<p>If the playoffs started today, both the Blue Jays and Phillies would be in, but there's still work to do, heading into the first game of this quick two-game inter-league series in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Former American Leaguer Kyle Gibson goes for the Phillies here against former National Leaguer Ross Stripling for Toronto.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds </h2>
<p>Tuesday's baseball betting lines opened Toronto and Stripling as -120 favorites over Philadelphia and Gibson, with an over/under of nine runs. Early betting action then dipped that total to 8.5.</p>
<h2>Blue Jays-Phillies MLB Betting Preview</h2>
<p>Toronto just took two of three games at Baltimore over the weekend, missing out on the sweep by blowing a late lead and losing Sunday's series finale 5-4. The Blue Jays then had Monday off.</p>
<p>Just before that, Toronto took three of five games from Tampa Bay, and just before that, it took two of three from Texas. Going back a bit further, the Blue Jays own a six-series winning streak, going 15-6 over their last 21 games.</p>
<p>At 83-64 overall, Toronto probably won't catch the first-place Yankees in the AL East race, but it also leads the AL wild-card race by a game over the second-place Rays and 6.5 games over the fourth-place Orioles.</p>
<p>Philadelphia, meanwhile, just got swept three games at Atlanta over the weekend, losing Sunday's series finale 5-2. The Phillies then also had Monday off.</p>
<p>Just before that, Philly lost the last game of a series with Miami. So the Phillies lug a four-game losing skid into Tuesday night.</p>
<p>At 80-66 overall, the Phillies won't catch the first-place Mets in the NL East, but they still own the No. 3 spot in the NL wild-card standings, 2.5 games clear of fourth-place Milwaukee.</p>
<p>This series is the second meeting between these two teams this season. Back in July, the Blue Jays swept two games from Philadelphia up at Rogers Centre.</p>
<h2>Tuesday's Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/48304&quot; title="Kyle Ginson Pitching Game Stats">Gibson</a> is 13/28 on quality starts this season. Last Wednesday, he held Miami to one run and six hits through six innings, with zero walks against seven strikeouts, in a 6-1 Philadelphia victory. But over his two starts previous to that, he got knocked around for 11 runs through just 7 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>The Phillies are 16-12 with Gibson this season but only 3-4 his last seven times out.</p>
<p>In his last start against Toronto, back in April of last season while with Texas, Gibson tossed six scoreless innings, with one walk and eight whiffs, in a 2-1 Rangers win.</p>
<p><a class-"advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/79413&quot; title="Ross Stripling Pitching Game Logs">Stripling</a> is 8/21 on quality starts this year, working on a run of three in a row. Last Wednesday, he held Tampa to one run and three hits through 6 1/3 innings of a 5-1 Blue Jays victory. And over his last three starts, he's held foes to six runs and eight hits through 18 1/3 innings, with four walks and 16 K's.</p>
<p>Toronto is 14-7 with Stripling this season, 8-1 his last nine times out.</p>
<p>In his most recent start against Philadelphia, back in July, Stripling allowed just two unearned runs and two hits through seven frames of an 8-2 Jays win.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks </h2>
<p>Toronto is batting .263 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .327 team OBP and a .430 team slugging percentage. Numbers like those lead us to rank this line-up among the top three or four in Baseball in this split.</p>
<p>Philadelphia is slashing .248/.308/.417 against right-handed pitching. The Phillies have also scored a total of just ten runs over their last four games.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens </h2>
<p>The Philadelphia bullpen owns a 4.17 ERA this season, along with a 1.37 WHIP.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays pen owns a 3.77 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>Toronto is 40-32 on the road this season and 73-45 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Philadelphia is 44-31 at home and 54-49 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The overs are 75-69 in Blue Jays games this season.</li>
<li>The overs are 72-67 in Phillies games.</li>
<li>The overs are 36-34 at Citizens Bank Park this season.</li>
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