BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees aim to stop a three-game slide when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies. New York has a 30-21 record at home and a 56-48 record overall. The Yankees have gone 36-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees so soundly that Yankee Stadium heard Philadelphia Eagles chants.

In the first season of interleague play in 1997, a 94-loss edition of the Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the then-reigning World Series champions.

The hard-hitting Philadelphia Phillies delivered one blow that they could have done without Saturday during their 9-4 road win over the New York Yankees.

The Philadelphia Phillies (58-44) and the New York Yankees (56-46) open a 3-game interleague series Friday at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET (Apple TV+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Phillies vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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Bryce Harper homered deep into the right-field bleachers, and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double after New York’s 10th error in five games, sparking the Phillies to a 9-4 win Saturday

Schwarber, who won the MVP of the All-Star Game recently, now has 320 career home runs and 734 RBIs. As noted above, he recorded his 1,000th career hit in the contest. An 11-year veteran of the Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox and Phillies, he's a three-time All-Star, a Silver Slugger and a World Series champion (2016).