Phillies vs. Diamondbacks: Game 3, prediction, odds, injuries and picks

The Philadelphia Phillies are gunning for a clean sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks at home in Game 3 of their series. The hosts edged out Arizona in the opening contest and proceeded to utterly dominate in Game 2 with a 7-2 score line.

Philly has been on a tear as of late and has dropped just one game since April 26. Arizona, meanwhile, won its previous series against the Mets before losing the first two games of the three-game set in Philadelphia.

Powedered by a balance of both hitting and pitching, Philadelphia is living up to the billing as to the billing as one of the National League's top dogs.

Phillies vs Diamondbacks recent form and records

Philadelphia is currently on a hot streak as the team has won six of its last seven games. The squad has cemented itself at the second spot in the NL East, just behind the powerhouse New York Mets.

Arizona, on the other hand, has been in a rut as it's won just three of its last ten games. Although they've been on a downward spiral, the D'backs have maintained a winning record at 17-16 in the highly competitive NL West.

Players to watch

Starting pitchers

PHI: Ranger Suarez (0-0, 0.00 ERA), AZ: Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3, 6.06 ERA, 35 K)

Philadelphia Phillies

2024 All-Star Ranger Suarez is scheduled to make his season debut against the Diamondbacks. After dealing with a back issue in late March, the lefty has been activated and is slated to close out the sweep for the hosts. Last year, Suarez posted a 12-8 record with a 3.46 ERA across 27 starts.

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Arizona Diamondbacks

All-Star Corbin Carroll is slowly making a case for himself in the NL MVP conversation to start the season. The outfielder is currently batting at a .279/.344/.586 clip with an OPS of .930, nine home runs, 23 RBIs, five stolen bases, eight doubles, and four triples.

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Phillies vs Diamondbacks baseball betting odds

Sunday, 5/4	Money Line	Run Spread	Total Runs
PHI	-130	-1.5, +155	O 8.5, -132
AZ	+110	+1.5, -191	U 8.5, +109

Phillies vs Diamondbacks expert picks and game prediction

The Phillies are set to deploy All-Star starter Ranger Suarez from the injury list. Not only is Suarez favored in the starters' duel, the batting order is also poised to have a productive game against struggling D'backs starter Eduardo Rodriguez.

Although they've had their woes when it comes to the bullpen, expect Philadelphia's high-octane offense to push them to the victory in the series closer at home.

Run Line: -1.5, +155

Total Runs: U 8.5, +109

Prediction: PHI wins, 6-2

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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Phillies vs. Diamondbacks: Game 3, prediction, odds, injuries and picks - May 4, MLB 2025