Phillies vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 9, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (85-58) host the Tampa Bay Rays (71-72) on Monday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET from Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are listed as -198 favorites, while the underdog Rays have +165 odds on the moneyline. Cristopher Sanchez will get the ball for Philadelphia while Tampa Bay will counter with Jeffrey Springs.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Phillies vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-198)
• Underdog: Rays (+165)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Phillies have won in 70, or 61.9%, of the 113 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious 24 times in 34 chances when named as a favorite of at least -198 on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 66.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rays are 34-40 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.9% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a 2-3 record (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +165 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 37.7% chance to win.

Phillies vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Bryce Harper is batting .285 with 26 home runs and 79 RBI for Philadelphia this season.
• Harper ranks 23rd in the majors in home runs, and 32nd in RBI.
• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs with 33 and runs batted in with 93.
• Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with 64 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .279.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Diaz’s home run total puts him 123rd, and his RBI total ranks 65th.
• Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.

Phillies vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
• The Phillies have pitched to a 3.74 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.213 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Rays pitching staff is 11th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.89 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.226).