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Zack Wheeler gets the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies (86-58) Wednesday, looking for his 15th win of the season in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (71-73). The Phillies and Wheeler are -203 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSSUN, live from Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia’s Wheeler and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $29.85
Phillies to win vs Rays -203
Phillies vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-203)
- Underdog: Rays (+168)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Phillies have come away with 71 wins in the 114 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Philadelphia has a record of 21-9 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -203 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 67% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rays have compiled a 34-41 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.3% of those games).
- Tampa Bay is 2-2 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +168 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 37.3%.
Phillies vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs with 34 and runs batted in with 94.
- Schwarber ranks eighth in MLB in home runs, and 12th in RBI.
- Bryce Harper has collected 139 hits this season and has an OBP of .374. He’s slugging .520 on the year.
- Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .281 while leading the Rays in runs batted in (64).
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Diaz’s home run total puts him 123rd, and his RBI total ranks 67th.
- Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs are a team-high mark.
Phillies vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have a combined 1.211 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.88).
- Rays pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.227).