Philadelphia Phillies (36-31, second in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (33-35, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (4-4, 4.56 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (0-0)
LINE: Phillies -155, Blue Jays +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Toronto has a 20-15 record in home games and a 33-35 record overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .387 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL.
Philadelphia has a 36-31 record overall and a 17-14 record on the road. The Phillies have gone 19-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto ranks second on the Blue Jays with 21 extra base hits (eight doubles and 13 home runs). Brandon Valenzuela is 8 for 31 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 23 home runs while slugging .564. Brandon Marsh is 13 for 36 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .283 batting average, 5.64 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Phillies: 7-3, .238 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: day-to-day (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alejandro Kirk: 60-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Kyle Backhus: 15-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
