Blue Jays and Phillies meet in series rubber match

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Philadelphia Phillies (37-24, second in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (32-29, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Thursday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (5-1, 3.58 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -117, Blue Jays -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Toronto is 32-29 overall and 21-13 at home. The Blue Jays have a 23-6 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Philadelphia has a 37-24 record overall and an 18-12 record in road games. The Phillies have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .405.

Thursday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 12 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 24 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Addison Barger is 11 for 35 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has nine doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 13 for 42 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .270 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Phillies: 4-6, .223 batting average, 5.19 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: J.T. Realmuto: day-to-day (groin), Aaron Nola: 15-Day IL (ankle)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.