Phillies head into matchup with the Blue Jays on losing streak

Philadelphia Phillies (36-23, second in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (31-28, second in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (4-1, 3.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-6, 5.04 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies look to break their four-game skid with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has a 31-28 record overall and a 20-12 record at home. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.04.

Philadelphia has gone 17-11 on the road and 36-23 overall. The Phillies rank fifth in the NL with 63 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 17 doubles, seven home runs and 32 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 15 for 38 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has nine doubles, a triple and 19 home runs while hitting .266 for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 11 for 40 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .273 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Phillies: 5-5, .214 batting average, 4.95 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Tyler Heineman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Bryce Harper: day-to-day (elbow), Aaron Nola: 15-Day IL (ankle)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.