Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | August 29

Ketel Marte has 99 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when the Arizona Diamondbacks (59-67) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (72-56) on Monday at 9:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are the underdog (+153) in this matchup with the Phillies (-181). Ranger Suarez starts for Philadelphia while Arizona will counter with Madison Bumgarner.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Monday, August 29, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies rank sixth in MLB play with 162 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Phillies’ .252 batting average is ninth-best in the majors.
• The Phillies’ .315 on-base percentage is 13th in baseball.
• The Phillies’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 14th in the league.
• The Phillies have hit 75 homers away from home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Phillies have a .406 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• Away from home this season the club averages 8.6 hits per game and is batting .246.

Phillies Key Batters

• Rhys Hoskins leads Philadelphia with an OBP of .340 this season while batting .247 with 62 walks and 67 runs scored.
• Among qualified hitters in the majors, Hoskins ranks 91st in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging.
• Hoskins has picked up at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, two walks and five RBI.
• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (96) this season while batting .211 with 54 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters, Schwarber’s batting average places him 134th, his on-base percentage 101st, and his slugging percentage 20th.
• J.T. Realmuto has collected 107 base hits, an OBP of .339 and a slugging percentage of .457 this season.
• Realmuto heads into this matchup with two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .407, fueled by 31 extra-base hits.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 137 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .229.
• The Diamondbacks have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks have shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
• In 64 games at home this season, they’ve hit 55 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .371 in 64 home games this season.
• They are averaging 7.4 base hits per game and batting .232 as a team at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has put up a slugging percentage of .473 and has 100 hits, both team-high figures for the Diamondbacks.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Walker is 125th in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage and 29th in slugging percentage.
• Marte has 32 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 46 walks while hitting .251.
• Marte’s batting average is 84th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 66th, and he is 73rd in slugging.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .237 with 19 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks.
• Josh Rojas’ .356 OBP paces his team.

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers