Phillies at Blue Jays 8/20/20 - Game 2 -MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/20/2020 at 9:54 AM ET
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a double header on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Philadelphia improved to 9-9 following its 13-6 victory on Tuesday over the Boston Red Sox. Bryce Harper belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning when the Phillies scored seven times and rallied to beat the struggling Red Sox.
Bryce Harper is batting .367 to lead Philadelphia and the right fielder has a team-high 22 hits. Catcher JT Realmuto is the leader in home runs with eight and RBIs with 20. On Thursday, Philadelphia will send Aaron Nola to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.05, 37 Ks and 4 BBs
Toronto improved to 9-11 following its 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Travis Shaw scored in the 10th inning following a throwing error by the Orioles and the Blue Jays were able to escape after squandering a lead of four runs. Toronto is in fourth place in the American League East trailing the first place New York Yankees by 5 ½ games.
Bo Bichette is batting .361 to lead Toronto. Left fielder Teoscar Hernandez is leading the Blue Jays in home runs with 7, RBIs with 14 and hits with 23. Randall Grichuk is leading with an on-base percentage of .394. Toronto has not yet announced its starting pitcher for game two of their doubleheader with Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia has played very well of late. The Phillies have won each of their last four including a three-game sweep over the New York Mets in which they averaged 6.0 runs per game and allowed just an average of 3.0 runs per game. Philadelphia will also have ace Aaron Nola on the mound, who is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.05 and 37 strikeouts. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 7-2.
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