Philadelphia Phillies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction: An exciting opener expected

At Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies will play Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series. Both teams are off a series win and will hope for a win here. How will this series end?

Philadelphia Phillies are coming off a series win against the San Diego Padres. In that series, the Philadelphia Phillies started with a 9-2 win in the opener and then pulled off a 4-3 victory in game 2. However, they could not secure a sweep win and lost 2-5 in the finale. In the meantime, they have not had consistent performances in recent times, losing their prior series to the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. Yet, the Philadelphia Phillies have a 49-25 record this season, which put them top of the National League standings.

Arizona Diamondbacks will look to continue with their decent performance following a win over the Washington Nationals. In game one of that series, the Arizona Diamondbacks secured a 0-5 win, and despite losing 3-1 in the second game, they pulled off a 2-5 win in the finale. Heading into this game, Arizona Diamondbacks have won consecutive series, defeating the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels in prior games. In the MLB this season, Arizona Diamondbacks have 37-38 wins, leaving them 7th in the National League standings. 

I am on the Philadelphia Phillies in this opener. The Phillies have been decent this season, and despite the fact that the Diamondbacks have had good performances in this series in the past, the Phillies as a team have gelled well this season; while this could end with a lot of runs, the Phillies winning is the best option.