Los Angeles Angels (27-25, second in the AL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (22-29, third in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Chase Silseth (1-1, 3.07 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Phillies: Zach Eflin (1-4, 5.02 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels visit the Philadelphia Phillies looking to stop a six-game road losing streak.
Philadelphia has gone 12-15 at home and 22-29 overall. The Phillies have a 4-10 record in games decided by one run.
Los Angeles has a 27-25 record overall and a 12-12 record in road games. The Angels have gone 17-7 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 18 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 32 RBI for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos is 10-for-44 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
Mike Trout has 13 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Angels. Matt Duffy is 11-for-24 with a double and an RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 3-7, .232 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
Angels: 2-8, .250 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Bryce Harper: day-to-day (forearm), Jean Segura: 10-Day IL (finger), Didi Gregorius: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Sherriff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Rafael Marchan: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (elbow), JoJo Romero: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Angels: Kurt Suzuki: day-to-day (neck), Anthony Rendon: 10-Day IL (wrist), David Fletcher: 60-Day IL (hip), Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (nasal fracture), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)
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