The Phillies avoided being swept heading into the All-Star break as they defeated the Padres, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park to salvage the final game of the three-game set. Philadelphia, which moved a half-game ahead of the Mets in the NL East race,

The Phillies won Sunday's series finale, but dropped two of three to the Padres in another show of their greatest strength, and long persisting weaknesses.

J.T. Realmuto doubled in Bryce Harper with the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning and Cristopher Sánchez was impressive for 7 1/3 innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 to prevent a three-game sweep.

The Philadelphia Phillies (54-41) and the San Diego Padres (52-43) wrap up a 3-game series Sunday at Petco Park in San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Phillies vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Philadelphia Phillies will hand the ball to Cristopher Sanchez (7-2, 2.51 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Padres will turn to Nick Pivetta (9-2, 3.07 ERA). Ahead of the Phillies vs.

The Phillies have been one of the best teams in baseball but are still looking for bullpen help at the trade deadline.

Phillies' outfielders Brandon Marsh and Max Kepler could be on the move at the MLB trade deadline on July 31. Justin Crawford has flown through the minors, but room has to be made before his anticipated MLB debut.