Why the Phillies on Friday at -115...The Phillies come into Fridays game after an off-day where they have won their last 5 of 7 games while averaging 6.6 RPG with a .240 BA/.335 OBP. Vince Velasquez will take the ball for Philly who is coming off a dominant W in his last start against the Marlins. In that start, Velasquez allowed 1 ER through 6 innings on 4 hits, 1 BB and 6 Ks. BABIP against Velasquez dropped from .643 in his first start to .250 in his most recent start which shows he is trending in the right direction for tonights start against a cold Rays offense. This Rays lineup has a combined 15 ABs off of Velasquez which holds value due to the underexposure to these hitters. The Rays come into Fridays game after losing their last 5 of 7 games where they averaged 3.7 RPG with a .241 BA. The Rays will be starting Jacob Faria who is coming off of a poor start against the Red Sox. In that start, Faria allowed 8 ER through 1 inning on 5 BBs and 0 Ks. Going to fade Faria here due to the fact that his BABIP against is gradually rising which should lead to a below average start tonight against a hot hitting Phillies team.
Play on the Phillies at -115
Play on the Phillies at -115
