The Phillies and Diamondbacks continue a critical National League series – especially for Arizona – tonight at Chase Field after Philadelphia opened the series with a 2-1 win last night. Bryson Stott went yard in the second and Bryce Harper doubled home Garrett Stubbs in the third to account for all the runs Philly would need thanks to a sterling effort on the bump from Aaron Nola and five relievers. The veteran Nola went five innings and allowed five hits and one run to secure his sixth win of the season. The win was the Phillies’ fifth in a row while the Diamondbacks have now lost two straight.
Following last night’s game Philadelphia is comfortably in the playoff picture sitting five games up in the race for one of the Wild Card spots, but they continue to chase the division title trailing the Braves now by just four games following last night’s win. Arizona sits in third in the NL West, ten games behind the first place Dodgers and so their path to the playoffs will have to be via a Wild Card berth. Their loss last night dropped them one half game behind the Padres for the final Wild Card berth.
Philadelphia will hand the ball to left-hander Jesús Luzardo (12-5, 3.09 ERA) tonight. Acquired in the offseason from Miami, the southpaw has been consistent all season and elite of late. In his last five starts, Luzardo has allowed five earned runs over 34.1 innings. Arizona counters with their ace, veteran left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4, 2.50), who has been lights out himself the last three weeks. The southpaw has not allowed a run over his last two starts covering 12.2 innings and has allowed four total in the two starts prior to those.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
- Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Time: 9:40PM EST
- Site: Chase Field
- City: Phoenix, AZ
- Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, NBC Sports Philadelphia, DBACKS.TV
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The Latest Odds: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Philadelphia Phillies (-129), Arizona Diamondbacks (+120)
- Spread: Phillies -1.5 (+123), Diamondbacks +1.5 (-149)
- Total: 7.5 runs
Probable Starting Pitchers and their Stats: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks for September 1
- Phillies: Jesus Luzardo
Season Totals: 163.0 IP, 12-5, 3.09 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 203K, 50 BB - Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez
Season Totals: 162.0 IP, 14-4, 2.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 119K, 52 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
- Ketel Marte is 5-11 in his career against Jesus Luzardo
- Jesus Luzardo did not allow more than 2 earned runs in any of his 5 starts in August
- Jesus Luzardo has struck out 9+ hitters in each of his last 4 starts
- Bryce Harper is 3-12 including 1 HR in his career against Eduardo Rodriguez
- The Diamondbacks have won Rodriguez’ last 4 starts and 7 of his last 8
- Corbin Carroll is 2-22 over his last 6 GP
- Nolan Arenado has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games (5-20)
- Kyle Schwarber saw his 4-game hitting streak (6-18) snapped last night (0-3)
- Alec Bohm hit .226 in July but rebounded to hit .327 in August
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Top Betting Trends & Insights: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
- The Diamondbacks are 76-63 on the Run Line this season
- The Phillies are 57-81 on the Run Line this season
- The OVER has cashed 60 times in Arizona’s 139 games this season (60-73-6)
- The OVER has cashed 62 times in the Phillies’ 138 games this season (62-68-8)
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Expert picks & predictions: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
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- Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Diamondbacks on the Moneyline.
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