The Phillies are now 7-3 L10 games after winning twice here in Cincinnati. They go for the sweep Wednesday afternoon with Ranger Suarez starting. Over Suarez’s previous five starts, the Phillies have gone 5-0. Suarez has given up just seven runs in that stretch and three of those were unearned.



The Reds, who have been out of contention all year, are 3-7 L10 games and have lost seven of the last eight. They turn to Nick Lodolo Wednesday in hopes of avoiding the sweep. But Lodolo isn’t a good candidate to play “stopper” considering he has a 4.72 ERA and 1.657 WHIP. In his last two starts, Lodolo has not made it out of the fifth inning.



The Phillies have been a hot team for quite some time, winning two-thirds of their games since June 1st (44-22). Even without Bryce Harper, they’ve been hitting well. The lineup pounded out 18 hits in yesterday’s ballgame. At the same time, the pitching staff has allowed more than four runs only one time in the previous nine games.



Yesterday was the eighth time in the last nine games where the Reds scored four runs or less. Expect the Phillies to finish off the sweep. 9*