Phillies and Tigers play in series rubber match
Philadelphia; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Charlie Morton (7-8, 5.42 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (9-3, 2.48 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 139 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -188, Tigers +156; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Philadelphia is 62-48 overall and 34-20 in home games. The Phillies have a 40-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Detroit has a 29-26 record in road games and a 65-47 record overall. The Tigers are 46-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 37 home runs while slugging .568. Trea Turner is 13 for 46 with four doubles, a triple and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has 13 home runs, 55 walks and 54 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 13 for 36 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 5-5, .253 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Tigers: 5-5, .257 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Daniel Robert: 15-Day IL (blister), Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)
Tigers: Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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