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The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to hold on to the last NL wild card spot, but they will have to do it against the Houston Astros, one of the best teams in baseball. Philadelphia begins the final three games of the season at Houston on Monday and the playoffs are on the line. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET at Houston’s Minute Maid Park.
It depends on these last three games for the Phils whether or not they make the postseason. They got a breather on Sunday by beating the Nationals, while the Brewers lost a game to the Marlins, falling 4-3 in 12 innings. As a result, Philadelphia comes into this series with an 86-73 record and a two-game lead over the Brewers. They are also very close to the Padres for second place.
Aaron Nola will start for Philadelphia and has 226 strikeouts and 29 walks in 198.1 innings pitched. He is third in the National League in strikeouts and has a chance to win the strikeout title with a strong performance. Meanwhile, Houston has had an incredible season, picking up a 3-1 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Jeremy Pena had 3 hits including a home run. Luis Garcia got the win to improve to 14-8 on the season. The Astros now have a 104-55 record and head into the playoffs with the best record in the American League. Lance McCullers Jr. will start for Houston. The right-hander is 4-1 on the season with a 2.38 ERA in seven starts. He has 45 strikeouts and 21 walks in 41.2 innings. McCullers missed his last start due to illness last week, this is his first start against the Phillies. Houston has a better pitching staff, a team ERA of 2.93, which is second in baseball. The bullpen has a 2.8 ERA which is the best in the league.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Game Information
- Date: 10/03/2022
- Time: 08:10 PM ET
- Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas.
- How to Watch: Phillies vs Astros NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Phillies vs Astros Betting Lines
Phillies are +107 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $107. On the other side, Astros are -117 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $56.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Phillies at a 48.31% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Astros have 63.90% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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