A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park.
Rodrigo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Lopez is 5-9 this season with a 4.58 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Cole Hamels who starts for the Phillies. Lefthander Hamels is 7-7 with a 3.40 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.
The Diamondbacks were defeated 3-2 by the Giants last time out, as +130 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.
Esmerling Vasquez surrendered the winning run in relief and was tagged with the loss.
Brian Schneider knocked in two runs in the Phillies’ 5-4 win over the Rockies on Monday. Philadelphia won as -140 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
My handicapping software predicts that Philadelphia will win.
Current streak:
Arizona has lost 4 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 37-62 SU
Philadelphia: 53-46 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 8-2
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
Stats courtesy of Chalk