Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Betting Preview | September 20

The Philadelphia Phillies (80-66) host the Toronto Blue Jays (83-64) in a contest sportsbooks have called a pick ’em on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, beginning at 6:45 PM ET. Philadelphia’s Kyle Gibson gets the start against Toronto’s Ross Stripling.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Blue Jays

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
• Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are sixth in MLB action with 187 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Phillies’ .253 batting average is eighth-best in MLB.
• The Phillies’ .316 on-base percentage is 11th in baseball.
• The Phillies’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 13th in baseball.
• The Phillies have hit 99 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Phillies are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game while slugging .441 in home contests.
• The team averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .259 at home this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (112) this season while batting .213 with 61 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Schwarber’s batting average ranks 130th, his on-base percentage ranks 96th, and he is 22nd in slugging.
• Rhys Hoskins is batting .248 with 27 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 66 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Hoskins’ batting average ranks him 82nd, his on-base percentage 53rd, and his slugging percentage 34th.
• J.T. Realmuto leads Philadelphia in OBP (.340) this season, fueled by 120 hits.
• Alec Bohm has an OPS of .730, fueled by an OBP of .321 and a team-best slugging percentage of .409 this season.
• Bohm enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with a home run, three walks and an RBI.

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Blue Jays’ 177 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
• No team has a better batting average than the .261 AVG the Blue Jays have posted this season.
• The Blue Jays have an OBP of .326 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.6) among MLB offenses.
• In 72 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 85 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They are slugging .424 in 72 road games this season.
• In 72 road games this season, they have a batting average of .264 while averaging 9.4 base hits per contest.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has collected 163 hits, a team-best for the Blue Jays.
• Including all qualified hitters, Guerrero ranks 30th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 38th and he is 18th in slugging.
• Guerrero heads into this game on a 12-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .333 with four doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
• Bo Bichette is slugging .476 to pace his team.
• Bichette is 26th in batting average, 70th in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• George Springer is batting .260 with 21 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 50 walks.
• Alejandro Kirk has a .379 OBP to pace his team.

Phillies vs. Blue Jays Probable Pitchers