Houston Astros (70-61, first in the AL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (77-54, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Justin Verlander (3-3, 3.92 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (11-6, 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 147 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -145, Astros +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Houston Astros.
Philadelphia is 77-54 overall and 43-23 at home. The Phillies have the third-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .422.
Houston has a 70-61 record overall and a 35-32 record on the road. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber ranks fourth on the Phillies with 45 extra base hits (17 doubles and 28 home runs). J.T. Realmuto is 13-for-35 with four doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI over the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 25 home runs while slugging .543. Yainer Diaz is 15-for-43 with four home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .281 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Astros: 5-5, .264 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Dylan Covey: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: J.P. France: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Ryan Pressly: 15-Day IL (back), Kyle Tucker: 60-Day IL (shin), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
