MLB-Leading Phillies Favored To Get All A’s
A's vs Phillies MLB Predictions in Favor of Phillies
Philadelphia Set to Enter All-Star Break Leading the MLB in Wins
The Philadelphia Phillies just swept the Los Angeles Dodgers and have the best winning percentage in the majors. The final series before the MLB All-Star break comes against an Oakland team already 17 games out of first place in the American League West Division standings. The A’s vs Phillies MLB predictions favor the Phillies to add to their MLB-leading home win total.
The Phillies won all three games against Oakland last season and have won five of the last six meetings with eight of the last nine games finishing under the total.
- The MLB best bets have Philadelphia priced at -285 to win the series opener with Oakland at +230 to pull off the upset. Philadelphia is a rare 2.5-run favorite with +115 odds for the Philadelphia Phillies to deliver against the run line.
Philadelphia is second only behind the Los Angeles Dodgers at +500 in the odds of winning the World Series. It will take a lot of courage to go with the A’s at +100000 to win the World Series.
A’s vs Phillies 
📊Records: Oakland A’s (35-60) at Philadelphia Phillies (61-32)
⏰Day/Time: 📍Location: Citizen’s Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
📺Streaming: NBC Sports Southern California, NBC Sports Philadelphia
A’s vs Phillies Probable Starting Pitchers
- Friday: Hogan Harris (A’s); Ranger Suarez (Phillies)
- Saturday: Mitch Spence (A’s); Tyler Phillips (Phillies)
- Sunday: Joey Estes (A’s); TBA (Phillies){
Phillies Glad to Have Injured Sluggers Back
Even though the Phillies were comfortably in front in the National League East, the fans and some of those who bet online had to take a deep breath when Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber were placed on the injured list on the same day.
They returned in time for the Phillies to sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers. Keep that in mind regarding the A’s vs Phillies MLB predictions.
Schwarber was 3-for-12 with two home runs and four RBIs. Harper played in two of the three games. He was 1-for-8 as he played for the first time since June 27.
Schwarber and Harper were a combined 9-of-23 with four runs and four RBIs against the A’s last season.
Six of Philadelphia’s last nine games against American League West teams went over the total.
Phillies Starting Things On the Right Foot
There isn’t time to list all the differences between the Athletics and the Phillies this season. Let’s start at Square One.
Philadelphia’s starting pitchers led the majors with a 3.17 ERA and 44 wins. Oakland’s starters are 21-44 with a 5.00 ERA. Only the Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies have a starting rotation with a higher ERA.
Oakland’s three projected starting pitchers this season came into the 2024 season with a combined total of eight career MLB starts. That could factor into the A’s vs Phillies MLB predictions especially since Oakland has lost six of its last seven games against National League teams.
Four of the last five games for the Phillies went under the total.
Who’s Hot
- Lawrence Butler, Oakland A’s OF: Butler is 5-for-16 with two runs, a home run, and five RBIs over the last four games.
- Lucas Erceg, Oakland A’s P: Erceg has given up five hits and no runs with eight strikeouts over 8.1 innings in his last eight games.
- Orion Kerkering, Philadelphia Phillies P: Kerkering has allowed seven hits and no runs with eight strikeouts in 7.1 innings in his last seven outings.
- Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies SS: Turner is batting .452 with 11 runs, six home runs, and 17 RBIs over his last 10 games.
Who’s Not
- JJ Bleday, Oakland A’s OF: Bleday is 2-for-28 with seven strikeouts in his last seven games.
- Tyler Ferguson, Oakland A’s P: Ferguson has allowed seven hits, two home runs, and five runs in 5.1 innings over his last four appearances.
- Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies P: Suarez is 0-2 with an ERA of 7.47 over his last three starts.
- Garrett Stubbs, Philadelphia Phillies C: Stubbs is 1-for-11 with four strikeouts over his last four MLB games.
A’s vs Phillies Injury Update
Infielders Max Muncy and Abraham Toro are on the injured list as is outfielder Esteury Ruiz for the A’s.
Pitchers Dylan Covey and Michael Rucker join catcher J.T. Realmuto on the MLB injured list.
A’s vs Phillies Betting Preview
The Phillies are 13-7 in the last 20 games against American League teams and that number figures to improve this weekend against an Oakland team that has lost 15 of its last 17 road games.
Eight of the last nine games between the Phillies and the A’s went under the total. The total is at 9 (under -118) for the series opener.
Philadelphia leads all MLB teams with 25 wins against the run line as the home favorite. Oakland has covered 22 of 48 games as the road underdog.
The A’s have scored 14 more runs in July than the Phillies have. That could change in this series.
The weather is not promising for the series opener with more than 80% of rain.
When looking at the MLB stat leaders, the Phillies are fourth in the majors with a .424 slugging percentage and sixth with 113 home runs.
Don’t overthink this series. After all the Phillies could be on the way to the World Series while the A’s will be preparing to hire moving companies when the playoffs get underway.
A’s vs Phillies Odds
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