The Philadelphia Phillies (73-59) are on the road to face the San Francisco Giants (62-68) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The Giants took Friday’s series opener 13-1, their third head-to-head victory in four games this season. Starter Alex Cobb threw seven scoreless innings- striking out seven – to get the win. Joc Pederson went 2 for 2 with a home run, two runs, and five RBIs in the win. Nick Maton was 1 for 1 with a double and one run for the Phillies.
ON THE MOUND
Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 3.98 ERA) is slated to get the start for Philadelphia. The RHP allowed five runs over 5.2 innings in his last start, a 5-0 road defeat against the Pirates on Sunday. He was charged with the loss, yielding nine hits while striking out five and walking one. RHP Jakob Junis (4-4, 4.04 ERA) gets the start for San Francisco. He has made one prior start against the Phillies this season, giving up one runs over 4.1 innings in a 7-4 road win on May 31. He gave up three hits and walked two, while striking out three in the no-decision. In his last start on Sunday, Junis took the loss on the road against the Twins. He threw 4.1 innings and gave up six runs on nine hits, striking out two, in the 8-3 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Philadelphia has averaged 5.8 runs a game, up from their season average of 4.7, thanks in part to improved on-base performance (.332 vs .316). Against right-handed pitchers like Junis this season, the Phils have a .720 OPS. Kyle Schwarber is the team’s most potent producer against right-handers with a .837 OPS in 307 at-bats. San Francisco is averaging 5.6 runs per game in the last five, up from 4.5 for the season, with a stronger on-base percentage (.349 vs .317). The Giants have a .685 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .526 SLG over 285 at-bats, Pederson has been their best power hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 34-29 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.7 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. San Francisco has gone 35-32 at Oracle Park this season, averaging 4.6 runs per game while surrendering 4.1. In the last 10 meetings at Oracle Park, San Francisco is 8-2 with an average scoreline of 6.6-3.6.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Phillies are third in the NL East, 11 games behind the division-leading Mets. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting third with a magic number of zero. The Giants are fourth in the NL West, 27 games behind the Dodgers.
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