Two underachieving National League clubs will clash on Friday evening in the first game for each since the All-Star break. The Philadelphia Phillies (48-41) won the pennant last season but are currently outside of Wild Card positioning in the senior circuit, and they'll host the San Diego Padres (43-47), who are under .500 despite having the third-highest payroll in baseball. Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.87 ERA) takes the ball for the Padres opposite Cristopher Sanchez (0-2, 2.84) of Philadelphia.

The game is slated to begin at 6:05 p.m. ET from Citizens Bank Park. San Diego is a -115 favorite (risk $115 to win $100) in the latest Padres vs. Phillies odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The over/under for total runs is 9.5 (see the latest lines for every game on our MLB odds page).

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The model knows the Padres ended the first half of the season on a high note, winning back-to-back games versus the Mets. San Diego has won five of its last six, with all five of those wins coming by multiple runs. Manny Machado has seemingly regained the form that's made him a six-time All-Star after a rough start to the season. Since July 1, Machado has a slash line of .406/.472/1.000 with six home runs over his last eight games.

The model also knows the Phillies could have a future star in pitcher Sanchez who has a 2.84 ERA over five starts and a 22:4 K:BB over that stretch. Sanchez allowed just one earned run over six innings against Tampa's explosive lineup in his last start. He's not the only lively arm on Philadelphia as there shouldn't be much of a dropoff once things get turned over to the bullpen. Philadelphia has posted a 3.16 team ERA since June 1 which is the best mark in baseball by a wide margin.

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