The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Oakland Athletics in the second game of a three-game set with the Phillies taking Game 1. The A's will send James Kaprielian to the mound. He is 1-5, with a 7.51 ERA this season. The Phillies will send Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. Sanchez gave up three runs in 4.1 innings against the Rockies in his MLB debut. The Phillies took three of four from the D'backs before winning game one of this series yesterday. Oakland has now dropped three in a row after riding a seven-game winning streak. Over Kaprielian's last three starts, he is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. If it wasn't for KC, the A's would be the worst team in baseball. Oakland ranks last in runs scored per game. The pitching staff is ranked 30th in team ERA and hits per nine innings. Oakland has won just nine of 26 games played at home this season. Sanchez struggled in his first start but is facing an Oakland team that struggles to score and is worse at scoring runs at home. I like the Phillies' bats to get the job done in this one.

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