After a 3-3 road trip, the Philadelphia Phillies return home for a nine-game homestand, hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Phillies, who have struggled against left-handed pitching so far this season, are hitting just .159 against lefties, last in MLB.
From Jeff Kerr on Substack.
The Phillies’ offense was atrocious against LHP on the road trip, with little opportunity against a LHP. When the Phillies did face a LHP, they were shut out.
Philadelphia hit .175 on the road trip against LHP with a .548 OPS, ranking 24th and 25th in baseball, respectively. The extra base hits consisted of three doubles.
Tonight they will face a right-hander, Mike Soroka, who allowed just a run over five innings to get a win in his last start on Saturday over Atlanta. This season, Soroka is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA with 1 1.20 WHIP.
Analyzing the Lineup Shift: Marsh at Cleanup
The Phillies have made a slight change to the lineup, moving Brandon Marsh to the No. 4 spot in the lineup, while dropping Alec Bohm to No. 7 in the order.
The Phillies are stacking their left-handed bats with Arizona not having a left-handed pitcher in the bullpen.
Phillies Lineup vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park:
1. SS Trea Turner
2. DH Kyle Schwarber
3. 1B Bryce Harper
4. LF Brandon Marsh
5. 2B Bryson Stott
6. RF Adolis GarcÃa
7. 3B Alec Bohm
8. C J.T. Realmuto
9. CF Justin Crawford
LHP Jesús Luzardo
The Phillies will counter with Jesús Luzardo, who had 11 strikeouts while allowing one run in 6.2 innings in a 2-1 win over the Rockies on Saturday.
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