Can The Phillies Find Success At Home Over The Weekend?
Guardians vs Phillies Series Odds

The Guardians Aren’t Good Enough!
The Philadelphia Phillies will welcome the Cleveland Guardians to town for a three-game interleague series.
The Phillies and Guardians are already two of the best teams in the MLB. Both teams have over 60 wins and are fully involved in most analysts’ MLB Playoff predictions.
However, the Phillies and Guardians have gone just 4-6 over their last ten MLB games. There’s still plenty of baseball to be played, and both teams probably need some reinforcements to continue their success throughout the remainder of the regular season.
This weekend series should help both teams understand where they’re at for a potential World Series push.
In Game 1 of the series, the Phillies are favored at home, standing at -178. Meanwhile, the total is 8, but the Over is juiced to -118.
Let’s break down the Guardians vs Phillies series odds for the entire weekend.
Guardians vs Phillies 
Day/Time:
Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Records: Guardians (61-41)/Phillies (64-38)
Streaming: Bally Sports Great Lakes, NBCSP
Cleveland’s Farm System Is Loaded
The Cleveland Guardians have one of the most exciting farm systems in the MLB. Therefore, even if the Guardians have to trade a couple of guys for MLB stars, they’ll likely pull the trigger.
The Guardians only have a 4.5-game lead over the Twins. To stay in front of them, the Guardians will likely make a major deal at the deadline for a bat.
Phillies Projected To Make Major Splash
While it’s too soon to know specifics, the Phillies want to make a splash ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. After all, the Phillies have been to the NLCS back-to-back seasons but haven’t won the World Series with their core.
They’re likely going to go all in this year.
The Athletic predicted George Klassen as the major piece in a trade. Klassen was a sixth-round pick in 2023 and has broken out in A-ball with a 1.97 ERA. He’s also struck out 89 batters in 59.1 innings pitched.
Most teams wouldn’t mind trading for a guy with those MLB stats.
Guardians vs Phillies Series Odds For Game 1:
RL: Phillies -1.5 (-178) ML: Phillies -178, O/U: 8 -118/-104
Cleveland Guardians vs Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview
âš¾ Game 1 âš¾
- Friday, 6:40 pm ET
- Ben Lively vs Cristopher Sanchez
In Game 1 of the series, the Guardians will roll with Ben Lively. At the same time, Lively has a 3.57 ERA on the MLB season. He’s been weak against righties as a right-handed pitcher. Over the last 30 days, Lively has allowed a .222 ISO and wOBA of .371 to his previous 66 righties.
He’s also struck out righties 21.2% of the time and has allowed over 59% of hard contact to righties. Additionally, Lively has given up a .182 ISO to lefties and has walked 9% of lefties over the last month while allowing more than 31% of fly balls.
There’s room to beat Lively for the Phillies.
Philadelphia has seen solid production from Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos, and Brandon Marsh against righties over the last month. There’s plenty of power to go around.
On the other hand, Cristopher Sanchez will pitch for the Phillies. He’s been electric, holding his last 99 batters to a .106 ISO and wOBA of .277. Sanchez is a high-ground ball pitcher and has limited teams to a 17.3% fly ball rate over the last month. He’s also held MLB teams to 4% of walks but has a low strikeout rate of 19.2% in the previous 30 days.
The Guardians have seen major production from Jose Ramirez against lefties. Jhonkensy Noel has also hit well. However, righties have only added a .268 wOBA against Sanchez. Both of those batters will bat from the right side.
Therefore, you’ll want to consider the Phillies at -178 for the series’ first game. The Guardians could slip down the MLB division standings in the American League Central this weekend.
âš¾ Game 2 âš¾
- Saturday, 6:05 pm ET
- Carlos Carrasco vs Tyler Phillips
Carlos Carrasco will be the next man up for the Guardians. The right-hander has been terrible against righties over the last 30 days. Carrasco has allowed his last 59 righties to hit a .327 ISO and wOBA of .448. He’s also allowed more line drives than ground balls induced over the previous month to righties.
Those same Phillies hitters from Game 1 should also produce at a high level in Game 2.
Conversely, Tyler Phillips will pitch for the Phillies. He’s a righty who has only thrown against 60 batters this season. While he has a 2.81 ERA, Phillips has given up a .342 ISO and wOBA of .393 to 38 righties.
That’s bad, but only Noel is a right-handed hitter, hitting righties well over the last month. Don’t expect too much from Cleveland’s lineup. This is why they need another bat at the deadline.
The Phillies’ moneyline number will be lower than in Game 1. That’s one of our favorite MLB expert picks today.
âš¾ Game 3 âš¾
- Sunday, 1:35 pm ET
- Xzavion Curry vs Ranger Suarez
In the finale, Xzavion Curry will match up against Ranger Suarez. Curry has only thrown against 92 batters this season. Against those 92 batters, he’s allowed a .250 ISO and wOBA of .347. He’s also allowed more than 50% of fly balls and has induced just 24% of ground balls.
He likely has no chance against the potential NL Cy Young, Ranger Suarez.
Suarez has fallen off over the last 30 days. He’s allowed a .486 wOBA. However, he’s still managed 47.3% of ground balls and has limited walks to 7%. His strikeout rate dropped, but it’s got a chance to improve against a Cleveland team that strikes out at a high rate against lefties.
We will consider the Phillies in the final game of the series. We think the Phillies will earn the sweep on the Guardians. Consider that when looking at the Guardians vs Phillies series odds.
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