Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | July 31

Nicholas Castellanos is only two hits away from his 100th of the season as his Philadelphia Phillies (54-47) ready for a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (40-61) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Phillies are favored (-180) over the Pirates (+153). Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola starts against Pittsburgh’s JT Brubaker.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: PNC Park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are sixth-best in baseball with 129 total home runs.
• The Phillies have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
• The Phillies are 19th in the league with a .310 on-base percentage.
• The Phillies strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in the league.
• The Phillies have hit 67 homers on the road this season (1.3 per game).
• The Phillies have a .413 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The team is batting .244 with 424 hits (8.5 per game) on the road this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber has 76 hits, which is best among Philadelphia hitters this season, while batting .204 with 45 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying batters in MLB, Schwarber ranks 147th in batting average, 113th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging.
• Schwarber will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
• Rhys Hoskins leads Philadelphia with an OBP of .340 this season while batting .252 with 48 walks and 53 runs scored.
• Hoskins is 81st in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage and 31st in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Hoskins takes a five-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .429 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• J.T. Realmuto has collected 80 base hits, an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .398, fueled by 23 extra-base hits.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates have hit 103 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .218.
• The Pirates are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .287.
• The Pirates rank just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.4 whiffs per contest.
• In 49 games at home this season, they’ve hit 49 homers, an average of 1 per contest.
• They are slugging .367 in 49 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .220 with 7.1 base hits per contest.

Pirates Key Batters

• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a .353 slugging percentage, which leads the Pirates.
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Hayes’ batting average is 94th, his on-base percentage ranks 94th, and he is 134th in slugging.
• Michael Chavis has 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 13 walks while hitting .244.
• Ben Gamel is batting .233 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 28 walks.
• Diego Castillo is batting .201 with 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 13 walks.

Phillies vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers