Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks 8/29/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/28/2022 at 10:43 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series on the road in the desert southwest on Monday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Philadelphia is 72-55 following its 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Kyle Gibson threw seven shutout innings for the Phillies. Philadelphia has won six straight and the Phillies are third in the National League East, 9 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets
Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .293 to lead Philadelphia, while first baseman Rhys Hoskins is the leader in on base percentage at .340. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 35 and RBIs with 73. Right fielder Nick Castellanos has a team-high 132 hits. On Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies will send Ranger Suarez to the mound. The left-hander is 8-5 with a 3.38 ERA, 102 Ks and 45 BBs.
Arizona improved to 58-67 following its 10-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Jake McCarthy collected four hits to set a new career high and the Diamondbacks won their second straight against the Chicago White Sox. Arizona has won three of its last four but the Diamondbacks are fourth in the National League West, 29 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Third baseman Josh Rojas is batting .282 to lead Arizona and has a team-high .358 on-base percentage. First baseman Christian Walker is the leader in home runs with 30, RBIs with 72 and hits with 100. On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Zac Gallen to the mound. The right-hander is 9-2 with a 2.66 ERA, 138 Ks and 32 BBs.
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Arizona starting pitcher Zac Gallen has had four consecutive strong outings, allowing no runs on 12 hits across 27 ⅓ innings and Arizona has won three of the four. Over that stretch Gallen has 32 strikeouts and six walks. Expect a low scoring outcome as both clubs have pitchers on the mound that have seen recent success but the D-Backs behind Gallen will come out on top. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 4-2.
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