Dodgers vs Phillies Picks and Prediction – 7/9/2024

Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB picks. The Dodgers (55-36) are ten games above .500 on the road and are sitting 7.5 games clear of Arizona in the NL West Division race. On Sunday, Los Angeles batters went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base during a 9-2 home loss versus Milwaukee. 

Twenty-five year old righty Bobby Miller (1-1 6.12 ERA) will make his seventh start of the season for the Dodgers. Last time out, Miller (5 IP) allowed four hits and two runs during a 6-5 home victory versus Arizona. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have won 33 of their first 47 home games and own the best overall record in the majors. The Phillies (58-32) are sending a franchise record seven players to the All-Star Game and hold an eight-game lead over Atlanta for the top spot in the NL East Division. On Sunday, Philadelphia SP Michael Mercado was tagged for five runs and recorded just five outs during a 6-0 road loss against Atlanta. 

The Phillies will turn to All-Star righty Zack Wheeler (9-4 2.74 ERA) in the series opener. Through 111 plus innings, Wheeler has limited opponents to ten home runs and struck out 119 batters while posting a sparkling 0.99 WHIP.