Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros 4/30/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, will play host in the closing game of an MLB Interleague three-game series between the NL East Philadelphia Phillies and the AL West Houston Astros come Sunday evening.

Philadelphia improved to 15-13 overall and 7-8 on the road play following a four-game winning streak while winning eight of the last ten contests played and tied with the Miami Marlins in third place in the NL East with 3.5 games behind Atlanta in the first place.

The Phillies beat the Astros in the first two rounds of the inter-league series on the road with a recent 6-1 win yesterday.

Philadelphia scored two runs in each of the 4th, 6th, and 8th frames while driving in 12 hits in the winning effort.

The Philadelphia Phillies management will give a nod to southpaw Bailey Fatter to face Houston’s batters in the closing game of a series on Sunday.

The left-handed thrower is 0-4 with an ERA of 4.50 this season and despite losing both of his last two starts, he did great in controlling the ball.

In that stretch, Fatter finished 13.0 innings and conceded only 6 earned runs. In his recent appearance on the mound versus the Seattle Mariners’ batters, the lefty thrower pitched for 6.0 innings while giving away 3 earned runs and struck out a stunning 7 hitters.

The totals went UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia’s last 11 contests while the Phillies are 7-1 SU in their last 8 matches played.

Philadelphia is 5-1 straight up in its last 6 road games while the totals went UNDER in 4 of the Phillies’ last 6 outings when playing on the road versus Houston.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Predictions 4/30/2023

The Houston Astros will continue a homestand looking to prevent a series sweep when hosting the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Houston dropped to 14-13 overall and 6-9 at home following a two-game losing streak but stayed in second place in the AL West with just 2 games behind the leader Texas Rangers.

The Astros lost three of the last five outings played including the first two matches of a series following a 1-6 loss last time out.

Houston had difficulty swinging their bats against Zack Wheeler who pitched 6.0 shutout frames and scored only one run in the eighth inning with six hits in the losing effort.

The Houston Astros will take their chance with right-hander Jose Urquidy to take control of the ball facing the Phillies’ hitters on Sunday.

The right-handed starter is 1-2 with an ERA of 5.64 while striking out 20 batters in his starts. Urquidy had issues controlling the ball through his last two starts after opening the series with three satisfactory performances after relinquishing a combined 10 earned runs in his past two contests through 7.0 frames.

In his last appearance on the mound facing the Tampa Bay Rays, Urquidy finished just 2.2 innings of work and yielded 6 earned runs.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 outings while the Astros are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games played.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 6 contests played versus Philadelphia while the Astros are 4-8 straight up in their last 12 home matches. .

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros. The MLB Pick for this contest is Houston -155. The Astros will take their revenge on Sunday to prevent a series sweep with a home-field advantage and crowd support on their side.

Though Philadelphia’s Nola took control of Houston’s batters in game 1 allowing them to score just one run on 3 hits, the Astros’ batting unit is too good to beat in three consecutive games at home.

Moreover, Houston is 4-0 in its last 4 inter-league contests against a team with a winning record. The prediction: Houston Astros will win 5-4.

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