Hicks has made a near seamless transition from closer to starter this season but he has been handled with kid gloves thus far.


We are only listing Nola as because if Hicks does not know it makes this even stronger. Well aware that Hicks is having a fantastic season but if his L4 opponents are currently #28, #13, #29 and #22 in SLG% and he’s been a favorite in each of the L5 starts.

The Phillies have won each of Nola’s L5 starts after he allowed runs in 4 2/3 innings in his opener. Nola has a 0.72 WHIP in his L4 starts and has a 26-3 K-W ratio the L3.

Phillies are batting.282 in their L8 games and they have scored 5+ runs in 6 of their L7 games. Philadelphia is 12-3 vs right handed starters including 9-1 the L10 averaging 6.5 runs and 10 hits in the L10. They have also gone 10-1 vs teams with a losing record winning by 2.91 runs per game.

The Phillies should find the home cooking to their liking on Friday night.