Phillies host the Athletics on 5-game home win streak
By The Associated Press••Sky F1
Athletics (18-18, first in the AL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-20, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:40 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: J. T. Ginn (0-1, 4.
30 ERA, 1. 26 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Phillies: Andrew Painter (1-3, 5. 28 ERA, 1.
59 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) LINE: Phillies -138, Athletics +116; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Athletics trying to continue a five-game home winning streak. Philadelphia has gone 10-10 at home and 17-20 overall. The Phillies rank seventh in the NL with 40 total home runs, averaging 1.
1 per game. The Athletics are 18-18 overall and 10-10 on the road. The Athletics have a 7-4 record in games decided by one run.