The Oakland Athletics will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to face the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park for the rubber match of a three-game series. The game will start at 1:35 PM ET and air on NBC Sports California and NBC Sports Philadelphia.
The Oakland Athletics have been one of the worst teams in the American League this season. They enter the series finale against the Phillies 25 games under .500 at 36-61, which puts them in 5th place in the AL West and gives them the second-worst record in the American League, only better than the Chicago White Sox.
However, the Athletics can win their second series this month after winning Game 1 of the series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday by a score of 6-2. However, they lost Game 2 on Saturday afternoon by a score of 5-11. Mitch Spencer struggled in his start against Philadelphia, lasting only 3 ? innings on the mound, allowing six runs and recording six strikeouts.
The Athletics scored five runs in the loss, with Zack Gelof and Brent Rooker both hitting home runs, with Gelof's being a solo shot in the 3rd inning and Rooker's being a solo shot in the 7th inning. Oakland has lost seven of the last ten against Philadelphia and has been outscored by the Phillies by an average of 3.6 to 4.7 runs per game in those contests.
The Oakland Athletics will look to win the series with a win in Game 3 when they travel to face the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies have been among the best teams in the 2024 MLB season. They enter the series finale against the Oakland Athletics with the best record in the National League and the best record in baseball, 62-33, which also gives them a 9.5-game lead over the Atlanta Braves for first place in the NL East.
Philadelphia has won four of their last five games and an average margin of 3.2 runs per game during that stretch, including an 11-5 win in Game 2 of the series against Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Bryce Harper had a monster performance against the Athletics in Game 2, going two for three at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, and scored two runs, with the home run coming in the 7th inning. Tyler Phillips picked up his first win of the season after pitching six innings, allowing four runs, and recording five strikeouts.
The Phillies have won two of the previous three games in the series against the Athletics, winning by an average margin of one run per game in those matchups. The Philadelphia Phillies will look to win their second consecutive series when they host the Oakland Athletics for Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.
JustBet has the Philadelphia Phillies listed as -227 moneyline favorites at home against the Oakland Athletics for Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon. Philadelphia has won seven of the last ten games by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game and two of the previous three games in the series by an average of one run per game.
Philadelphia has the best record in baseball, while Oakland has the second-worst record in the American League. Oakland has struggled in the series against the Phillies, losing seven of the last ten games and two of the previous three.
However, the Phillies have only won by an average margin of 1 run per game in the previous three and 1.1 runs per game over the last ten matchups, which is why I am taking the run line for the Oakland Athletics at +1.5 when they travel to face the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon.
