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Phillies open season at home against the Rangers

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia; Thursday, 4:15 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (0-0); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -158, Rangers +133; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Texas Rangers for the season opener. Philadelphia had a 96-66 record overall and a 55-26 record in home games last season. The Phillies pitching staff averaged 9.

2 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4. 0 runs per game in the 2025 season. Texas went 81-81 overall and 33-48 on the road a season ago.

The Rangers averaged 7. 9 hits per game last season and totaled 175 home runs. INJURIES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Lazar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Orion Kerkering: 15-Day IL (hamstring) Rangers: Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia; Thursday, 4:15 p. m.