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Philadelphia Phillies (82-56, first in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (67-73, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (9-9, 3.49 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 124 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (8-3, 3.66 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -129, Blue Jays +108; Over/Under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will face the Toronto Blue Jays after Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Toronto has a 34-34 record at home and a 67-73 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 54-10 record in games in which they have scored at least five runs.

Philadelphia has a 35-31 road record and an 82-56 overall record. The Phillies’ pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.71, which ranks fourth in the MLB.

Wednesday’s game will be the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a .328 batting average and has 39 doubles, one triple, 28 home runs, 61 walks and 91 RBIs. Will Wagner has hit 11 for 39 with two home runs and five RBIs in the last 10 games.

Schwarber leads the Phillies with 31 home runs and has a .474 slugging average. Bryce Harper has hit 14 of 39 home runs, six doubles and three RBIs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .260 batting average, 2.83 ERA, 20 runs more than opponents

Phillies: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.58 ERA, 14 runs more points than opponents

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Addison Barger: day-to-day (knee), Alek Manoah: 60-day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-day IL (calf)

Phillies: Alec Bohm: day-to-day (hand), Spencer Turnbull: 60-day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-day IL (ankle)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.