Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays meet in game 2 of series
Toronto Blue Jays (38-31, second in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (40-29, second in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-8, 6.12 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (5-2, 2.97 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -173, Blue Jays +145; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0.
Philadelphia has a 40-29 record overall and a 22-13 record at home. Phillies hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the NL.
Toronto has a 16-18 record on the road and a 38-31 record overall. The Blue Jays have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .399.
The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has nine doubles, a triple and 22 home runs for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 15 for 39 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.
George Springer leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .478. Addison Barger is 10 for 39 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .244 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .260 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Phillies: Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (wrist), Aaron Nola: 15-Day IL (ankle)
Blue Jays: Nathan Lukes: 7-Day IL (neck), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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