The Phillies (54-39) continue their west coast swing on Friday night with a trip to San Diego to face the Padres (50-43). Philadelphia avoided a sweep at San Francisco in Wednesday’s 13-0 blowout of the Giants.
San Diego lost two of three at Philadelphia earlier this month and they'll look for revenge at Petco Park at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday night. Ranger Suarez seeks his eighth win of the season as the left-hander gets the start for the Phillies.
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Phillies vs. Padres Predictions – Friday, July 11
Here are the top Phillies vs. Padres predictions and picks for tonight’s on PrizePicks MLB on Friday, July 11. Click to read more about each pick.
- Phillies 1B Bryce Harper – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Padres SS Xander Bogaerts – 5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Phillies P Ranger Suarez – 4.5 Strikeouts
Phillies 1B Bryce Harper – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Phillies 1B Bryce Harper is coming off his best game since his missing 22 games with a wrist injury in June.
- Harper delivered four hits, including three doubles and a home run in Wednesday’s rout of San Francisco. Harper totaled a fantasy score of 33, as he recorded 26 fantasy points in his previous seven games combined.
- The only other game since his return from injury he had at least seven fantasy points came against Cincinnati on July 4, posting 10 points.
- Harper has been least productive when batting with two outs. His batting average falls to .195, while picking up five extra-base hits in 99 plate appearances.
- Last season at Petco Park, Harper was held to 1-of-12 against the Padres, although that lone hit was a home run. In the previous series against San Diego earlier this month, Harper picked up one hit in six at-bats.
Padres SS Xander Bogaerts – 5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Padres SS Xander Bogaerts has recorded at least one hit in five consecutive games.
- Bogaerts picked up seven fantasy points in Thursday’s win over Arizona, snapping a three-game streak of five or fewer fantasy points.
- Bogaerts owns the second-highest BB% of his career this season at 10.4%.
- In the first series against Philadelphia, Bogaerts torched the Phillies at the plate, going 5-of-11. However, he scored one run and didn’t produce any RBI’s.
- Although more of his power numbers have come against right-handed pitching, he has compiled a higher batting average against left-handed pitchers at .273.
Phillies P Ranger Suarez – 4.5 Strikeouts
- Phillies P Ranger Suarez has posted five consecutive starts with at least six strikeouts.
- The last time Suarez recorded fewer than four strikeouts came on June 2, posting only two K’s against Milwaukee.
- Five of the last six left-handed starting pitchers to face the Padres at Petco Park have picked up three strikeouts or less.
- Suarez has seen success against two of San Diego’s top hitters. He has held RF Fernando Tatis to 2-of-10 with two strikeouts, while 3B Manny Machado has two hits in 13 at-bats with two K’s.
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The Padres look to build some momentum before the All-Star break with a strong showing at home against the Phillies this weekend.
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