Philadelphia (33-26) at San Diego (30-29)
When: Monday, June 3rd, 2019
Where: Petco Park,
San Diego, CA
Time: 10:10 ET | TV: FS San Diego,
NBCS Philadelphia
Opening Odds: Philadelphia -120/7.5
The Philadelphia Phillies are halfway through their six-game West Coast trip and will go into San Diego on Monday seeking their first win after dropping the first three. Philadelphia has seen their NL East lead shrink to just one game over the Atlanta Braves after the Phillies were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend – their four loss in a row overall. The Dodgers blanked Philadelphia 8-0 on Sunday and the Phillies will be getting some offensive help after acquiring slugger Jay Bruce (.212, 14 HR) from the Seattle Mariners. Bryce Harper’s bat is heating up despite going 0-for-4 on Sunday, as the star right fielder is 10-for-24 with two homers and nine RBI in his last six games. The Phillies will take on a struggling Padres squad that has allowed 46 runs while going 2-5 in their last seven games after a pair of 9-3 setbacks against the Miami Marlins over the weekend. The game on Sunday was delayed 28 minutes by a swarm of bees, but that didn’t bother Hunter Renfroe, who blasted two homers and is 4-for-9 with three dingers and four RBI in the past three games. Two struggling teammates include Manny Machado, who is hitless in his last 12 at-bats with six strikeouts and catcher Austin Hedges, who is in an 0-for-10 funk to drop his average to .187.
Pitchers: Phillies – Aaron Nola (6-0, 4.18 ERA) | Padres – Eric Lauer (4-4, 4.45)
Aaron Nola has an ERA of 4.18, but has been getting stronger as the weather warms up. He was 4-0 with a 2.73 ERA in May and the Phillies earned the victory in all six of his starts. Nola is seeking to win his eighth consecutive decision dating back to the end of the 2018 season and is coming off a victory over St. Louis last time out after allowing one run on four hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts. Nola won his start at Petco Park last season, holding the Padres scoreless for six innings in the 5-1 victory.
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Eric Lauer has been on a roll since getting hammered in Colorado on May 10th, allowing one earned run in each of his last three starts and San Diego won all three. Lauer had gone six starts without a win before the last two and has a 2.67 ERA at home. Lauer, who will be facing the Phillies for the first time, has walked just 14 batters in 58.2 innings this season.
When the Phillies need a win to stop a skid, they turn to Nola, who has helped his team win all six games he started in May. Philly ran into the NL’s best over the weekend and should fare much better in this series, starting with the opener.
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BETTING TRENDS:
Phillies are 5-1 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Phillies are 10-4 in their last 14 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Phillies are 7-3 in their last 10 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Phillies are 23-47 in their last 70 Monday games.
Phillies are 4-11 in their last 15 vs. National League West.
Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 road games.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Phillies are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.
Phillies are 8-0 in Nola’s last 8 starts vs. National League West.
Phillies are 6-0 in Nola’s last 6 starts.
Phillies are 6-0 in Nola’s last 6 starts on grass.
Phillies are 4-0 in Nola’s last 4 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Phillies are 4-1 in Nola’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Phillies are 4-1 in Nola’s last 5 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Phillies are 6-2 in Nola’s last 8 road starts.
Phillies are 21-7 in Nola’s last 28 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Phillies are 5-2 in Nola’s last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Padres are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Padres are 11-24 in their last 35 Monday games.
Padres are 2-5 in their last 7 overall.
Padres are 4-11 in their last 15 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Padres are 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Padres are 0-4 in their last 4 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Padres are 6-1 in Lauer’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Padres are 5-1 in Lauer’s last 6 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Padres are 4-1 in Lauer’s last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Padres are 7-2 in Lauer’s last 9 starts during game 1 of a series.
Padres are 4-9 in Lauer’s last 13 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Padres are 1-4 in Lauer’s last 5 starts vs. National League East.
Padres are 1-4 in Lauer’s last 5 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-0-1 in Phillies last 4 overall.
Under is 5-0 in Phillies last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Under is 3-0-1 in Phillies last 4 on grass.
Under is 3-0-1 in Phillies last 4 games following a loss.
Under is 5-1-1 in Phillies last 7 vs. National League West.
Under is 16-5 in Phillies last 21 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-1-1 in Phillies last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 3-1-1 in Phillies last 5 road games.
Under is 6-2 in Phillies last 8 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 9-3-1 in Phillies last 13 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 3-1-1 in Phillies last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-0 in Nola’s last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Over is 4-0 in Nola’s last 4 road starts.
Over is 4-0 in Nola’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 10-2 in Nola’s last 12 starts on grass.
Over is 10-2 in Nola’s last 12 starts overall.
Under is 8-2 in Nola’s last 10 Monday starts.
Over is 3-1-1 in Nola’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
Over is 3-1-1 in Nola’s last 5 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 10-4 in Nola’s last 14 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 11-5-2 in Nola’s last 18 starts with 4 days of rest.
Under is 5-0 in Padres last 5 Monday games.
Under is 5-0-1 in Padres last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-1-1 in Padres last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 3-1-1 in Padres last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Over is 3-1-1 in Padres last 5 vs. National League East.
Under is 3-1-1 in Padres last 5 during game 1 of a series.
Over is 5-2-2 in Padres last 9 overall.
Under is 5-2-2 in Padres last 9 on grass.
Under is 7-3-2 in Padres last 12 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 9-4 in Padres last 13 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Over is 3-0-1 in Lauer’s last 4 Monday starts.
Under is 4-0-1 in Lauer’s last 5 starts with 5 days of rest.
Under is 5-0 in Lauer’s last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 5-0-2 in Lauer’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 4-0 in Lauer’s last 4 home starts.
Under is 5-1 in Lauer’s last 6 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Over is 4-1-1 in Lauer’s last 6 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-1-1 in Lauer’s last 5 starts on grass.
Under is 6-2-2 in Lauer’s last 10 starts during game 1 of a series.
Under is 3-1-1 in Lauer’s last 5 starts overall.
Under is 3-0-1 in Nola’s last 4 starts vs. Padres.
Over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in San Diego.
Phillies are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in San Diego.
