Astros vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 28
Published 4:25 am Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Alec Bohm and the Philadelphia Phillies (78-54) will be looking for a series sweep when they take on Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (70-62) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, August 28. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET.
At -110, the Phillies are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Astros (-110). This game has an over/under of 9.5 runs (over -105; under -115).
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Astros vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: NBCS-PH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -110
- Moneyline Underdog: Astros -110
- Over/Under: 9.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will hand the ball to Spencer Arrighetti (6-11) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander allowed three hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
- He has earned a quality start seven times in 23 starts this season.
- Arrighetti has eight starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has three appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 23 chances this season.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros’ 156 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 379 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 11th in MLB with a .416 slugging percentage this season.
- The Astros have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
- Houston ranks 13th in the majors with 597 total runs scored this season.
- The Astros have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Astros rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 whiffs per contest.
- Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 ERA this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Houston strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.254 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
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