The Miami Marlins will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
The Miami Marlins are 55-78 this season and have lost seven games in a row. Miami is coming off of a series loss against Atlanta, where they lost all three games played in the series. The Miami pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average this season. The Marlins offense has scored 471 runs with a .227 batting average and a .292 on base percentage. Miguel Rojas is batting .229 with six home runs and 31 RBI’s for the Marlins this season. The projected starter for Miami is Jesus Luzardo, who is 3-6 with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 65.1 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 73-61 this season and have lost six of their last seven games. Philadelphia is coming off of a series loss against San Francisco, where they lost all three games played. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.90 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 629 runs with a .254 batting average and a .317 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .215 with 36 home runs and 78 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Aaron Nola, who is 9-11 with a 3.43 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP over 170.2 innings pitched this season.
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