The match between the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday, August 22 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds will take place at Citizens Bank Park for Game 1 of their series in another round of MLB action. The Phillies come into this game on the back of a 10-9 loss to the New York Mets. They sit in third place on the NL East table with a win percentage of .545. The Phillies are not in good form at the moment as they lost four out of their last five games.
Philadelphia’s offence has scored 549 runs this season at an average of .250 and an on base percentage of .313. Kyle Schwarber has hit 34 home runs at an average of .216 and has driven in 71 RBI’s so far this season. Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson was disappointed at his team’s performance and said after the game, “Is it disappointing to lose? Certainly. But I’m really proud of the entire club just the way they fought.”
On the other hand, the Reds stand at 48-71 for the season and come into this game on the back of a 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cincinnati sits in fourth place on the NL Central table with a win percentage of .403. They have won three of their last five games and are in good form after winning their last two.
Cincinnati’s offence has scored 500 runs this season at an average of .240 and an on base percentage of .308. Mike Moustakas has hit 6 home runs at an average of .205 and has driven in 22 RBI’s so far this season. Moustakas was 5 for 14 in his first series back from a calf injury and said after the game, “Happy to be playing again and having fun out there again. I like the way I see the ball here. The right field feels like it’s right there.”
| Phillies | Reds |
| Kyle Schwarber | Jake Fraley |
| Rhys Hoskins | Jonathan India |
| Alec Bohm | Donovan Solano |
| JT Realmuto | Mike Moustakas |
| Nick Castellanos | Nick Senzel |
| Bryson Stott | Matt Reynolds |
| Nick Maton | TJ Friedl |
| Matt Vierling | Aristides Aquino |
| Bradley Zimmer | Michael Papierski |
Phillies: Zach Eflin, Brandon Marsh, Seranthony Dominguez, Corey Knebel, Bryce Harper
Reds: Tejay Antone, Justin Wilson, Lucas Sims, Tyler Stephenson, Aramis Garcia, Vladimir Gutierrez, Tony Santillan, Joey Votto, Daniel Duarte, Hunter Greene, Connor Overton, Robert Dugger, Jeff Hoffman, Albert Almora
The match between the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday, August 22 at 7:05 PM ET.
The match between the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds will be telecast live on Bally Sports Ohio and NBCSP. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
When the odds are 1.40 the expected chance of winning is 71%, but this team actually wins 70% matches with these odds.
When the odds are 3.10 the expected chance of winning is 32%, but this team actually wins 34% matches with these odds.
