The Philadelphia Phillies (84-56) will put their five-game win streak to the test when they visit the Miami Marlins (52-88) Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET on BSFL. Oddsmakers consider the Phillies -248 favorites to extend their streak, while the Marlins are +206 underdogs looking for the upset.
Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and Miami’s Austin Kitchen have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Phillies are 71-41 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.4% of those games).
Philadelphia has a 9-3 record (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -248 or shorter.
The Marlins have won 48, or 39.3%, of the 122 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, Miami has won six of its 16 games, or 37.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +206 on the moneyline.
The Phillies have had an over/under set by bookmakers 140 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 64 of those games (64-69-7).
The Marlins’ games have gone over the total in 75 of their 140 chances.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies are the sixth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (678 total).
Philadelphia averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB play with 170 total home runs.
The Phillies’ .258 batting average is fourth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia strikes out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
Philadelphia’s 3.68 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 29th with just 528 total runs (3.8 per game) this season.
Miami has hit just 128 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Marlins rank 18th in MLB with a .240 team batting average.
Miami ranks 16th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
The Marlins average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
Miami has pitched to a 4.72 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Wheeler makes the start for the Phillies, his 28th of the season. He is 13-6 with a 2.63 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 167 2/3 innings pitched.
Bryce Harper has been key for Philadelphia with 132 hits, an OBP of .371 plus a slugging percentage of .518.
Kyle Schwarber is batting .247 this season with a team-high 32 home runs and 89 RBI.
Nicholas Castellanos has 131 hits this season and a slash line of .246/.302/.415.
Trea Turner leads Philadelphia in batting average (.296) this season while adding 15 home runs and 48 RBI.
Marlins Key Players to Watch
The Marlins will send out Kitchen for his first start of the season.
Jake Burger has accumulated a team-best batting average of .247, while leading the Marlins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (60).
Jesus Sanchez is hitting .246 with 20 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 29 walks.
Otto Lopez is hitting .241 with 16 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks.
Xavier Edwards has eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 26 walks while hitting .333.
Phillies and Marlins Injuries
Phillies: Alec Bohm: 10 Day IL (Hand), Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Kidney infection), Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Marlins: Vidal Brujan: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Andrew Nardi: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Bender: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sixto Sanchez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesús Luzardo: 60 Day IL (Back), Ryan Weathers: 60 Day IL (Finger), Dane Myers: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Eury Pérez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Braxton Garrett: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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