The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game interleague series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Philadelphia lost two out of three to the Nationals before heading to Tampa. Tampa Bay also lost two of three to Seattle before heading home. Aaron Nola gets the call for the Phillies. He is 7-5 this season with a 4.51 ERA. Zach Eflin gets the call for the Rays. He is 9-3 with a 3.29 ERA. The Phillies are just 20-42 in interleague games against winning teams. Tampa Bay has won five straight at home against the Phillies and seven straight overall. Aaron Nola has allowed 14 runs in his last 24 innings. He has allowed four runs or more in three of his last four starts. Eflin has allowed seven runs in 19 innings. Efflin has not lost a home start this season. The Rays are 33-10 as the home favorite while the Phillies are 6-16 as a road underdog. Nola has not pitched well as of late so The Rays not only have the advantage at the plate they also have it on the mound with Eflin over Nola.

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