By Canadian Press on July 27, 2025.
Philadelphia Phillies (60-44, second in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (56-48, second in the AL East) New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (9-3, 2.39 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (10-7, 3.10 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 139 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -129, Yankees +108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees aim to stop a three-game slide when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies. New York has a 30-21 record at home and a 56-48 record overall. The Yankees have gone 36-13 in games when they scored five or more runs. Philadelphia has a 60-44 record overall and a 27-25 record in road games. The Phillies have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .256. The matchup Sunday is the third meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 15 doubles, a triple, 36 home runs and 84 RBIs for the Phillies. Bryce Harper is 12 for 39 with six doubles, five home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .213 batting average, 5.79 ERA, outscored by 23 runs Phillies: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs INJURIES: Yankees: Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (flexor strain), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: day-to-day (back), Nick Castellanos: day-to-day (knee), Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 19