Phillies Seek Back-to-Back Wins in Toronto vs. Blue Jays

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00:00In the Philadelphia Phillies, play eight, winning 8-3 in Toronto against the Blue Jays.

00:06Basically a pick-em today, DRS, Jose Barrios, and the young gun on the other side for the

00:12Titans, Mick Abel.

00:14What do you like today in the six?

00:16Abel was great in his first start-up, but also Mick Abel not going against the greatest

00:19offensive lineup.

00:21You're going against a little bit better offensive lineup, and particularly not in Citizens Bank

00:24Park, where the fans are on your side and the home team.

00:26You're on the road in Toronto today.

00:28Good part about that is the roof's going to be open, 75 degrees in Toronto, which is

00:31great.

00:32A wind blowing out to right field at nine miles per hour doesn't make all that big of a difference

00:35in Toronto, because the field is really shielded at that point.

00:38But the one thing we did talk about is how good Abel was in that first start.

00:41Can he continue it?

00:42My focus is going on the Phillies' bats, which woke up and they needed that first inning in

00:46the worst way yesterday.

00:47A two-run shot there early from Trey Turner.

00:50Right behind it was Bryce Harper, and an 0-2 count hit a home run in his first at bat,

00:54which coming back off that stint of the past four games that he sat out over five days,

00:58it's like, all right, back in order.

01:00Let's go here.

01:00Well, we'll see if they can go.

01:01Barrios is a good pitcher.

01:03He is a veteran.

01:03Not having a great season, though, by any stretch.

01:0570 innings pitch, an ERA of 3.86, which is high.

01:09And then you take a look at that XFIP number at 4.13.

01:11The one thing over the past 30 days the struggle has been with Jose Barrios is from the left-handed

01:16batters.

01:16A 173 ISO against and a 350 weighted on base percentage through 61 batters.

01:21Harper and Schwarber, which I had on my RBI list yesterday, hit that right away with Harper.

01:26But Schwarber was 0-5 yesterday with three strikeouts.

01:28Maybe that changes today.

01:30Better lineup for the Philadelphia Phillies.

01:31I will trust them, but not one of those where I really want to dip into and say, all right,

01:35it's a close line.

01:36Just take the Phillies because having a young pitcher and a first start on the road after

01:40having a great start, most people probably will fade that situation.

01:43I look for the Phillies to win this game.

01:44But again, if I'm just looking for action from a Phillies side, I go Harper and Schwarber again,

01:48both at plus money for an RBI.

01:50One of those takes it down.

01:51I think that's a better way to play this one out.

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