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(MLB) Rays (TAM) vs. Phillies (PHI),
Point Spread: -1.50 | 130.00 Phillies (PHI) (Home)
Result: Win
The Rays are coming into this game with a 71-73 record this season and they have not been great in their recent games. They have lost 3 of their last 5 games and their offense has been awful in these, scoring 2 runs or less in 3 of their last 4 games. They are going up against a Phillies team that is 86-58 this season and has been playing well in their recent games. They have won 7 of their last 9 games and most of those games have been on the road as well. They have been much better at home this season at 48-25 and they are still pushing to lock down the NL East. Ranger Suárez is starting for the Phillies in this game and he is 12-6 with a 2.90 ERA this season. He got injured near the end of July but he has been playing well since coming back from his injury. He has only made 3 starts since coming back but he has not been allowing many runs, allowing just 1 earned run or less in 2 of his last 3 starts. He did allow 4 earned runs in his last home start against the Braves, but the Rays offense has not been good in recent games and it has also been an issue for the Rays all season with one of the weaker offenses in the league. Taj Bradley is starting for the Rays in this game and he is 6-10 with a 4.40 ERA this season. He has not been good in his recent starts as he has been allowing a lot of runs. He allowed 4 earned runs in his last start and has allowed at least 4 earned runs in each of his last 3 as well as 6 of his last 7 starts, allowing at least 3 earned runs in each of those. He has also been worse on the road, allowing at least 3 earned runs in each of his last 3 road starts as well as allowing at least 5 earned runs in 2 of his last 3. The Phillies have one of the better offenses in the league and they are going to score runs here while the Rays struggle with their weaker offense. The Phillies will win this game by 2 or more runs, take the Phillies -1.5 here.