why are the phillies the underdog

I couldn't find that event. The Orioles were a -102 moneyline underdog at home versus the Yankees (-112) today.

TEAMOPPONENTDATETIME (ET)SPREADOVER/UNDER
1Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
-102
vs
New York Yankees New York Yankees
-112
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
6:35 PM
+1.5
7.5
2Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
+161
@
Texas Rangers Texas Rangers
-184
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
8:05 PM
+1.5
7.5
3Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels
+164
@
Houston Astros Houston Astros
-188
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
8:10 PM
+1.5
8.5
4Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
+122
@
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers
-150
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
4:10 PM
+1.5
6.5
5Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
+192
@
New York Yankees New York Yankees
-248
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
7:05 PM
+1.5
7.5
6Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
+125
@
Miami Marlins Miami Marlins
-153
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
7:10 PM
+1.5
8.0
7San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
+147
@
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
-182
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
7:10 PM
+1.5
8.0
8Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
+113
@
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles
-138
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
7:15 PM
+1.5
8.5
9New York Mets
New York Mets
+125
@
Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
-155
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
7:40 PM
+1.5
8.0
10Athletics
Athletics
+163
@
Houston Astros Houston Astros
-202
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
8:10 PM
+1.5
8.5
11Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
-100
vs
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers
-122
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
8:10 PM
+1.5
8.5
12Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
+132
vs
Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians
-162
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
8:40 PM
+1.5
11.0
13Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
+121
@
Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks
-148
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
9:40 PM
+1.5
8.5
14Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
+191
@
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
-242
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
10:10 PM
+1.5
8.0
15Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
-108
@
Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners
-113
Fri, Aug 21, 2026
10:10 PM
-1.5
8.0
Betting lines shown represent consensus, closing odds.

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

37

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

RBI

74

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

AVG

.274

Marsh

Brandon Marsh
Team Pitching Leaders

W

16

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

K

187

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

ERA

2.51

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
Team Rankings

HR

155

9th

R

574

15th

SO

1,259

1st

ERA

4.12

16th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
75
53
.586
Phillies Phillies
70
58
.547
5.0
Marlins Marlins
64
64
.500
11.0
Nationals Nationals
61
67
.477
14.0
Mets Mets
58
70
.453
17.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
8/21
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Sat
8/22
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Sun
8/23
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Mon
8/24
PHI PHI
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Tue
8/25
PHI PHI
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Last Game
MIA Marlins

64 - 64

1

Final

4

PHI Phillies

70 - 58

Wed 19 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

36

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

36

Olson

Matt Olson
RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

Sal Stewart

94

Walker

Jordan Walker

93

Burleson

Alec Burleson
Batting Average Leaders

.319

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.317

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Nick Gonzales
Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

Luis Arraez

153

Lopez

Otto Lopez

148

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

Matt Olson
OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.393

Contreras

Willson Contreras
SLG Leaders

.610

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.554

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

35

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

33

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

15

Gray

Sonny Gray

14

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

201

Williams

Gavin Williams

201

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

Chris Sale

2.19

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.70

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

Chris Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

Nick Martinez

25

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

28

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,158.4

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,689.6

Alvarez

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,511.6

Ohtani

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1,361

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,267

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS
White Sox

76-51

Nationals

74-54

Padres

71-57

Twins

71-57

Rays

70-57

Cardinals

71-58
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

48-80

Phillies

52-76

Dodgers

53-75

Rangers

55-72

Athletics

58-70

Mets

59-69

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
75
53
.586
Phillies Phillies
70
58
.547
5.0
Marlins Marlins
64
64
.500
11.0
Nationals Nationals
61
67
.477
14.0
Mets Mets
58
70
.453
17.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
79
49
.617
Cubs Cubs
74
54
.578
5.0
Cardinals Cardinals
66
63
.512
13.5
Pirates Pirates
63
66
.488
16.5
Reds Reds
61
67
.477
18.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
77
51
.602
Padres Padres
68
60
.531
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
67
61
.523
10.0
Giants Giants
52
75
.409
24.5
Rockies Rockies
50
77
.394
26.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
76
51
.598
Yankees Yankees
71
55
.563
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox
68
59
.535
8.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
63
66
.488
14.0
Orioles Orioles
61
66
.480
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
66
61
.520
Twins Twins
63
65
.492
3.5
Guardians Guardians
62
66
.484
4.5
Tigers Tigers
61
66
.480
5.0
Royals Royals
55
74
.426
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
64
63
.504
Rangers Rangers
62
65
.488
2.0
Mariners Mariners
60
68
.469
4.5
Angels Angels
50
77
.394
14.0
Athletics Athletics
49
79
.383
15.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
8/5
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1-4
Wed
8/5
PIT PIT
@
MIL MIL
2-4
Wed
8/5
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
2-4
Wed
8/5
SDP SDP
@
AZ AZ
4-10
Thu
8/6
LAA LAA
@
BAL BAL
4-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
8/20
WSH WSH
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Thu
8/20
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
8/21
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
4:10 PM
Fri
8/21
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
8/21
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM