Phillies vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 31, 2024

Aaron Judge is on the brink of his 40th home run of the season for the New York Yankees (63-45) as they get set to take on the Philadelphia Phillies (65-41) on Wednesday. The Yankees enter the matchup as +116 underdogs on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Citizens Bank Park at 12:35 PM ET, live on MLB Network. Cristopher Sanchez takes the mound for Philadelphia while Nestor Cortes Jr. is New York’s starter for the contest.

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Phillies vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-137)
• Underdog: Yankees (+116)
• Over/under: 9.5

Phillies vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Phillies have come away with 56 wins in the 89 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Philadelphia has a record of 47-26 when favored by -137 or more this year.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 57.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Yankees have won 18 of the 23 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (78.3%).
• New York has a 4-1 record (winning 80% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
• The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.3% in this contest.

Phillies vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Bryce Harper is batting .282 this season with a team-high 24 home runs.
• Harper ranks ninth in home runs and 17th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 71 while batting .295 with 11 homers.
• Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (39), runs batted in (99) and has put up a team-high batting average of .315.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is hitting .310 with 22 doubles, four triples, 27 home runs and 86 walks.

Phillies vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have pitched to a 3.53 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.174 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
• New York has a 3.68 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.226).