Harper leads Phillies against the Rays after 4-hit game

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Tampa Bay Rays (71-74, fourth in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (87-58, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (2-3, 3.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (14-6, 2.59 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 190 strikeouts)

: LINE Phillies -213, Rays +175; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Bryce Harper's four-hit game on Tuesday.

Philadelphia is 49-25 at home and 87-58 overall. The Phillies have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .328.

Tampa Bay has a 34-36 record in road games and a 71-74 record overall. The Rays have gone 42-8 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 35 home runs, 98 walks and 95 RBI while hitting .251 for the Phillies. Harper is 15-for-38 with six doubles and three RBI over the last 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 27 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Rays. Jonny Deluca is 13-for-36 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Rays: 4-6, .237 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Kyle Schwarber: day-to-day (elbow), Edmundo Sosa: 10-Day IL (back), Rodolfo Castro: 60-Day IL (thumb), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (hand), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (kidney infection), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle)

Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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