Phillies Look to Keep Pace with Braves in NL East
The
Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies kick off interleague play this Friday. While the Phillies have struggled lately. They have gone 4-6 over their last 10 games. The team should be able to make some ground against the Jays. They are 3 games behind the Braves in the NL East race.
TV: 7:07 p.m. ET, NBCS Philadelphia, Sportsnet (Toronto)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Jake Arrieta (9-8, 3.25 ERA) vs. Blue Jays LH Ryan Borucki (2-3, 4.27)
Odds: Phillies are -128-moneyline favorites. The total is 9 Under -120.
The Phillies hope their strong interleague play this season carries over into the weekend. They’ve won 11 of 17 of contests. Philadelphia did drop two of three to Toronto at
Citizens Bank Park in May.
Toronto Is Playing a Lot of Young Players Down the Stretch
Rumored to have been in on the Arrieta sweepstakes just eight months ago, the Toronto Blue Jays are now on a different path. They have entered full rebuild mode.
At 57-69, the Jays are making use of their flopped season. They are auditioning their prospects at the big-league level. It has been a revolving door in Toronto lately. Ryan Borucki is one of those young ballplayers.
Borucki’s last trip to the mound was a brief one. The 24-year-old rookie was blitzed for a career-worst six runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning. This was in Sunday’s 10-2 loss at the New York Yankees.
Borucki allowed the first six batters he faced to reach base as the wheels came off in a hurry. He has yielded 14 runs on 19 hits and two homers in his last three starts. This was after keeping the ball in the park in each of his previous seven outings.
Curtis Granderson is 10-for-32 with three homers and 10 RBIs against Arrieta. He is 7-for-16 with three doubles and four runs scored in his last five contests.
Kendrys Morales belted his fifth homer in the last four games overall. He is 3-for-6 with two RBIs in his career versus Arrieta.
Phillies Counting on Arrieta Down the Stretch
By contrast, the former
Cy Young Award winner and Ace of the Phillies’ staff, Jake Arrieta, is rounding into form. This is definitely when his team needs him the most.
Arrieta is poised to lead the Phillies to a postseason berth for the first time since 2011.
He has followed up a 4-0 mark over a seven-start stretch with back-to-back losses. He deserved a better fate in his last trip to the mound.
The
2015 NL Cy Young Award winner allowed just one run on four hits while striking out six. He also didn’t walk a batter over six innings in a 3-1 setback to the New York Mets on Saturday.
Arrieta owns a 4-2 mark with a 4.85 ERA in eight career encounters versus the Blue Jays.
Cesar Hernandez has eight hits and six runs scored in his last seven games overall, although he went 1-for-12 in the previous series versus Toronto.
event date |
Opponent |
Result |
score |
OU Result |
ip |
money |
Aug 18, 2018 |
NYM |
L |
1-3 |
U |
6 |
-$100.00 |
Aug 12, 2018 |
SD |
L |
3-9 |
O |
5 |
-$100.00 |
Aug 6, 2018 |
ARI |
L |
2-3 |
U |
8 |
-$100.00 |
event date |
Opponent |
Result |
score |
OU Result |
ip |
money |
Aug 19, 2018 |
NYY |
L |
2-10 |
O |
0.2 |
-$100.00 |
Aug 14, 2018 |
KC |
W |
6-5 |
O |
4 |
$72.00 |
Aug 9, 2018 |
BOS |
W |
8-5 |
O |
5 |
$148.00 |
Philadelphia’s relievers have pitched 10.1 innings in the last 3 games. |
Toronto’s relievers have pitched 7.2 innings in the last 3 games. |
Date |
score |
Winner |
ip |
hits |
Runs |
Earned Runs |
walks |
strikeouts |
Decision |
Aug 18, 2017 |
7-4 |
CHC |
6.1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Win |
Sep 9, 2014 |
9-2 |
TOR |
6.1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
No Decision |
May 29, 2012 |
8-6 |
TOR |
4.1 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
Loss |
Jul 26, 2011 |
12-4 |
BAL |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Win |
Jun 15, 2011 |
4-1 |
TOR |
6.2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
Loss |
Date |
score |
Winner |
ip |
hits |
Runs |
Earned Runs |
walks |
strikeouts |
Decision |
No Recent Starts vs. Opponent. |
Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
4.31 |
20 |
5.09 |
26 |
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense |
3.88 |
25 |
4.77 |
23 |
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
4.48 |
17 |
4.28 |
14 |
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense |
4.50 |
15 |
4.34 |
15 |
Date |
Away |
away score |
Home |
home score |
line |
O/U |
Away Pitcher |
Home Pitcher |
Away Hits |
Home Hits |
Away Walks |
Home Walks |
Away Strikeouts |
Home Strikeouts |
May 27, 2018 |
TOR |
5 |
PHI |
3 |
104 |
7.5 |
O |
J.A. Happ (L) |
