The Phillies will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Sunday, as the Oakland Athletics visit in inter-league play at Citizens Bank Park.

It's a pitching duel between Roy Halladay for the Phillies (9-3 on the year) and Josh Outman for Oakland (3-1 so far).



View Oakland vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Athletics listed as underdogs of +-215 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Phillies at No. 1 in the National League and the Athletics at No. 4 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Philadelphia owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.3 per game. By contrast, the Athletics are rated No. 13 in the same category at 8 per game.

Philadelphia owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Oakland's American League No. 2-rated defense.

Oakland was a 4-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Phillies. They won as +175 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Athletics grabbed a win last time out, defeating Cole Hamels and the Phillies 4-1 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 3-3
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few Athletics at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Philadelphia is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games


Next up:
Oakland home to Florida, Tuesday, June 28
Philadelphia home to Boston, Tuesday, June 28