
New York Yankees (57-45, second in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (56-47, second in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-4, 4.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (9-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -134, Yankees +111; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series.
Philadelphia has a 56-47 record overall and a 27-25 record at home. The Phillies have gone 42-10 in games when they record eight or more hits.
New York has gone 31-22 on the road and 57-45 overall. The Yankees have hit 147 total home runs to rank second in the majors.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 19 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs for the Phillies. J.T. Realmuto is 11 for 32 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Cody Bellinger has 20 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 52 RBI while hitting .256 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 12 for 38 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by five runs
Yankees: 7-3, .253 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Rafael Marchan: day-to-day (knee), Lou Trivino: 15-Day IL (back), Garrett Stubbs: 10-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Banks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)
Yankees: Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.