The Philadelphia Phillies (51-36) and the Cincinnati Reds (45-42) square off on Saturday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia’s Ranger Suarez gets the start against Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo.

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Phillies vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-175)
• Underdog: Reds (+146)
• Over/under: 8.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have compiled a 44-23 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.7% of those games).
• Philadelphia has a 21-5 record (winning 80.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -175 or shorter.
• The Phillies have a 63.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Philadelphia has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 36 times this season for a 36-47-4 record against the over/under.
• The Phillies have put together a 44-43-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.6% of the time).

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies in home runs (26) and runs batted in (58).
• Schwarber ranks fifth in homers and 12th in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
• Trea Turner is batting .297 to lead his team.
• Turner ranks 78th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 83rd in RBI.
• Turner takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .211 with two walks and two RBIs.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .279 with 22 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• Alec Bohm is batting .283 with 12 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 18 walks.
• Bohm enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a triple, two walks and two RBIs.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
• Philadelphia’s 3.71 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Phillies average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.263).
• Phillies pitchers combine to allow 89 home runs (1.0 per game), the ninth-fewest in baseball.
• Philadelphia struck out nine Padres batters while allowing six hits in a 5-1 win in its last game.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 26, or 53.1%, of the 49 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cincinnati has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +146 or more and is 3-6 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 40.7% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 85 games with a total this season.
• The Reds are 45-40-0 ATS in their 85 games with a spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in home runs (18) and runs batted in (58) this season while batting .275.
• De La Cruz ranks 18th in home runs and 12th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• TJ Friedl is batting .281 to lead Cincinnati, while adding eight homers and 31 runs batted in this season.
• Friedl ranks 137th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 135th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has collected 73 base hits, an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Gavin Lux is batting .269 with an OBP of .361 and a slugging percentage of .390 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of just 1.236 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The Reds have given up the 20th-fewest long balls so far this season with 105 home runs allowed.
• Cincinnati pitchers struck out six Red Sox batters while allowing 11 hits in an 8-4 win last time out.