Houston Astros (14-13) vs Philadelphia Phillies (15-13)
Game Info: Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 7:10 pm (Minute Maid Park)
Jose Urquidy (1-2) (5.64) vs Bailey Falter (0-4) (4.50)
Betting Odds: Houston Astros -150 / Philadelphia Phillies +125 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Houston Astros in Game 3 of their series on Sunday Night Baseball at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
Phillies Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies are 15-13 this season and they have won four games in a row. Philadelphia won the first two games in this series by scores of 3-1 and 6-1. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 4.33 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average this year. The Phillies offense has scored 123 runs with a .276 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Alec Bohm is batting .286 with three home runs and 21 RBI’s for the Phillies. The projected starting pitcher for Philadelphia is Bailey Falter, who is 0-4 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP over 28.0 innings pitched this season.
Astros Preview
The Houston Astros are 14-13 this season and they have won six of their last nine games. Prior to losing the first two games in this series, Houston won two out of three games against Tampa Bay. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.26 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a .236 opponent batting average. The Astros offense has scored 124 runs with a .244 batting average and a .318 on base percentage this season. Kyle Tucker is batting .277 with five home runs and 19 RBI’s for the Astros. The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Jose Urquidy, who is 1-2 with a 5.64 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP over 22.1 innings pitched this year.
Trends
Philadelphia is 4-0 in their last 4 games and 5-1 in their last 6 road games. The under is 4-0 in Philadelphia’s last 4 road games. Houston is 42-11 in their last 53 game three’s of a series and 8-3 in their last 11 interleague games. The under is 4-0 in Houston’s last 4 games. The under is 6-0-1 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
Pick
Philadelphia comes into this game playing very well and they have won four games in a row. The Phillies will be looking for the series sweep in this matchup and will have Bailey Falter on the mound, who has allowed 11 earned runs over his last 17.2 innings of work. The Astros will start Jose Urquidy, who has allowed 10 earned runs over his last 7 innings. Urquidy has struggled recently and I think the Phillies will extend their winning streak here.
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David’s Pick Phillies ML
AUTHOR: David Racey
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