Oakland Athletics (35-60, fifth in the AL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (61-32, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Hogan Harris (0-0); Phillies: Ranger Suarez (10-3, 2.58 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -286, Athletics +231; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Oakland Athletics to begin a three-game series.
Philadelphia is 36-14 in home games and 61-32 overall. The Phillies have the best team ERA in the NL at 3.21.
Oakland has gone 13-35 in road games and 35-60 overall. The Athletics have a 21-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper leads the Phillies with a .298 batting average, and has 20 doubles, 20 home runs, 48 walks and 58 RBI. Trea Turner is 19-for-42 with six home runs and 17 RBI over the last 10 games.
Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 18 home runs while slugging .538. Shea Langeliers is 11-for-42 with three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .278 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Athletics: 5-5, .246 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler: day-to-day (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Turnbull: 15-Day IL (back), Taijuan Walker: 15-Day IL (index finger), J.T. Realmuto: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Rucker: 60-Day IL (hand), Dylan Covey: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Dany Jimenez: 15-Day IL (oblique), Abraham Toro: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alex Wood: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Paul Blackburn: 60-Day IL (foot), Ross Stripling: 15-Day IL (elbow), Esteury Ruiz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Darell Hernaiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Gott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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By The Associated Press