Miami will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak when it travels to Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The Marlins were swept by Atlanta over the weekend, including a 7-1 setback on Sunday. Philadelphia has lost six of its last seven games, getting swept by San Francisco in its most recent series.
Miami was competitive during the first half of the season, sitting five games under the .500 mark heading into the All-Star break. The Marlins have been one of the coldest teams in baseball since then, as they dropped to 23 games under .500 this weekend. They are on a seven-game losing streak coming into this series, getting swept by the Rays and Braves in consecutive sets. Miami has scored exactly one run in four straight games, including a 7-1 loss in Atlanta on Sunday. The Marlins are wrapping up a six-game road trip with this series. They are 17.5 games back of the final National League Wild Card spot, so they will not be in the playoffs this year.
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The Marlins have been a terrible offensive team, ranked No. 27 in team batting average (.227). Shortstop Miguel Rojas leads the way with 91 hits, while first baseman Garrett Cooper has 88 base knocks. Cooper is listed as questionable for this game due to personal reasons. Miami is facing a Philadelphia pitching staff that is No. 17 with an ERA of 3.90. Left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo is going to be on the mound for Miami on Tuesday night. He allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks across six innings against Tampa Bay in his last start. Luzardo finished August with a 2.97 ERA and 0.94 WHIP—he is 3-6 with a 3.44 ERA overall this season.