#953 ASA PLAY ON Philadelphia Phillies -130 over Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday at 1:35 PM ET - The Pirates have taken the first two games of this series and, because the Phillies also lost their final game before the All-Star break, it means they have now lost 3 straight games. This matches their longest losing streak of this season and, dating back to July of 2023, the Phillies are a perfect 4-0 when they enter a game on a losing streak of 3 or more games. We also like the pitching match-up here. The Phillies already faced Marco Gonzales earlier this season. That was back in April and now Gonzales is back from injury. Though he allowed only 1 earned run in 5 innings in his first start back, he did give up 7 hits in those 5 innings and this was against the lowly White Sox. He faces a much tougher challenge here. In that start against Chicago, Gonzales got a couple of double plays to help him along and he gave up some hard contact and line drives so there was more to his outing than what you see in the boxscore. The Phillies are going with Tyler Phillips here and he had a solid first start at home in Philadelphia - he is from south Jersey so it was special for him - and he looked sharp and has added confidence now that he has that first MLB start under his belt. The Pirates are one of the weakest hitting teams in the league and the Phillies are one of the best. Philadelphia avoids the sweep here! The road team is the bet in this one. Lay it!