Phillies at Red Sox 8/20/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

With the Phillies the team finds themselves tied with the Mets for 3rd place. However, the Phillies are 9 games back from the Braves who lead the NL East, but are only 3.5 games out of second place. The problem for the Phillies is they are in the middle of a 2 game losing streak recently and that could be a disaster coming up as the losses came at home against the Padres.

The Red Sox are 16 games out of first place from the Yankees. However, what is even worse for the Red Sox is they are 6.5 games back from the Rays on the year and that could definitely present a problem for the Red Sox this year as it may mean they could be sitting at home come October because of the lack of Wild Card qualification. With the Phillies the team has recorded a total of 1045 hits, but has hit at a clip of .246 this season. The Phillies have ended up scoring a total of 592 runs this year with 158 homers. When the Phillies are on the mound, the team has hit at a clip of .262 this year with a team ERA of 4.58 on the year. The Phillies have allowed 417 walks and struck out 1050 batters.

For the Red Sox the team is coming in with a total of 1255 hits and has a team batting average of .277 on the year. The Red Sox have scored a total of 735 runs with 198 homers on the year. The Red Sox have a team ERA that sits at 4.72 on the year and has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .252 this year. The Red Sox have struck out 1260 batters on the year with 445 walks.