The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies face off on Thursday in an MLB showdown at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have won three games in a row and each of the last two games have gone over the total.
The Phillies will sit with a 69-55 record overall and on Wednesday they scored seven runs on the way to the run victory. The Phillies have leaned on the offense all season and they are averaging 4.65 runs per game. On Wednesday, Rhys Hoskins had another big game finishing with two hits and three RBIs. Kyle Schwarber has hit 34 home runs and driven in 27 RBIs so far this year.
On the other side of this matchup is the Reds who sit with a 48-74 record overall and over the last two games the pitching has given up 14 runs total. The last win for the Reds came on Sunday and the offense scored nine runs in that game. The Reds are averaging 5.19 runs per game which is 28th in the league. Even that win on Sunday the offense still gave up five runs. In this game, the offense is going to need to be better.
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