Since Donny Baseball took over as skipper for the Philadelphia Phillies, they have won 6 out of 7 and took 3 out of 4 from the Marlins in Miami over the weekend. Tonight they return home to Citizens Bank Park to open a 3-game set with the Athletics. In their last series, the Athletics lost 2 out of 3 from the visiting Cleveland Guardians and gave up an alarming 23 runs. Tonight they are expected to hand the ball to Louis Severino. He comes in at 2-2 with a 4.46 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Severino can be erratic at times and if he is not in the zone the Phillies’ heavy hitters will make him pay. Philadelphia is expected to give the nod to southpaw Cristopher Sánchez who comes in at 2-2 with an excellent ERA of 2.90 and a 1.51 WHIP. The Phillies have won 3 straight at Citizens Bank Park and are playing some of their best baseball of the season, not to mention 1-9 they are by far the better squad on the field tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES