7:05 PM Arizona Diamondbacks @ Philadelphia Phillies
D’Backs: +120
Phillies: -140
Total: 8.5
The Phillies have won 7 straight games after sweeping the Brewers on the road yesterday. They are 6-0 under interim manager Rob Thomson since the firing of Joe Girardi. The Phillies will be trying to win 8 straight games for the first time since Aug. 1-8, 2021. After losing 2 straight games to the Cincinnati Reds, the D’backs rallied to win the final two contests to split the four-game series. The Diamondbacks will be looking for their 3rd consecutive win. The D’backs rallied for 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to secure a 5-4 comeback win. The Phillies will start Kyle Gibson (3-2, 4.40 ERA) who is 2-2 with a 1.50 ERA in 4 career starts against the D’backs. Zac Gallen (4-1, 2.40 ERA) will be getting the start for the D’backs after suffering his first loss in his last outing against the Pirates. Gallen is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies, pitching 10 scoreless innings, allowing only 4 hits and 2 unearned runs in those games.
⚾Zac Gallen has shown regression over his past few starts and he is followed by one of the worst bullpens in baseball.
⚾The Phillies are hitting righties at .246 this season.
⚾The Phillies just scored 21 runs in 3 games against one of the best pitching teams in the Brewers.
⚾The Over is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings in Philadelphia.
⚾The Phillies have outscored opponents 53-19 during the 7-game winning streak.
The Bookie: Phillies
10:15 PM Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants
Dodgers: -150
Giants: +125
Total: 8.5
The Giants will look to get back to winning when they host the Dodgers in the opener of a 3-game series. Both teams played early games on Thursday with the Giants losing 4-2 to the visiting Rockies while the Dodgers earned a series win by beating the White Sox 11-9. San Francisco’s Jakob Junis (3-1, 2.51 ERA) is scheduled to start against Walker Buehler (6-2, 3.84) in a battle of right-handers. Junis got a win in his most recent start, when he gave up 1 run over 6 innings against the Marlins. He has never faced the Dodgers. Buehler took a loss in his last outing after giving up 5 runs over 2 1/3 innings as the Dodgers fell 9-4 to the visiting Mets. Buehler is 7-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 13 career appearances against the Giants. The teams met twice in Los Angeles in early May, and the Dodgers recorded 3-1 and 9-1 wins.
⚾The Dodgers are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
⚾The Dodgers are 14-6 in the last 20 meetings in San Francisco.
⚾The Giants are 1-5 in their last 6 games as an underdog.
⚾Walker Buehler is 4-0 with a 1.67 ERA on the road and owns the Giants in his career at 7-1 with a 2.55 ERA.
The Bookie: Dodgers