Its Friday, August 8 and Globe Life Field is the site of a matchup between two teams positioned to make a push in October as the Phillies (65-49) are in Arlington for a matchup against the Rangers (60-56).
Cristopher Sánchez is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Merrill Kelly for Texas.
Winners of four of their last six, the Philles are starting to pull away in the National League East leading the Mets by 2.5 games. Fresh off a series win over the Yankees, the Rangers have pulled to within 1.5 games of the New York for the final Wild Card spot and to within 4.5 games of first place Houston in the AMerican League West.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Phillies at Rangers
- Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
- Time: 8:05PM EST
- Site: Globe Life Field
- City: Arlington, TX
- Network/Streaming: NBCSP, CW33, MLBN
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Odds for the Phillies at the Rangers
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Phillies (-131), Rangers (+110)
- Spread: Phillies -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Phillies at Rangers
- Pitching matchup for August 8, 2025: Cristopher Sánchez vs. Merrill Kelly
- Phillies: Cristopher Sánchez (10-3, 2.40 ERA)
Last outing: August 3 vs. Detroit – 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts - Rangers: Merrill Kelly (9-6, 3.18 ERA)
Last outing: August 2 at Seattle – 3.18 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
- Phillies: Cristopher Sánchez (10-3, 2.40 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Phillies at Rangers
- The Rangers have won 5 straight home games against the Phillies
- The Under is 70-39-4 for the Phillies’ road games and the Rangers’ home games combined this season
- The Rangers have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 2.46 units
- Marcus Semien is struggling with just 4 hits in 25 ABs in August
- Wyatt Langford was 2-7 with 6 BBs in the series against the Yankees
- Kyle Schwarber was 4-12 in the Phillies’ series against the Orioles
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Phillies and the Rangers
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Phillies and the Rangers:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Texas Rangers at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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