Yankees take on the Phillies in first of 3-game series
New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.75 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (6-5, 4.91 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -160, Phillies +134; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday to begin a three-game series.
New York has a 30-19 record at home and a 56-46 record overall. The Yankees have a 39-19 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Philadelphia is 25-25 in road games and 58-44 overall. The Phillies are 36-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 37 home runs while slugging .717. Cody Bellinger is 14 for 42 with five home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 34 home runs while slugging .564. J.T. Realmuto is 16 for 42 with four doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Phillies: 5-5, .245 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
Phillies: Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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