Phillies aim to break losing streak in game against the Orioles

Philadelphia Phillies (57-53, second in the NL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (54-56, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (13-4, 2.73 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 157 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (4-9, 3.98 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -143, Orioles +120; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to stop a four-game slide with a victory against the Baltimore Orioles.

Baltimore has a 54-56 record overall and a 30-27 record in home games. Orioles hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the ninth-best percentage in MLB play.

Philadelphia has a 57-53 record overall and a 29-26 record in road games. The Phillies are 19-10 in games decided by one run.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with 44 extra base hits (21 doubles and 23 home runs). Christian Encarnacion-Strand is 11 for 34 with two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has 12 doubles, a triple, 33 home runs and 62 RBIs while hitting .251 for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 13 for 43 with a double, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .236 batting average, 4.16 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Phillies: 2-8, .235 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Samuel Basallo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Bassitt: 60-Day IL (back), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

Phillies: Lou Trivino: 15-Day IL (back), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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