Arias leads Guardians against the Phillies after 4-hit outing

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Philadelphia Phillies (22-15, second in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (22-15, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (1-5, 4.61 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (2-2, 5.06 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -125, Guardians +106; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Philadelphia Phillies after Gabriel Arias had four hits on Wednesday in an 8-6 win over the Nationals.

Cleveland is 11-5 at home and 22-15 overall. The Guardians have a 15-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Philadelphia has a 22-15 record overall and a 9-9 record in road games. The Phillies are 7-2 in games decided by one run.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Manzardo leads the Guardians with 12 extra base hits (three doubles, a triple and eight home runs). Daniel Schneemann is 10 for 26 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has three doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 20 for 44 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .239 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Phillies: 8-2, .278 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (wrist), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Slade Cecconi: 15-Day IL (oblique), David Fry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Phillies: Jose Ruiz: 15-Day IL (neck)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.