The Toronto Blue Jays get their first look at the Philadelphia Phillies as they swing through the City of Brotherly Love for a quick two-game set.

Toronto will bring ace Alek Manoah to the mound this afternoon opposite of Aaron Nola and Kevin Gausman will take on Zack Wheeler on Wednesday.

After a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates that saw the Jays rack up 22 runs in three games, the bats are feeling hot and that’s a great thing ahead of this series. On the year, the Phillies have allowed 5.11 runs against per game, the sixth-worst rate in baseball. While Nola is their undeniable ace, even he’s had some struggles this season.

Let’s see if the bats can stay hot tonight.

First pitch: 6:40 p.m. EST

Weather: 16C. 5 MPH S winds. (RotoGrinders)

Toronto Blue Jays: 21-14, 7.5 GB, +0.5 WCGB. +20 DIFF, 4.94 R/G, 4.37 RA/G.

Philadelphia Phillies: 15-19, 8.0 GB, 2.0 WCGB. -29 DIFF, 4.29 R/G, 5.11 RA/G.

Moneyline: TOR +118; PHI -139.

TOR: Alek Manoah RHP — 1-2, 4.71 ERA, 1.651 WHIP, 7.7 K9, -0.1 bWAR.

PHI: Aaron Nola RHP — 2-2, 4.64 ERA, 1.125 WHIP, 7.0 K9, 0.3 bWAR.

Tune into the latest edition of Blue Jays Nation Radio as the crew talks about the Jays’ latest series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.

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