The Philadelphia Phillies’ (62-54) seven-game homestand continues Friday night as the Toronto Blue Jays (54-62) travel to South Philly for the start of a three-game interleague series at Citizens Bank Park. These two teams already met once this season, with the Phillies earning a 2-1 series victory in Toronto back in June.
The Phillies’ 2026 season has had its fair share of highs and lows, but after going 3-13 coming out of the All-Star break and losing four straight series, Philadelphia has won five of its last six games entering Friday. Luis Arráez has been a welcome addition following his trade from San Francisco ahead of the deadline earlier this week, as the four-time All-Star and three-time batting title winner is batting .385 with two doubles, one home run, and four RBIs in his first three games with the club.
The Blue Jays haven’t had the season they were hoping for after coming one win away from a World Series championship last year, entering Friday eight games below .500 and in last place in the AL East. Toronto is, however, still in the American League Wild Card race, having gone 8-6 since July 23 while winning five of its last eight games.
José Soriano is set to make his Blue Jays debut Friday night after being acquired from the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week. The right-hander is 9-6 with a 3.29 ERA this season, and if you recall, he had a stellar start to the year when he went 5-0 with a 0.24 ERA and 0.82 WHIP through his first six outings. Veteran right-hander Zack Wheeler will make his 19th start of the season for the Phillies, bringing a 10-2 record and a 2.49 ERA into the matchup. Wheeler currently holds the fourth-shortest odds (+1500) to win the 2026 National League Cy Young Award at Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook.
Blue Jays vs. Phillies Odds
The Phillies are starting to surge again, and Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook lists them as sizable home favorites for Friday night’s series opener with one of the best starting pitchers in MLB taking the mound:
- Moneyline: Phillies -195, Blue Jays +185
- Run Line: Phillies -1.5 (+100), Blue Jays +1.5 (-110)
- Total (Runs): Over 7.5 (-110), Under 7.5 (+100)
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Blue Jays vs. Phillies Predictions
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Phillies vs. Blue Jays Best Bet: Luis Arráez Over 1.5 Total Bases (+105)
As we mentioned above, Luis Arráez has had a successful start to his Phillies career, and he was already having an All-Star season. His .326 batting average is the second-highest in MLB and the highest in the National League as he looks to secure the fourth batting title of his career.
Both Arráez and José Soriano were traded from their former teams earlier this week and will face each other Friday night with their new clubs, but ironically, the two just played one another with their previous teams on July 26. Arráez went 1-for-3 with a single against Soriano in that matchup and later hit a two-RBI double against the Angels’ bullpen in the ninth inning. Arráez owns a career .444 batting average with a double in nine all-time plate appearances against Soriano.
Arráez is batting .330 with 26 extra-base hits against right-handed pitching this season and has recorded three or more total bases in each of his first three games since joining the Phillies. It’s also worth noting that Arráez rarely strikes out, with only 21 this season and 236 in 948 career regular-season games, meaning he’s going to put the ball in play more often than not and should have plenty of chances to go over 1.5 total bases.
- Phillies vs. Blue Jays Player Prop Pick for Aug. 7: Luis Arráez Over 1.5 Total Bases (+105)
Top 5 Most-Bet Player Props for TOR-PHI
Kyle Schwarber has been in a power drought, having not hit a home run since his 33rd of the season on July 18, but that’s not stopping his home run prop from attracting the most action for Friday night’s matchup against the Blue Jays:
- Kyle Schwarber – Over 0.5 Home Runs
- Luis Arráez – To Record 1+ Hits
- Bryce Harper – Over 0.5 Hits
- Alec Bohm – Over 0.5 Hits
- Zack Wheeler – Over 5.5 Strikeouts
Blue Jays vs. Phillies Game Info
- 📍 Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- 📅 Date: Friday, Aug. 7
- ⏰ First Pitch: 6:40 PM ET
- 📺💻 TV/Streaming: MLB.TV
- ⚾ Probable Pitchers:
- Blue Jays: José Soriano
- Phillies: Zack Wheeler
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