Philadelphia is on a tremendous roll and took a 1-0 lead in the NLCS as Bryce Harper celebrated his birthday with a 420-foot homer on the first pitch he saw and the Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead and won 5-3. They have won 11 of their past 12 home games and 27 of their past 36 playoff home games, and the Phillies also have won four straight against Arizona this season. Philadelphia has won Aaron Nola's past six starts and he has allowed two runs in 12 2/3 innings in this year's playoffs. Nola pitched better than his 12-9 record indicates this year as he owns a 1.15 WHIP and struck out 202 batters. Arizona batters have five extra-base hits in 55 at-bats against Nola. The Phillies are batting .288 in 59 at-bats against Merrill Kelly and their pitchers have allowed a total of only 13 runs in seven postseason games so far. Take the Phillies as a Max Play.
This pick was released to clients on October 17, 2023 at 11:53AM ET.
Arizona at Philadelphia
October 17, 2023
2 units on Philadelphia -156 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.28)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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