The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies meet Monday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Diamondbacks have won 6 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. leads the Diamondbacks with 48 hits and 25 RBI, while Ketel Marte and Christian Walker have combined for 90 hits and 53 RBI. Tommy Henry gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. This will be Henry’s second career game against the Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 12 games. The Phillies have won 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Phillies with 54 hits and 26 RBI, while Bryson Stott and Trea Turner have combined for 102 hits and 28 RBI. Zack Wheeler gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 4.06 ERA and 61 strikeouts this season. Wheeler is 5-2 with a 2.95 ERA and 59 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.
Trends
The Diamondbacks are 5-0 in their last 5 Monday games and 7-2 in their last 9 overall. The Phillies are 41-19 in their last 60 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 10-4 in Diamondbacks last 14 road games. The over is 3-1-1 in Phillies last 5 overall. The Diamondbacks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Philadelphia.
Randy’s Pick
These are two offenses that head into the series playing well, and that should continue with this pitching matchup. Tommy Henry has an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.48 while Zack Wheeler has a 4.06 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Neither pitcher is scaring anybody at the moment. I expect some fireworks. Give me the over.
