Marlins vs. Phillies Pick
Can the Philadelphia Phillies win a sixth straight game when they host the Miami Marlins this afternoon at 1:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Phillies are a slight favorite at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -110 to win. Miami is listed with odds of +100 to prevail, while the over/under total is set at 7.5 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Jeremy Hellickson (3-0, 1.88 ERA) of the Phillies taking on Edison Volquez (0-2, 4.82) of the Marlins. Hellickson is coming off back-to-back outings where he went 7 innings and allowed just two runs. The Phillies have won all four games he has started in. Volquez has struggled in his last two starts, failing to get through five innings. The Marlins are just 1-3 in his four starts this season.
Philadelphia is rolling right along, winning five straight games following a 7-4 win over the Marlins on Wednesday. The Phillies are now 10-9 on the season and 6-4 at home. Maikel Franco was the big force behind Wednesday’s win, as he drove in four runs on three hits, including his fourth home run of the season. Franco now has driven in 20 runs for the Phillies. Vince Velasquez has an improved start, going 6.1 innings while allowing three earned runs and six hits to get his first win of 2017.
Miami had a brief two-game winning streak snapped in Wednesday’s loss to the Phillies. The Marlins are 10-9 overall and 6-7 on the road. Miami had eight hits in Wednesday’s loss with Adeiny Hechavarria leading the way with three hits and two RBI. Wei-Yin Chen lasted just five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. The Miami bullpen didn’t help matters much, allowing three runs over three innings of work.
I went with the Marlins on Wednesday, but now I am going to ride the Phillies while they are on their hot streak. Hellickson has been a reliable arm for Philly and the team has yet to lose when he toes the rubber this season. Miami hasn’t gotten much out of Volquez this season and their bats are likely to struggle with Hellickson.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES -110