Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros 10/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the road Wednesday to play the Houston Astros in the final game of the regular season for both teams. Philadelphia improved to 87-73 following its 3-0 victory over Houston in the first game of their three-game series with the Astros. Philadelphia clinched a National League wild-card berth with the victory and have won three straight. Make sure you check out all of our MLB picks.

Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .281 to lead Philadelphia and has a team-high 163 hits, while left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 46 and RBIs with 94. Catcher J.T. Realmuto is the leader in on-base percentage at .341. On Wednesday, Philadelphia will send Bailey Falter to the mound. The left-hander is 6-4 with a 3.90 ERA, 74 Ks and 17 BBs.

The Houston Astros dropped to 104-56 following their shutout loss to the Phillies on Monday. Houston snapped a two-game winning streak with the loss but the Astros have clinched the American League West and will finish with the best record in the AL. Houston is currently 16 ½ games ahead of the second place Seattle Mariners in the division with just two games remaining.

Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is batting .301 to lead Houston and has team highs in home runs with 37 and on-base percentage at .403. Right fielder Kyle Tucker is the leader in RBIs with 104 and second baseman Jose Altuve is the leader in hits with 155. On Wednesday, the Houston Astros will send Framber Valdez to the mound. The left-hander is 16-6 with a 2.89 ERA, 184 Ks and 66 BBs.