Phillies aim to stop 3-game losing streak, play the Guardians

Cleveland Guardians (31-22, first in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (25-26, second in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-4, 5.16 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (3-0, 1.99 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -199, Guardians +165; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies aim to break their three-game losing streak when they play the Cleveland Guardians.

Philadelphia has a 25-26 record overall and a 13-15 record in home games. The Phillies have a 19-6 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Cleveland has a 16-12 record on the road and a 31-22 record overall. The Guardians have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .323.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 10 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs while hitting .266 for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 11 for 43 with a double and eight home runs over the past 10 games.

Angel Martinez leads the Guardians with nine home runs while slugging .476. Travis Bazzana is 13 for 39 with a home run and three RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .199 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Guardians: 9-1, .230 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (calf), Kyle Backhus: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Lazar: 60-Day IL (oblique)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.