Miami will play the second game of its three-game series at Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The Marlins are coming into the series on a seven-game losing streak after getting swept by Atlanta over the weekend. Philadelphia has lost six of its last seven games, including a sweep in San Francisco. This story was published prior to Tuesday night’s contest.
Miami was not expected to contend for a playoff spot this season, but it put together a solid first half of the year. The Marlins were only five games under the .500 mark heading into the All-Star break, but they have tanked since then. They are 17 games below .500 going into this series, including their current seven-game losing skid. Miami was swept by Tampa Bay last week before getting swept in Atlanta as well. The Marlins are 17.5 games back of San Diego for the final National League Wild Card spot, so they are not going to have a shot at making the playoffs.
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They have been a terrible offensive team this season, ranked No. 28 with a batting average of .227. Shortstop Miguel Rojas leads the way with 91 hits, while first baseman Garrett Cooper has 88 base knocks. They are facing a Philadelphia pitching staff that is No. 17 with an ERA of 3.90. Left-handed pitcher Trevor Rogers is going to start for Miami on Wednesday. He allowed one run on five hits and a walk across six innings against Tampa Bay, striking out five. Rogers was making his return from the injured list after a back issue sidelined him for a month. He enters this contest with a 5.57 ERA and 1.56 WHIP.