Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros 4/29/2023 – Minute Maid Park will play venue to a face-off between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros on Saturday evening. This will be the second game of the series between the two teams. The Philadelphia Phillies are 14-13 on the table as of now after winning in the first game. The Houston Astros were paired with the Tampa Bay Rays last time out and managed to win two games out of three. The best MLB betting splits are in favor of a win for the Houston Astros on Saturday’s matchup.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros 4/29/2023
| When: | Saturday, April 29, 5:10 PM EDT |
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| Where: | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas |
| TV: | MLBN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros 4/29/2023
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | +1.5 (-198) | 7.5 o (-110) | +107 |  |
| Houston Astros | -1.5 (+173) | 7.5 u (-110) | -117 | |
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Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies managed to win the first game of the series with a final score of 3-1. This season, the Phillies are batting with an average of .274 and have accumulated a total of 117 runs. The leader in terms of batting average for Philadelphia is Alec Bohm who is batting with .277 as of now and has knocked a trio of homers out of the park. On the hill, the Phillies will be planting Zack Wheeler who is 2-1 with a 4.73 ERA this season.
Players to watch: Trea Turner SS (GP 26, AB 110, R 16, H 30, 2B 4, 3B 2, HR 2, RBI 7, TB 44, BB 7, SO 28, SB 4, AVG 0.273, OBP 0.316, SLG 0.4, OPS 0.716, WAR 0.6, Bryson Stott 2B (GP 25, AB 109, R 9, H 37, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 2, RBI 9, TB 50, BB 5, SO 23, SB 3, AVG 0.339, OBP 0.368, SLG 0.459, OPS 0.827, WAR 1.2
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros played the Tampa Bay Rays last time out and lost only one game out of three played. The Astros are currently batting with an average of .246 in this season and have collected 123 runs in total. The Houston offense is being led by Kyle Tucker who has knocked five home runs out of the park so far while putting up 19 ribbies. The Astros will be nodding to Christian Javier for this game. Javier is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA.
Players to watch: Jose Abreu 1B (GP 25, AB 104, R 7, H 25, 2B 4, 3B 0, HR 0, RBI 11, TB 29, BB 4, SO 26, SB 0, AVG 0.24, OBP 0.275, SLG 0.279, OPS 0.554, WAR -0.5, Jeremy Pena SS (GP 25, AB 100, R 18, H 24, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 14, TB 43, BB 5, SO 27, SB 6, AVG 0.24, OBP 0.303, SLG 0.43, OPS 0.733, WAR 0.9
Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Betting Numbers
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Philadelphia Phillies
Under is 4-0 in Phillies last 4 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Phillies are 0-5 in Wheelers last 5 Saturday starts.
Over is 4-0 in Wheelers last 4 starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Phillies are 0-4 in Wheelers last 4 starts vs. American League West.
Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Houston Astros
Over is 4-0 in Astros last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Astros are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games.
Over is 4-0 in Astros last 4 Saturday games.
Astros are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. National League East.
Astros are 5-0 in Javiers last 5 home starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Betting Picks
The Philadelphia Phillies are easily the weaker team in this pairing and will not do well in this game. The Astros will be banking on their incredible roster to do some major damage in this game. The latest baseball betting odds are favoring the Houston Astros to win in this game.
Score Prediction: Astros 5, Phillies 1.
