On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Milwaukee Brewers (29-28) visiting the Philadelphia Phillies (36-19) at 6:45 p.m. ET.
The Phillies are the home favorite (-146) versus the Brewers (+123). The scheduled starters are Taijuan Walker (2-3) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Quinn Priester (1-2) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Phillies won 5-4 over the Braves yesterday in their most recent game. Rafael Marchan went 1 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively while Jose Ruiz was earned the victory after throwing 1/3 of an inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
The Brewers secured a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox Wednesday. Jake Bauers (1 for 2 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Tyler Alexander got the win on the mound after going one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Friday’s Phillies vs. Brewers contest, including viewing options.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Phillies (-146, bet $146 to win $100)Underdog: Brewers (+123, bet $100 to win $123)Over/under: 9Phillies vs. Brewers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, May 30, 2025Game time: 6:45 p.m. ETLocation: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaStadium: Citizens Bank ParkTV channel: MLB Network, NBCS-PH, and FDSWILive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Phillies stats and trendsPhillies betting recordsThis season, the Phillies have been favored 46 times and won 31, or 67.4%, of those games.Philadelphia has a record of 26-7 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -146 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 59.3% chance to win.Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of 55 opportunities.In 55 games with a spread this season, the Phillies are 30-25-0 ATS.Taijuan Walker (Phillies probable starter)The Phillies will send Walker (2-3) to the mound for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 2.97 ERA and 33 strikeouts through 39 1/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out came on Thursday, May 22 against the Colorado Rockies, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.The 32-year-old has amassed a 2.97 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season, while giving up a batting average of .230 to his opponents.Walker is trying to pick up his second quality start of the year.Walker has put up four starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.In three of his nine total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will match up with a Brewers offense that ranks 19th in MLB with 438 total hits (on a .232 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .353 (28th in MLB) with 48 total home runs (25th in MLB).Phillies batting statsThe Phillies’ 60 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Philadelphia have a combined .410 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.The Phillies’ .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.Philadelphia has scored 267 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.The Phillies are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .338.Philadelphia ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.Brewers stats and trendsBrewers betting recordsThe Brewers have won in eight, or 29.6%, of the 27 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Milwaukee has a mark of 2-5 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +123 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 44.8% chance of pulling out a win.Contests with Milwaukee has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 22 of 57 chances this season.The Brewers have an against the spread mark of 31-26-0 in 57 games with a line this season.Quinn Priester (Brewers probable starter)Priester makes the start for the Brewers, his eighth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 4.23 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.The 24-year-old has put up a 4.23 ERA and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings during nine games this season, while giving up a batting average of .244 to his opponents.Priester has one quality start under his belt this year.Priester is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.9 innings per start.He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Phillies offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.410) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (60) in all of MLB. They have a collective .260 batting average, and are fifth in the league with 490 total hits and eighth in MLB play scoring 267 runs.Brewers batting statsThe Brewers are 25th in MLB action with 48 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.So far this year, Milwaukee is slugging .353, the third-lowest percentage in the majors.The Brewers have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.232).Milwaukee scores the 11th-most runs in baseball (246 total, 4.3 per game).The Brewers rank 18th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .311.