Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Wednesday when the Philadelphia Phillies (35-14) and Texas Rangers (24-25) take the field at 6:40 PM ET, live on NBCS-PH. Bryce Harper has 11 home runs for the Phillies (-139 favorites on the moneyline) while Adolis Garcia has two homers this season for the Rangers (+117). Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Dane Dunning.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $34.39
Phillies to win vs Rangers -139
Phillies vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-139)
- Underdog: Rangers (+117)
- Over/under: 9.5
Phillies vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been favorites in 40 games this season and have come away with the win 29 times (72.5%) in those contests.
- Philadelphia has a record of 23-10 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -139 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 58.2% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rangers have won 44.4% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (8-10).
- Texas has a 3-4 record (winning 42.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +117 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 46.1%.
Phillies vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 44 while batting .333, which is also best on the team.
- Bohm ranks 91st in baseball in home runs, and first in RBI.
- Harper’s 11 home runs are most among Philadelphia batters. He’s driven in 36 runs this season while slugging .537.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .268 with 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 15 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Semien ranks 22nd in homers and 11th in RBI.
- Adolis Garcia has hit 11 home runs with 35 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Phillies vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have the third-best ERA (3.15) in the majors this season.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.144 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- Texas has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.271).