This is a 5* play on the Philadelphia Phillies.

This is a pitching mismatch of Titanic proportions, which makes this a price in which we have no issues at all in laying. The Phillies send Vince Velasquez (8-2, 3.34 ERA) to the hill, he's coming off an outing to forget vs. the Pirates on Sunday, allowing four runs off seven hits over six innings. He would go on to strike out five in the sub-par performance. No need to hit the panic button if you're a Phillies fan though in our opinion, note that it was the first time in seven starts that he's given up more than two runs in an outing. Velasquez will now look to return to form and improve upon his already impressive 5-1, 3.17 ERA in all night games this year. Tyrell Jenkins (0-2, 6.17 ERA) gets the nod for the home side, he was most recently blasted for seven runs off eight hits and five walks over just 3.1 innings in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday. For the most part MLB handicapping comes down to the starting pitching and in this case we feel that Velasquez should in fact be a much larger fav in this particular matchup. Play on the PHILLIES.

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