Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia; Thursday, 4:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (0-0); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (0-0)

Phillies -158, Rangers +133; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Texas Rangers for the season opener.

Philadelphia had a 96-66 record overall and a 55-26 record in home games last season. The Phillies pitching staff averaged 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.0 runs per game in the 2025 season.

Texas went 81-81 overall and 33-48 on the road a season ago. The Rangers averaged 7.9 hits per game last season and totaled 175 home runs.

INJURIES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Lazar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Orion Kerkering: 15-Day IL (hamstring)

Rangers: Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow)

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