The Philadelphia Phillies (73-60) are on the road to face the San Francisco Giants (63-68) at Oracle Park on Sunday with the home team looking for a sweep of the three-game series. The Giants lead the series 2-0 after winning 5-4 on Saturday, their fourth head-to-head victory in five games this season. Reliever Zack Littell was credited with the win after throwing 0.1 scoreless innings, and Camilo Doval pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to pick up his 19th save. LaMonte Wade Jr. went 2 for 3 with a double and two runs in the win. Mike Yastrzemski added a double and one run. Bryson Stott was 3 for 4 with a home run and three runs for the Phillies. Jean Segura also went 3 for 4 with two doubles, one run, and two RBIs.
ON THE MOUND
Ranger Suarez (8-5, 3.38 ERA) is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia. The southpaw allowed six runs (two earned) over 3.2 innings in his last start, a 13-7 home defeat against the Diamondbacks on Monday. He gave up five hits while striking out four and walking two in the no-decision. Suarez has made one previous start against the Giants this season, a 7-4 home loss on May 31. He surrendered two runs on five hits over 4.1 innings, striking out five and walking three. For San Francisco, southpaw Carlos Rodon (12-7, 2.81 ERA) takes the mound. He has made one prior start against the Phillies this season, giving up two runs (1 ER) over five innings in a 6-5 road defeat on June 1. He gave up six hits and walked one, while striking out six in the no-decision. In his last start on Monday, Rodon took the loss at home against the Padres. He threw four innings and gave up five runs on four hits, striking out two and walking four in the 6-5 defeat. The LHP ranks second in the NL in strikeouts (191).
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Philadelphia has averaged 6.6 runs a game, up from their season average of 4.7, while slashing better across the board (.304/.364/.448). Against lefties like Rodon this season, the Phils have a .783 OPS, fourth highest in the league. Rhys Hoskins is the team’s best performer against left-handers with a 1.012 OPS in 116 at-bats. San Francisco is averaging 6.0 runs per game in the last five, up from 4.5 for the season, with a stronger on-base percentage (.362 vs .317). The Giants have a .745 OPS against left-handers in 2022. With ann .851 OPS over 114 at-bats, Thairo Estrada has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 34-30 away from Citizens Bank Park in 2022, scoring 4.6 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. San Francisco has gone 36-32 at their home ballpark this season, averaging 4.6 runs per game while surrendering 4.1. San Francisco is 8-2 in the last 10 games at Oracle Park between the teams with an average scoreline of 6.9-4.0.
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. They are sixth in the Wild Card race, 10 games out of a postseason position.
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