Red Sox are 52-49-0 ATS in their 101 games with a spread this season.
Red Sox hitting info
- Ceddanne Rafaela leads Boston with a .270 batting average. He’s also hit 14 homers and has 48 RBI.
- In all of Major League Baseball, Rafaela ranks 63rd in homers and 69th in RBI.
- Jarren Duran has collected 105 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .433 on the year.
- Duran ranks 145th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 56th in RBI.
- Wilyer Abreu’s 20 home runs lead all Boston hitters, and he’s slugging .505.
- Trevor Story leads Boston in runs batted in with 59 while batting .252 with 15 homers.
Red Sox pitching rankings
- The Red Sox strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.77 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.298 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 97, or one per game.
- Last time out, Boston fell to the Phillies 3-2. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and seven hits allowed.
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