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The Rangers are sitting Corey Seager and No. 1 catcher Jonah Heim against NL Cy Young favorite Zack Wheeler so we'll try this five inning play as at least we don't lose if tied as opposed to taking Phils -0.5. This might get rained out or delayed.
Alec Bohm bats cleanup for a Phillies team that has scored the most runs in baseball. With Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto and Bryce Harper hitting in front of him, Bohm has already racked up 46 RBI this season. He has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last nine games. Up next is a great matchup against Andrew Heaney, who has a career 4.43 ERA and 4.14 FIP. For his career, Bohm is batting .316 with a .214 ISO against left-handed pitchers. At plus odds, I’m in for Bohm to record at least one RBI.
Bohm is killing left handed pitching (.533 SLG and .927 OPS) and has 28 driven in at home in 28 games. Locked in with men on base and Heaney will put men on base. I'm gonna sprinkle on him to go deep in this one as well
Phils winning at historic rate and Rangers look like poster boys for a World Series hangover. PHI is 8th in MLB in wRC+ vs lefties at home, and over 14% of every flyball they hit off a lefty at home goes for the HR. Lineup is surging right now and Andrew Heaney could get knocked around. Rangers bullpen sucks and Phillies have one of their many aces on the mound. Have to lean into this trend
Zack Wheeler is having an outstanding season and is capable of piling up 8 strikeouts in any outing, however so much has to go right, coupled with this being a difficult matchup. The Rangers pair the 4th lowest K Rate with the 7th highest OPS against opposing right handed pitching. Additionally, Wheeler does not have great career numbers against the Rangers projected lineup.