It’s the conclusion of an interleague series on the diamond between a pair of teams looking to find some consistency in the Windy City. The Philadelphia Phillies close out a three-game series on the road when they face the Chicago White Sox Wednesday afternoon. These teams were slated to open the series on Monday but the game was rained out, setting up a doubleheader on Tuesday. Philadelphia split a four-game series over the weekend on the road with the Reds, winning the finale 14-3 Sunday afternoon. Chicago dropped two of three against Baltimore at home, losing the rubber game 8-4 Sunday afternoon. This article was published prior to the conclusion of either game of the doubleheader at Guaranteed Rate Field Tuesday night.
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Philadelphia earned a split of their four-game series on the road with the Reds as they prevailed in the finale of the set Sunday afternoon. The Phillies entered Tuesday 6-10 on the season and stood fourth in the NL East, 6.5 games behind the Braves for the top spot in the division race. Against Cincinnati Sunday, Philadelphia rapped out 23 hits with Brandon Marsh (three runs, RBI) leading the way with four. Bryson Stott (run, two RBI), Trea Turner (three runs, RBI), J.T. Realmuto (run, RBI) and Alec Bohm (two runs, RBI) each added three hits for the Phillies. Realmuto (his second) and Stott (his first) went deep in the win. Aaron Nola (1-2) earned the win on the mound as he threw six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He was staked to a 9-0 lead before taking the mound, making it easy for him.
Taijuan Walker is on the hill as he logs his fou rth start of the season for the Phillies in this contest. He comes in 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, 10 walks and 14 strikeouts over 15 innings of work this season. Walker earned the win in his last start, which came against the Reds on the road Friday. He threw six innings, allowing one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in a game the Phillies won 8-3. Walker makes his fifth career start against the White Sox in this contest. He comes in 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA, a 0.986 WHIP, seven walks and 16 strikeouts over 23.1 innings of work against them. Walker is 1-2 with a 2.55 ERA, a 0.906 WHIP, seven walks and 12 strikeouts over 17.2 innings in three career starts at Guaranteed Rate Field.