Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins Pick Center

Phillies aim to sweep series against the Marlins

Sun, Jul 17, 2022
MLB News (AP)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-43, third in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (43-47, fourth in the NL East)

Miami; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (5-7, 3.35 ERA, .92 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Marlins: Trevor Rogers (4-8, 5.42 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -152, Marlins +130; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins square off in the final game of a three-game series. The Phillies can sweep the series with a win.

Miami has a 43-47 record overall and a 22-21 record at home. The Marlins have a 27-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Philadelphia is 48-43 overall and 24-22 on the road. Phillies hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks seventh in the NL.

Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Phillies have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Garrett Cooper ranks fifth on the Marlins with a .287 batting average, and has 21 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 26 walks and 40 RBI. Jesus Aguilar is 11-for-36 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has 29 home runs, 52 walks and 58 RBI while hitting .211 for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos is 10-for-39 with two doubles and two RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .194 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Phillies: 5-5, .215 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Jimmy Yacabonis: 15-Day IL (groin), Jon Berti: 10-Day IL (groin), Jesus Sanchez: day-to-day (personal), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (back), Louis Head: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (lat), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (forearm), Paul Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (back), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (arm)

Phillies: Hans Crouse: 60-Day IL (covid-19), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (knee), Damon Jones: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jean Segura: 60-Day IL (finger), Nick Maton: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Sherriff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.