Nick Pivetta (R) |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
May 26, 2018 |
TOR |
1 |
PHI |
2 |
-179 |
8.5 |
U |
Jaime Garcia (L) |
Aaron Nola (R) |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
May 25, 2018 |
TOR |
6 |
PHI |
5 |
101 |
9 |
O |
Sam Gaviglio (R) |
Zach Eflin (R) |
11 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
Jun 16, 2016 |
TOR |
13 |
PHI |
2 |
121 |
7.5 |
O |
J.A. Happ (L) |
Aaron Nola (R) |
17 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
Jun 15, 2016 |
TOR |
7 |
PHI |
2 |
150 |
8 |
O |
Marco Estrada (R) |
Jeremy Hellickson (R) |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
Jun 14, 2016 |
PHI |
3 |
TOR |
11 |
-281 |
8.5 |
O |
Zach Eflin (R) |
Marcus Stroman (R) |
7 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Jun 13, 2016 |
PHI |
7 |
TOR |
0 |
-179 |
9 |
U |
Jerad Eickhoff (R) |
R.A. Dickey (R) |
9 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
Aug 19, 2015 |
TOR |
4 |
PHI |
7 |
225 |
9 |
O |
Mark Buehrle (L) |
Adam Morgan (L) |
5 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
Aug 18, 2015 |
TOR |
8 |
PHI |
5 |
154 |
8.5 |
O |
R.A. Dickey (R) |
Aaron Nola (R) |
9 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
Jul 29, 2015 |
PHI |
2 |
TOR |
8 |
-278 |
9 |
O |
Jerome Williams (R) |
R.A. Dickey (R) |
7 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
Philadelphia is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games |
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games |
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games |
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Philadelphia’s last 24 games |
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road |
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia’s last 13 games on the road |
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto |
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto |
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing Toronto |
Philadelphia is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto |
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia’s last 13 games when playing on the road against Toronto |
Toronto is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games |
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games |
Toronto is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home |
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home |
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games at home |
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia |
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia |
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia |
Toronto is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia |
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto’s last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia |
|
record |
Home |
Away |
Fave |
Dog |
O/U |
vs LHP |
vs RHP |
Overall |
69-58 |
41-22 |
28-36 |
45-23 |
28-33 |
55-66-6 |
15-14 |
54-44 |
Last 10 |
4-6 |
3-4 |
1-2 |
3-2 |
2-4 |
6-4 |
1-1 |
3-5 |
vs Div |
25-26 |
15-9 |
10-17 |
19-13 |
7-12 |
21-28-2 |
6-4 |
19-22 |
vs AL |
11-6 |
5-5 |
6-1 |
6-0 |
7-6 |
5-11-1 |
3-2 |
8-4 |
vs NL |
58-52 |
36-17 |
22-35 |
39-23 |
21-27 |
50-55-5 |
12-12 |
46-40 |
|
record |
Home |
Away |
Fave |
Dog |
O/U |
vs LHP |
vs RHP |
Overall |
58-69 |
32-32 |
26-37 |
34-21 |
25-46 |
66-54-7 |
14-30 |
44-39 |
Last 10 |
5-5 |
3-0 |
2-5 |
5-2 |
0-3 |
6-4 |
0-1 |
5-4 |
vs Div |
22-32 |
17-14 |
5-18 |
15-4 |
8-26 |
22-29-3 |
2-17 |
20-15 |
vs AL |
49-64 |
27-30 |
22-34 |
29-20 |
21-42 |
56-50-7 |
13-30 |
36-34 |
vs NL |
9-5 |
5-2 |
4-3 |
5-1 |
4-4 |
10-4 |
1-0 |
8-5 |
Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
starter |
ip |
opposing starter |
Location |
Aug 23, 2018 |
WSH |
2-0 |
W |
143 |
7 |
Aaron Nola |
8 |
M Scherzer |
A |
Aug 22, 2018 |
WSH |
7-8 |
L |
139 |
8.5 |
Zach Eflin |
3.1 |
S Strasburg |
A |
Aug 21, 2018 |
WSH |
4-10 |
L |
126 |
9.5 |
Vincent Velasquez |
4 |
T Roark |
A |
Aug 19, 2018 |
NYM |
2-8 |
L |
-193 |
8.5 |
Nick Pivetta |
3.2 |
J Vargas |
H |
Aug 18, 2018 |
NYM |
1-3 |
L |
-104 |
7.5 |
J Arrieta |
6 |
J deGrom |
H |
Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
Total |
starter |
ip |
opposing starter |
Location |
Aug 22, 2018 |
BAL |
6-0 |
W |
-176 |
9.5 |
Tom Pannone |
7 |
David Hess |
H |
Aug 21, 2018 |
BAL |
8-2 |
W |
-131 |
8.5 |
Sam Gaviglio |
7 |
D Bundy |
H |
Aug 20, 2018 |
BAL |
5-3 |
W |
-168 |
9 |
M Estrada |
5.1 |
A Cashner |
H |
Aug 19, 2018 |
NYY |
2-10 |
L |
218 |
8 |
Ryan Borucki |
0.2 |
J Happ |
A |
Aug 18, 2018 |
NYY |
6-11 |
L |
288 |
9 |
Sean Reid-Foley |
4.1 |
Luis Severino |
A |
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