Phillies and Guardians meet, winner claims 3-game series

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Cleveland Guardians (31-23, first in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (26-26, second in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (5-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Phillies: Andrew Painter (1-4, 5.77 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -130, Phillies +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Guardians play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Philadelphia has a 14-15 record at home and a 26-26 record overall. The Phillies are 19-6 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Cleveland has gone 16-13 on the road and 31-23 overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.60 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 12 home runs, 27 walks and 31 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 13 for 38 with three doubles, two home runs and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has 11 doubles and eight home runs for the Guardians. Travis Bazzana is 14 for 40 with a double and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .207 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Guardians: 8-2, .224 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (calf), Kyle Backhus: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Lazar: 60-Day IL (oblique)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.