Cristopher Sanchez has firmly established himself as one of the best pitchers in the majors, however this is a lot of outs against a very potent New York Yankees lineup. The Yankees rank top 10 in Weighted On Base Average against opposing southpaws. Meanwhile, Sanchez hasnтАЩt looked as good recently surrendering 14 ER in his previous three appearances.
B365 (-110). WeтАЩre getting a very soft line on Christopher Sanchez to get a win. The Phillies hurler has won eight of his 12 home starts while pitching to a 1.03 ERA at CitizenтАЩs Bank Park. The line is soft because books typically over-inflated prices for the Yankees, though itтАЩs not deserved tonight. The BombersтАЩ lineup is essentially a B-team without the likes of Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisolm, etcтАж And Adam Warren is on the bump for the Yankees, and heтАЩs pitched to a 5.50 ERA since the beginning of June.
Cy Young hopeful Cristopher Sanchez pitches on Sunday night as the Phillies try to avoid being swept at home by the Yankees. Will Warren goes for the Bronx Bombers and while he hasn't been great (4.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP), he's been serviceable many times in his 19 starts. Besides the pitching mismatch and the Phillies looking to salvage a game, Cody Bellinger pulled his hammy last night and is not only out for Sunday but likely at least a couple of weeks with an IL stint looming. With the Yankees already winning two in this series, and using a bunch of bullpen the last couple days to do it, they would be shorthanded even before losing Bellinger.
I agree with Eric Cohen here. That the Phillies are on a four-game slide I think only makes this a better bet. Long trip up next, gotta stop the bleeding on Sunday. Yanks closer David Bednar surely is not available after saving the first two of the series. And Philly's Cristopher Sanchez has been awfully good at home (8-1, 1.15 ERA). This is how you win a Cy Young: stop a team losing streak and against a marquee opponent.
I don't lay minus-160s often but when I do, it's because Cristopher Sanchez is pitching at home for the Phillies. He's 8-1 with a 1.15 ERA at Citizens Bank Park and looks to guide his team to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Yankees. Look for Philadelphia to snap its four game losing streak and likely win by multiple runs with the NL Cy Young candidate on the bump.
Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mets.
Bednar allowed one hit and no walks in a scoreless ninth inning for the save Sunday against the Mets. He struck out one.
Schlittler (14-6) notched the win Sunday against the Mets, allowing one hit and two walks in six scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
Realmuto went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Sunday's 9-4 win over Atlanta on Sunday.
Painter did not factor into the decision Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one run on six hits and four walks while striking out three across five innings.
Lombard is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Harper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the Phillies' 12-2 loss to Atlanta on Saturday.
Mayza didn't factor into the decision Saturday against Atlanta, allowing two hits and no walks in three scoreless innings. He struck out four.
Mayza will serve as the Phillies' opening pitcher for Saturday's game in Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Luzardo (shoulder) said Saturday that an MRI revealed no structural damage, and he is hopeful of pitching sometime next week, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
