Philadelphia at Cincinnati

Philadelphia is on a 10-2 run after winning the opener of this series 7-0, their seventh straight victory. The offense has moved up to 13th in runs scored and on-base percentage, plus 12th in slugging and sixth in steals. Cristopher Sanchez (2.53 ERA) is on the mound with a 25-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 21+ innings. The Phillies are 36-23 against an NL starting pitcher with an ERA of 3.20 or better, plus 15-2 after two straight games where the bullpen threw three or fewer innings. Cincinnati's offense is 22nd in on-base percentage and the team is 4-6 in the last 10 starts made by Andrew Abbott, including losing his last three starts at home. Play Philadelphia.