The Philadelphia Phillies host the Athletics at 6:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, a game featuring two of the league’s most consistent batters. Brandon Marsh has an average of .336 (third in league) for the Phillies, while Shea Langeliers is third at .336 for the Athletics. Andrew Painter (1-3, 5.28 ERA) will start for the Phillies, who are 17-20 this season and second in the NL East. J.T. Ginn (0-1, 4.30 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics, who are 18-18 and first in the AL West.
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Injury reports
Phillies
Kyle Backhus: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Zach Pop: 15 Day IL (Calf), Max Lazar: 60 Day IL (Oblique)
Athletics
Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
- Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper is slashing .277/.367/.555 this season with nine home runs (15th in MLB), 23 RBIs and an OPS of .922 (19th in MLB). He has a 15.8% strikeout rate and a 12.7% walk rate in 158 plate appearances, and he has scored 23 total runs. Harper has recorded two steals on three attempts.
- In 165 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber has slashed .207/.352/.519 this season. He has hit 11 long balls (6th in MLB) and driven in 20 runs with a strikeout rate of 31.5% and a walk rate of 15.8%. He has come around to score 23 times.
- Sacramento’s Langeliers is slashing .336/.390/.627 this season with 10 home runs (10th in MLB), 18 RBIs and an OPS of 1.017 (6th in MLB). He has a 21.9% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate in 146 plate appearances, and he has scored 24 total runs.
- In 146 plate appearances, Tyler Soderstrom has hit five long balls, tallied 20 RBIs and scored 18 runs. He is batting .217/.301/.434 and has posted a 21.2% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate.
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