Yankees vs. Phillies odds: Phillies favored at 66% as New York chases a sweep

The New York Yankees arrive at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday night having won the first two games of this series, but Kalshi traders aren't buying them as favorites for game three.

Kalshi’s market prices the Philadelphia Phillies with a 66% chance to win, as Cristopher Sánchez takes the mound looking to salvage the series.

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New York enters at 59-45, second in the AL East, and has won seven of its last ten games including six straight on the road. The Yankees have done it largely without their biggest stars. Aaron Judge remains on the 60-day IL with a rib injury, Giancarlo Stanton is on the 10-day IL with a leg issue, and Carlos Rodón is out with an elbow problem, per ESPN.

Ben Rice has stepped into the void, leading the club with 30 home runs and 71 RBI, while Jazz Chisholm has collected four home runs, nine hits, and nine RBI across his last 39 at-bats.

Philadelphia sits at 56-49 and second in the NL East, having dropped four straight at home before this series began. The Phillies went scoreless over eight innings in Friday's 1-0 loss and managed just one run in Saturday's 3-1 defeat, with Austin Wells and Jasson Domínguez homering for New York, per the ESPN recap.

Brandon Marsh leads the Phillies lineup at .287, but the offense has been quiet all homestand. Tonight's market gap comes down almost entirely to one man on the mound.

Will Warren gets the ball for New York at 7-4 with a 4.00 ERA and 97 strikeouts across 99 innings. His last outing against Los Angeles ended after five innings, and the Yankees are 2-0 in his last two starts. He has been solid enough to win with, even if Sánchez is the more compelling arm tonight.

Cristopher Sánchez is the story on the other side. The left-hander is 12-4 with a 2.65 ERA and 151 strikeouts across 22 starts, posting a 6.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.19 WHIP. His last start came Monday against the Dodgers, when he allowed two earned runs over 5.1 innings on seven hits. The Phillies are 38-5 this season when they score five or more runs, and Sánchez gives them a genuine ace to build around tonight.

Both teams are chasing division titles from second place. Traders give the Yankees a 46% chance to win the AL East, with the Tampa Bay Rays close behind at 45% and Boston at 9%.

In the NL East, the Atlanta Braves lead at 72%, with the Phillies at 26%, a gap that reflects Philadelphia's recent skid more than their overall talent level.

Both clubs have World Series aspirations. The Dodgers lead the championship market at 34%, with the Yankees second at 14% and the Brewers at 10%.

The Phillies check in at 6%, alive but with significant ground to make up in a division where Atlanta commands a 46-point market edge.

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