The Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) will be trying to even up their series when they face the Texas Rangers (1-0) in the second game of their three-game interleague series on Saturday afternoon. The Rangers won the first game of the series 11-7.
Zack Wheeler (0-0) will get the start for the Phillies. He was 12-7 with a 2.82 ERA last season. Nathan Eovaldi will get the start for the Rangers. He was 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA last season.
Texas is 10-0 in its last 10 games against Philadelphia.
The Phillies jumped out to a 4-0 lead in their first game, chasing Jacob deGrom from the mound in his first start with the Rangers. Unfortunately for them, their pitchers couldn’t hold up their end and they dropped their first game of the season. They will try to bounce back from the loss with a win over the Rangers, which will give them their first win of the season.
Philadelphia scored seven runs in its first game. They finished the game with a .308 batting average, a .341 on base percentage, and a .641 slugging percentage.
Alec Bohm led the Phillies with a .750 batting average, one home run, and three RBI.
The Phillies struggled defensively in their last game, giving up 11 runs in the loss.
In his last start against the Rangers, Wheeler gave up seven hits and four runs in 4.1 innings, leading to a 4-2 loss. They will need a better effort from him if they want to win this game.
Bryce Harper (Elbow) is out indefinitely.
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