Phillies take on the Blue Jays after Bohm's 4-hit game
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Mick Abel (0-0); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (2-2, 3.86 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -112, Phillies -107; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies play the Toronto Blue Jays after Alec Bohm had four hits against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Toronto has a 31-29 record overall and a 20-13 record at home. The Blue Jays have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .395.
Philadelphia has gone 18-11 in road games and 37-23 overall. The Phillies have gone 15-7 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams match up Wednesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 12 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 24 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Addison Barger is 11 for 35 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber has nine doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Phillies. Bohm is 14 for 42 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .273 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Phillies: 5-5, .229 batting average, 5.24 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Bryce Harper: day-to-day (elbow), Aaron Nola: 15-Day IL (ankle)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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