Philadelphia Phillies (39-36) vs Atlanta Braves (43-32)
Game Info: Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 6:05 pm (Citizens Bank Park)
Aaron Nola (4-5) (2.98) vs Ian Anderson (6-4) (4.60)
Betting Odds: Philadelphia Phillies -116 / Atlanta Braves -116 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies face off on Thursday in an MLB showdown at Citizens Bak Park. The Braves won the first two games of this series.
The Braves come into this game with a 44-32 record overall and over the last two games they have given up only four runs total. The Braves got off to a slow start to the season, but they have played really well the last two months. The Braves offense is averaging 4.71 runs per game which is 8th in baseball.
On the other side of this matchup is the Phillies who sit with a 39-37 record overall and they had won two games in a row before losing the last two games. On Wednesday, the offense only scored one run and they need to find a way to get the offense going. The Phillies are averaging 4.69 runs per game which is 9th in baseball. Bryce Harper is out, and that is a big problem for the offense. Kyle Schwarber is going to need to step up even more and he has hit 22 home runs and driven in 47 RBIs.
Ian Anderson is on the mound for the Braves and he sits with a 6-4 record and an ERA of 4.60. In his last start against the Dodgers, he went four innings giving up six hits and four runs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Phillies who sit with an Aaron Nola who sits with a 4-5 record and an ERA of 2.98.
The Phillies are 4-0 in their last four games played on Thursday. The over is 5-1 in the Phillies last six home games against a right-handed starter. The over is 4-0-1 in Anderson’s last five starts against the National League West.
Anderson has had some issues at times this season, and in his last start he gave up four runs. Not having Harper is a big loss for the Phillies, but this is still a talented offense, and the Phillies are going to get to Anderson here. Back the Phillies on the money line.