Phillies look to sweep 3-game series over the Red Sox

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Boston Red Sox (54-49, third in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (58-43, first in the NL East)

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Boston Red Sox (54-49, third in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (58-43, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (6-2, 3.59 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (8-5, 4.29 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 129 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -155, Red Sox +130; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Philadelphia has a 58-43 record overall and a 33-18 record in home games. The Phillies have a 26-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Boston has a 22-29 record on the road and a 54-49 record overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .253, the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trea Turner leads the Phillies with a .288 batting average, and has 19 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 32 walks and 41 RBIs. Bryce Harper is 15 for 39 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela has a .271 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has 21 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs. Roman Anthony is 9 for 34 with two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 5-5, .244 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .227 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)

Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (acl), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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