Pick on the Total for the Phillies-Diamondbacks game on August 29

Fresh off a road sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the Arizona Diamondbacks return home on Monday to look to play spoiler to a Philadelphia Phillies team looking to improve their positioning in the National League Wild Card pitcher.

Philadelphia Phillies (-180, 9) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

It has been a rough stretch for Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner, having allowed at least five run in five straight starts, but has done his best work at home with a 3.97 ERA and 2.6 walks per nine innings compared to a 5.37 ERA and 3.4 walks per nine innings on the road.

The Diamondbacks lineup behind Bumgarner have some of the largest home and road power splits in the league, ranking fourth among MLB teams in home runs per at-bay on the road and 25th at home.

  
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