Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prop Pick: Can Trea Turner, Phillies Heat Up Against Guardians?
The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night to kick off a loaded weekend slate. Can Trea Turner and the Phillies shine in the first matchup and get back on track? Ben Rajavuori is targeting the star shortstop in Guardians vs. Phillies.
Ben Rajavuori - July 26, 2024, 5:11 PM EDT
5 minCleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prop Pick: Can Trea Turner, Phillies Heat Up Against Guardians?
The first game on tonight‘s slate of MLB games will take us to Philadelphia where the Cleveland Guardians will come into town to play the Phillies for a three-game series from Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies have been getting slightly healthier as a team as many big bats have returned to their lineup off the IL, including one of the Phillies' best players, Trea Turner. Turner missed nearly all of May and half of June with an injury but has been absolutely on fire since his return.
Guardians vs. Phillies DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: July 26, 2024
- Start Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: MLB Extra Innings
Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prediction
Trea Turner is hitting .356 in July with a 1.165 OPS. He has only failed to record a hit in three games this month. He also has nine multi-hit games this month. More impressively, he has hit 10 home runs in just 73 at-bats in July.
Tonight, Trea Turner goes up against Ben Lively of the Guardians. Turner is 2–4 off Lively with a home run and a triple in his career. This trend should continue tonight, as Trea Turner has been one of the best hitters against right-handed pitching this season. Among all batters in the MLB with over 100 played appearances against right-handed pitching, Trea Turner ranks second in baseball with a .349 average. He has coupled that with just an 18.4% strikeout rate, as he has seen the ball very well this year.
On top of that, he has kept his walk rate very low, which would generally not be a good thing, but his walk rate of just 3.9% against right-handed pitching will actually play into our favor tonight, as we do not want him to take walks for this prop bet. This bet will be Trea Turner to go over 1.5 bases tonight. Turner has been squaring up bats and hitting the ball very hard off right-handed pitching. Ben Lively has been giving up a lot of hard contact in his starts in July and has a 5.32 ERA this month. Trea Turner is the hottest hitter against right-handed pitching on the Phillies and has been the second-best hitter in baseball against right-handed pitching this year. Therefore, I’m backing him to stay hot and go over 1.5 bases once again tonight.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies Prop Pick
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Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies System Projections - July 26th
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