Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers Matchup Preview - April 1st, 2023

Right-hander Zack Wheeler is expected to start today for Philadelphia, while right-hander Nathan Eovaldi gets the nod at home for Texas. The last time Zack Wheeler was on the bump, he suffered the loss as the Phillies lost 1-4 against the Astros. He left allowing 2 earned runs and recording 5 strikeouts with 1 walk. Eovaldi's last start was against the Rays, when he recorded the win as the Red Sox were victorious 6-0. Over 5 innings pitched, he allowed 0 earned runs with 2 hits. He also recorded 4 strikeouts with 2 walks.

Philadelphia Phillies Insights

• Kyle Schwarber's 20.1% Barrel% grades out in the 99th percentile since the start of last season.

• The Philadelphia Phillies bullpen projects as the 10th-best in MLB, per The Sharp Model.

Texas Rangers Insights

• Nathan Eovaldi’s fastball velocity over his last 3 starts (93.3 mph) has been quite a bit worse than than his seasonal rate (95.1 mph).

• Bubba Thompson is very fast, ranking in the 100th percentile in Sprint Speed at 30.41 ft/sec since the start of last season.

• Josh Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 93rd percentile) and faces the league's 6th-deepest CF fences today.

Betting Trends

• Jonah Heim has hit the Runs Over in his last game (+1.80 Units / 180% ROI)