Middle relievers are the most anonymous players in the game and throughout his time with the Phillies in 2019 and 2020, Alvarez was a pretty anonymous guy, flying under the radar even though he was one of the few arms getting outs in a bullpen that, as we all know, had trouble getting them. On August 20 of last season, Alvarez got his last out with the Phillies. And he also surrendered his anonymity.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: John Gant (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 8 strikeouts) Phillies: Aaron Nola (0-1, 3.45 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -191, Cardinals +161; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The Phillies went 19-13 on their home field in 2020. Philadelphia averaged 8.3 hits with 3.0 extra base hits per game and 82 total home runs last year.
The Philadelphia Phillies could be without star outfielder Bryce Harper again Sunday when they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series. Harper is listed as day-to-day after being held out of Saturday's contest with soreness in his lower back, and manager Joe Girardi said the Phillies are going to be cautious. Harper played through back soreness and struggled at the plate during the final month of last season.
| W | L | Pct | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | .600 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 7 | .417 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 9 | .400 | 2.5 |
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