Phillies vs Astros Predictions, Props & Starting Pitchers for Sunday Night Baseball (April 30)

Odds as of April 29th at DraftKings.

Phillies vs Astros Probable Pitchers

Left-hander Bailey Falter (0-4, 4.50) is scheduled to start for the Phillies against Jose Urquidy (1-2, 5.64).

Falter vs Urquidy

Falter remained winless when he took the loss Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners in Philadelphia. He gave up four runs (three earned) and six hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.

In his lone career appearance against the Astros, Falter pitched one scoreless inning of relief.

Falter has an 0-3 record and 5.29 ERA on the road this season in three starts. He is 0-3 with a 5.63 ERA in three starts at night. The Phillies are 1-4 when he pitches.

Urquidy was rocked for six urns and seven hits in 2.2 innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday in St. Petersburg. He struck out three and walked two.

Both of Urquidy’s appearances against the Phillies have come in relief and he is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA.

This season, Urquidy has is 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA in two starts at home and 0-2 with a 12.86 ERA in two starts in night games.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber is 2 for 4 against Urquidy and both hits have been home runs. No Astros player has more than one plate appearance against Falter.

Phillies vs Astros Betting Outlook

Kody Clemens hit a two-run home run to help spark the Phillies’ win over the Astros on Saturday.

Nick Castellanos also homered for Philadelphia. Jack Cave had three hits and Castellanos, J.T. Realmuto and Alec Bohm added two each.

The Phillies placed outfielder Cristian Pache on the injured list before the game with a torn meniscus in his right knee. Infielder/outfielder Dalton Guthrie was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Yordan Alvarez returned to the Astros’ lineup as the designated hitter after missing four games with a strained neck. He went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.

Alvarez’s AL MVP odds are +2500.

Phillies vs Astros Last 10 Games

The Astros hold a slim 8-7 lead in the series since 2017.

Phillies vs Astros Prediction

The Phillies could get a bit of revenge with the sweep after losing to the Houston Astros in last year’s Fall Classic in six games. Fading Urquidy is the value play here.

Pick: Phillies +130 ML

Season Record: 12-5 (+5.1 units) ML; 2-2 (0.0 units) RL; 1-0 (+1.0 unit) O/U; 14-7 (+6.1 units) overall