A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at CitizensBankPark.
RighthanderDanHaren will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Haren is 12-7 this season with a 2.50 ERA.
It’ll be ace CliffLee toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. LefthanderLee is 10-9 with a 2.86 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 172-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
CarlosRuiz was 3-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in, as the Phillies got past the Diamondbacks 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Philadelphia cashed as -175 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 10-run total posted by oddsmakers.
JaysonWerth went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two RBIs for the Phillies, as JamieMoyer picked up the win in relief of starter PedroMartinez for Philadelphia.
StephenDrew hit a solo shot for Arizona, while JonGarland was ripped for five runs over 5 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Diamondbacks.
Current streak: Arizona has lost 3 straight games. Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.
Team records: Arizona: 54-66 SU Philadelphia: 67-49 SU
Arizona most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5
Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Arizona are 8-2 After playing Arizona are 5-5 After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider: Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona Philadelphia is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
Next up: Philadelphia home to Arizona, Thursday, August 20
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