Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh is not in the lineup versus left-hander Joey Wentz and the Detroit Tigers in Monday's series opener.
The left-handed hitting Marsh will sit versus a southpaw for the second time in three games. Dalton Guthrie will cover center field for Marsh and hit ninth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Phillies' implied total is one of the highest of the day at 5.03 while the game total is 8.5. Wentz only has a 12.5% strikeout rate against righties this season and he's giving up 2.25 home runs per nine innings in same-sided matchups. He has a 40.3% fly-ball rate and is yielding 1.72 homers dingers per nine frames overall.
Source: Baseball Press