The Phillies are a team that has been a shocking team all season. The Phillies for a while even held the division lead in the NL East and that was something that was completely unexpected for the team to have the ability to do, but they definitely did it for a short time period. The Giants for all their part have been a disappointment on the year so far compared to what they have done in the past, but they are a team that does have some potential that needs to be realized.
The Phillies are coming into the game here with a total ERA of 3.40 on the year so far. The Phillies have been able to score a total of 238 runs, but are not hitting that good as the team has an average that sits at .236 on the year.
For the Giants the team has been able to score a total of 230 runs on the year, but are hitting quite a bit better than the Phillies on the year so far with an average of .260 on the year. The Giants have a team ERA that is sitting at the 4.62 mark on the year.
Vince Velasquez is the pitcher heading to the mound for the Phillies in this game. On the year he has been able to get a total of 57.1 innings on the mound so far and struck out 70 batters. He has a 4-5 record and has managed to get an ERA of 4.08.
The Giants are going to send out Andrew Suarez to the mound. So far this season Suarez has thrown a total of 36.2 innings and only managed to get 37 strikeouts on the year. Suarez has been throwing horrible on the year as well with a 1-4 record and a 5.65 ERA.
