On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia is 83-69 following its 8-7 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The Phillies split a four-game series with Atlanta. Philadelphia is third in the National League East and currently holds the third and final NL wildcard spot but leads fourth place Milwaukee by just 1 .5 games.
Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .291 to lead Philadelphia and has a team high 160 hits. Left fiedler Kyle Schwarber is leading in home runs with 42 and RBIs with 87, while catcher JT Realmuto has a team high .345 on-base percentage. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies will send Aaron Nola to the mound. The right-hander is 10-12 with a 3.28 ERA, 218 Ks and 29 BBs.
Chicago improved to 67-86 following its 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Patrick Wisdom hit his 25th home run of the season in the victory. The Cubs have won five of the last six but Chicago is 21 .5 games behind first place in the National League Central. The Cubs have been eliminated from postseason contention.
Shortstop Nico Hoerner is batting .290 to lead Chicago and third baseman Patrick Wisdom is the leader in home runs with 25. Left fielder Ian Happ is the leader in RBIs with 70, hits with 147 and on-base percentage at .340. On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs will send Hayden Wesneski to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA, 24 Ks and 4 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Philadelphia is 12-2 in its last 14 versus an opponent from the NL Central
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Phillies last 5 versus a right-hander
- Chicago is 5-1 in its last 6
- The UNDER has cashed in 13 of the Cubs last 18
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