Phillies and Reds Clash in High-Stakes Showdown: Playoff Drama Ignites Tonight!

The Phillies are one of the better teams in baseball with Philadelphia sitting almost 20 games above .500 mark. They’ve been able to secure a tighter grip on first place in the division thanks to the Mets having one of the worst stretches in the MLB since the All-Star Break. The Phillies are not a team that anyone will want to face in the playoffs. They have a ridiculously good lineup with both hits for average and hits for power. Their rotation is arguably one of the best in baseball. They have a potential Cy Young winner who can open the series, and they have two or three other pitchers that they should feel more than confident in leading them in the playoffs. Today, Taijuan Walker, one of those candidates, takes the ball. Walker is 4-5 for the season with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. I’d assume Walker will be in the bullpen during the playoffs, but he is a solid pitcher. He is pitching in a more ideal situation for himself, though, as he is on the road. For the year, Walker is throwing to a 2.80 ERA as a visitor, as opposed to a 4.12 at home. He hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in a game since May, but he spent a lot of June as a reliever. Reds hitters haven’t been great against Walker, hitting just .217 over 46 at-bats. 

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