Arizona Diamondbacks vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/8/24, 6:12 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The final game of Thursday's MLB schedule is probably the most attractive. The Phillies continue to navigate the most complicated stretch of their schedule so far in 2024 and will go to Chase Field to face the Diamondbacks, the hottest team in late July and early August. It will be a rematch of the final series for the 2023 NL championship. The Phillies win the particular series 2-1 this season.

After going through a crisis where the Phillies lost consecutive series against the Athletics, Pirates, Twins, Guardians, were swept by the Yankees and then lost a series against the Mariners, the Phillies finally won a series against the Dodgers again. However, for this reason the Phillies have lost 7 of their last 10.

The one who has carried the Phillies' defense has been Schwarber, who in his last 5 games has hit 4 HRs, and was the star of the night in the last Phillies victory over the Dodgers 9-4 when he hit 3 HRs. Second time in Schwarber's career he has hit 3 HRs in a game.

The Diamondbacks took both games of the doubleheader against the Guardians, and now have a 14-4 record since the All-Star break. Even more impressive, the D-backs have not lost any of their last 11 series played where they have a record of 10-0-1.