Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies 3/9/23

The Philadelphia Phillies are still figuring out their pitching as they play the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in Clearwater.

The Orioles beat the Phillies 10-7 on Monday, blasting four home runs and two doubles. The Phillies had three home runs, a triple, and a double. The score was tied at four heading into the eighth inning.

The Phillies have given up 33 runs in the last three games, all losses. The team has lost five of its last six games. Baltimore has won two of its last three but is 2-6 over the last eight games.

The Orioles are expected to start Tyler Wells, who is 0-1 with a 13.50 era. The Phillies have not announced a starting pitcher.

Terrin Kjerstad leads the Orioles with a .545 batting average and two home runs. Four Orioles are hitting .500 or better. The Orioles have 10 home runs, three triples, and 17 doubles. Kjerstand and Ryan O'Hearn each have seven hits.

The Phillies have 18 home runs, two triples, and 19 doubles. Alec Bohm has three homers, and five players have two each. Weston Wilson is batting .500 so far. Bryce Harper could make his spring debut, reporting to spring training on Wednesday after recovering from elbow surgery.

The Phillies have scored 63 runs and given up 86, giving them the second-worst scoring differential in the Grapefruit League. The Orioles have scored 54 runs and given up 64. The Phillies are batting .247 as a team and have a 6.75 era. The Orioles are batting .251 and have an era of 5.89.

The Phillies and the Orioles are a team that have been playing almost the exact same lately. However, the Phillies are struggling quite a bit in their last 5 games and the offense has fallen flat. The pitching for that part is not playing good for the Phillies either and that is going to continue in this game here as the Orioles are able to bring home the win. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 8-2.