Phillies at Diamondbacks 8/7/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of their three-game series on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Phillies were victorious on Sunday 5-3 over the Miami Marlins for their fifth straight victory. Asdrubal Cabrera, recently acquired from the Mets, hit a two-run home run that broke a tie in the eighth to lead the Phillies to victory and a four-game sweep over the Marlins.

Arizona lost its game on Sunday 3-2 to the San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks split the four-game series with the Giants before hosting the Phillies on Monday. Arizona is now tied atop the National League West with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maikel Franco leads Philadelphia with a .276 batting average. Odubel Herrera has a team high in hits with 114. Rhys Hoskins leads the team in home runs with 22 and in RBIs with 72. Philadelphia has a team batting average of .238 while opposing hitters are averaging .240 at the plate against Phillies pitching. On Tuesday, the Phillies will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander this season is 6-9 with an ERA of 4.75, 141 Ks and 32 BBs.

David Peralta leads Arizona with a .293 batting average and in hits with 116. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in home runs with 24 and in RBIs with 60. Arizona has a team batting average of .237 while opposing hitters are averaging .238 at the plate against Diamondbacks pitching. On Tuesday, the D-Backs will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander this season is 12-6 with an ERA of 2.96, 148 Ks and 25 BBs.