Pittsburgh Pirates (43-42, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (47-38, second in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (3-7, 4.42 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (9-3, 2.13 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 127 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -242, Pirates +194; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Philadelphia Phillies leading the series 1-0.
Philadelphia has gone 23-20 in home games and 47-38 overall. The Phillies have an 18-6 record in games decided by one run.
Pittsburgh has a 20-20 record on the road and a 43-42 record overall. The Pirates have hit 108 total home runs to rank seventh in the majors.
Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Phillies are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Marsh leads the Phillies with a .322 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 14 walks and 44 RBIs. Bryce Harper is 18 for 40 with five home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 20 home runs while slugging .502. Esmerlyn Valdez is 11 for 26 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .287 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
Pirates: 5-5, .286 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat), Brad Keller: 15-Day IL (forearm)
Pirates: Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Oneil Cruz: 10-Day IL (hand), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness), Wilber Dotel: 15-Day IL (lat)
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