In Thursday night MLB action, the Philadelphia Phlllies will wrap up their series with the Miami Marlins from loanDepot Park.' The Phillies (80-62) are riding a five-game winning streak and are currently in second place in the NL Wild Card standings. Last night, All-Star C J.T. Realmuto homered twice and drove in four runs to power Philadelphia to a 6-1 road victory.
Thirty year old right-hander Noah Syndergaard (9-9 4.09 ERA) has been a quality midseason acquisition for the Phillies. Last time out, Syndergaard allowed three runs in six innings during a 5-3 home victory versus Washington.
The Miami Marlins have dropped seven of their previous ten games and their anemic offense has been their downfall. On Wednesday, Miami did not record a single extra-base knock out of their eight hits and was retired by strikes 11 times. SP Edwin Cabrera (5-3) gave up two runs in five plus innings and took the loss for the Marlins, who fell to 58-85 on the year.
Miami manager Don Mattingly will turn to talented right-hander Pablo Lopez (8-10 4.04 ERA) on Thursday. In his last start, Lopez was tagged for eight runs and recorded just eight outs during an 11-3 home loss versus New York.
Recent Betting Trends
- Phillies are 9-2 in their last 11 Thursday games.
- Marlins are 12-39 in their last 51 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 15-5-2 in Marlins last 22 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
- Phillies are 9-2 in the last 11 meetings.
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