San Francisco Giants (11-4, second in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (9-6, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Monday, 6:45 p.m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Phillies: Taijuan Walker (1-0, 0.
00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -119, Giants -101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the San Francisco Giants to start a four-game series. Philadelphia has a 5-1 record in home games and a 9-6 record overall.
The Phillies have a 5-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs. San Francisco has gone 7-2 in road games and 11-4 overall. The Giants have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .
403. Monday's game is the first time these teams meet this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has a double, a triple, six home runs and 12 RBI for the Phillies.
Nick Castellanos is 11-for-38 with five doubles, a home run and eight RBI over the past 10 games. Wilmer Flores is third on the Giants with six extra base hits (six home runs). Jung Hoo Lee is 15-for-40 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 5-5, .202 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by seven runs Giants: 7-3, .
226 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs INJURIES: Phillies: Weston Wilson: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (back) Giants: Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back), Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (finger) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press.
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Phillies host the Giants in first of 4-game series

San Francisco Giants (11-4, second in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (9-6, second in the NL East)