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The Reds (45-42) take on the Phillies (51-36) this 4th of July weekend. This series has been mostly split over the last ten with seven of these resulting in nine or more runs. Place all your bets at BetUS here (available all US states).
Power Rankings
Phillies (3)
"There were 103 pitchers in June who threw at least 25 innings. They combined for a 3.76 ERA, giving up 1,261 earned runs in the aggregate. Only two of those earned runs were given up by Zack Wheeler, who had a 0.58 ERA over 31 innings in five June starts. There's a half-season to go, but Wheeler has moved into position to finally earn his first Cy Young Award after his second career second-place finish in last season's balloting. The Phillies haven't had a Cy Young winner since Roy Halladay in 2010, who in turn was the first Philadelphia Cy Young winner since the 1980s."
Reds (15)
"Spencer Steer's three-homer game propelled him to NL Player of the Week honors. His bat getting going will be important for an offense looking for more consistent firepower from someone besides Elly De La Cruz. Steer hit .174 in April and .270 in May, with only two home runs each month. He hit .302 with five home runs in June. Matt McLain also got it going in June after hitting under .200 each of the first two months. The Reds have also struggled against left-handed pitchers, another reason they need those two right-handed bats to keep improving in the second half."
Power Rankings courtesy of ESPN
Starting Pitchers
Friday
Andrew Abbott
Abbott comes into this game with a 7-1 record and 1.79 ERA.
Abbott allowed one run in five innings and got a no-decision against the Padres on Saturday. He allowed one run in seven innings and got the win in the Reds’ 4-1 victory over the Cardinals prior to that start.
The Phillies have only 3 RBIS in 27 appearances versus Abbott. They have zero home runs.
Jesus Luzardo
Luzardo struck out seven over five innings of two-run baseball to pick up a loss to the Phillies on Saturday. He had a victory before that over the Mets, racking up seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball.
Saturday
Nick Lodolo
Lodolo allowed one run with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Padres on Sunday.
Phillies career statistics vs. Nick Lodolo are 20-for-76 with 9 RBIs but just one home run. Edmundo Sosa is 7-for-16 against him.
Ranger Suarez
Suarez limited the Braves to one run over seven innings and fanned eight in the Phillies’ 2-1 victory Sunday. He pitched well in a tough-luck loss against the Astros before that, giving up just one run on four hits over 7 2/3 stellar innings.
He's faced these Reds 20 times, giving up just four hits.
Sunday
Chase Burns
Burns recorded just one out and was charged with seven runs — five earned — in a loss to the Red Sox on Monday. He fanned eight while allowing three runs in five innings against the Yankees in his major league debu his prior start.
Zack Wheeler
Wheeler recorded 10 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings on Monday in a win over the Padres.
Reds career statistics vs. Zack Wheeler have hit 14 in 54 at bats. Wheeler has not allowed the Reds to score a home run.
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