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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. The Phillies will give the ball to starter Joe Blanton in this one. Righthander Blanton is 1-3 this season with a 6.86 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Micah Owings who starts for the Reds. Righthander Owings is 3-3 with a 4.33 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Reds banged out 12 hits and defeated the Phillies 5-1 on Wednesday, as -120 favorites. That game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10). Brandon Phillips went 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs for the Reds. Aaron Harang tossed seven innings for the win, giving up four hits and one run. Raul Ibanez homered to drive in the only run for the Phillies, who were +100 underdogs. Jamie Moyer surrendered nine hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. Team records: Philadelphia: 21-17 SU Cincinnati: 21-18 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Cleveland are 7-3 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Philadelphia is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Cincinnati is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Philadelphia at NY Yankees, Friday, May 22 Cincinnati home to Cleveland, Friday, May 22