The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 3 of their series at PNC Park on Saturday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 53-47 this season and have won four of their last five games. Philadelphia has won the first two games of this series by scores of 8-7 and 4-2. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average this season. The Phillies offense has scored 466 runs with a .247 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. Kyle Schwarber is batting .204 with 32 home runs and 65 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Ranger Suarez, who is 7-5 with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 89 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 40-60 this season and have lost five games in a row. Prior to losing Games 1 and 2 of this series, Pittsburgh lost both games in their mini series against the Cubs. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.63 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .263 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 360 runs with a .220 batting average and a .288 on base percentage this year. Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .248 with five home runs and 29 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Mitch Keller, who is 3-7 with a 4.55 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP over 95 innings pitched this season.
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