Angels head into matchup against the Phillies on losing streak

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Philadelphia Phillies (76-60, second in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (52-84, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (10-5, 3.40 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 148 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-4, 6.25 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -235, Angels +203; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels play the Philadelphia Phillies as losers of six in a row.

Los Angeles is 52-84 overall and 29-41 in home games. The Angels have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.29.

Philadelphia has gone 38-30 on the road and 76-60 overall. The Phillies have gone 56-8 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto leads the Angels with 54 extra base hits (27 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs). Vaughn Grissom is 8 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 40 home runs while slugging .530. Luis Arraez is 13 for 37 with a double, a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 2-8, .214 batting average, 3.09 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Phillies: 8-2, .276 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

INJURIES: Angels: Sebastian Rivero: 60-Day IL (hand), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nolan Schanuel: 10-Day IL (side), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Samy Natera Jr.: 15-Day IL (back), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Phillies: Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.