Phillies vs. Astros World Series Odds
| Phillies Series Price | +150 |
| Astros Series Price | -180 |
- Game 1: Friday, Oct. 28, FOX
- Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 29, FOX
- Game 3: Monday, Oct. 31, FOX
- Game 4: Tuesday, Nov. 1, FOX
- Game 5: Wednesday, Nov. 2, FOX (if necessary)
- Game 6:'Friday, Nov. 4, FOX (if necessary)
- Game 7:'Saturday, Nov. 5, FOX (if necessary)
Philadelphia Phillies
- Regular Season Record: 87-75
- Pythagorean Record: 87-75
- Team wRC+ (Rank): 106 (10th)
- Starting Pitching xFIP (Rank): 3.54 (4th)
- Bullpen xFIP (Rank): 3.98 (19th)
Kyle Schwarber led the league in home props/runs-scored”>runs. Bryce Harper put up another monster season (140 wRC+), although he played mostly through injuries. J.T. Realmuto was, again, one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball. Aaron Nola finished second in the NL in fWAR (5.9) and Zack Wheeler finished 11th (4.2). Both pitchers looked like aces at times this year.
Yet the Phillies scraped by, finishing third in the NL East and third in the wild-card race. Their record was largely carried by a 16-3 record against the Nationals. The Phillies went 70-73 with a +12-run differential against everyone else, including 5-14 against the Mets and 8-11 against the Nationals.
The Phillies started the season horrendously, but picked themselves up and built momentum the rest of the way to clinch the franchise's first postseason berth in 11 years.
Once there, the Phillies caught fire. They beat the Cardinals in two games in the Wild Card Round, then the division-rival Braves in four games in the Division Series.
In the NLCS, Philadelphia beat San Diego in five games to reach its first World Series since 2009.