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The Philadelphia Phillies (56-29) and Trea Turner (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-114) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Chicago Cubs (39-47) on Wednesday at 8:05 PM ET on MLB Network.
Zack Wheeler takes the mound for Philadelphia while Shota Imanaga is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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The Phillies have gone 49-23 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 68.1% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 47-22 record (winning 68.1% of its games).
The Cubs have entered the game as underdogs 45 times this season and won 19, or 42.2%, of those games.
Chicago has a record of 16-23, a 41% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Phillies have combined with opponents to go over the total 37 times this season for a 37-43-5 record against the over/under.
The Cubs and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 37 of their 86 opportunities.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies have the No. 4 offense in MLB action scoring five runs per game (426 total runs).
Philadelphia ranks fifth-best in baseball with 101 total home runs.
The Phillies have the third-best batting average in the league (.259).
Philadelphia strikes out 8.3 times per game, the No. 16 mark in MLB.
The Phillies pitching staff is third in MLB with a collective nine strikeouts per nine innings.
Philadelphia has a 3.09 team ERA that ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored the 19th-most runs in the league this season with 351 (4.1 per game).
Chicago’s 83 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
The Cubs have a team batting average of just .227 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
The Cubs average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the big leagues.
Chicago has pitched to a 4.01 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Wheeler (9-4 with a 2.73 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 105 2/3 innings pitched) looks for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Phillies, his 18th of the season.
Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 68 and has a batting average of .297.
Bryson Stott has 65 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .364 this season.
Nicholas Castellanos is slashing .232/.291/.385 this season for the Phillies.
Turner has 66 hits and an OBP of .386 to go with a slugging percentage of .487 this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Imanaga (7-2) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
Nico Hoerner has 14 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 29 walks while hitting .245.
Ian Happ has 18 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 45 walks while batting .226.
Cody Bellinger leads the Cubs with a .270 batting average.
Christopher Morel’s 15 home runs and 45 runs batted in both pace his team.
Phillies and Cubs Injuries
Phillies: Bryce Harper: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), J.T. Realmuto: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kyle Schwarber: 10 Day IL (Groin), Spencer Turnbull: 15 Day IL (Back), Taijuan Walker: 15 Day IL (Index finger), Luis Ortiz: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Dylan Covey: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Rucker: 60 Day IL (Hand)
Cubs: Mike Tauchman: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Keegan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Rib), Javier Assad: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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