Philadelphia Phillies (57-49, second in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (52-54, fourth in the NL East) Miami; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (10-2, 2.16 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Marlins: Tyler Phillips (2-5, 3.52 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 58 strikeouts) LINE: Phillies -179, Marlins +145; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins start a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
Miami is 52-54 overall and 31-23 at home. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .250, the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play. Philadelphia is 57-49 overall and 29-22 in road games.
The Phillies have a 31-10 record in games when they hit two or more home runs. The matchup Monday is the eighth time these teams match up this season. The Phillies have a 5-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has a .328 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has 27 doubles, six triples and nine home runs. Heriberto Hernandez is 11 for 41 with a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games. Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 46 extra base hits (12 doubles, a triple and 33 home runs).
Trea Turner is 13 for 40 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 0-10, .213 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 25 runs Phillies: 4-6, .243 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs INJURIES: Marlins: Josh Ekness: 60-Day IL (calf), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Owen Caissie: 10-Day IL (calf), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), William Kempner: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow) Phillies: Lou Trivino: 15-Day IL (back), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Stubbs: 10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Chicago Cubs (59-46, second in the NL Central) vs.
Louis Cardinals (53-52, fourth in the NL Central) St. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: David Peterson (5-7, 5.97 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (5-7, 5.18 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 95 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -117, Cardinals -105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs on Monday to open a four-game series.
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