A pair of clubs in the NL East — the Miami Marlins (44-75) and the Philadelphia Phillies (69-49) — meet on Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET, at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies are a home favorite (-181) against the Marlins (+152). The scheduled starters are Taijuan Walker (3-3) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Valente Bellozo (1-1) for the Miami Marlins.
The Phillies lost 12-5 against the Diamondbacks Sunday, with Cristopher Sanchez getting credited with the loss. He threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 12 hits while striking out four. J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a double to lead the Phillies offensively.
Sunday, the Marlins knocked off the Padres 7-6. Max Meyer was the winning pitcher after he went 6 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four. Jake Burger paced the Marlins’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Ahead of this Phillies vs. Marlins matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Phillies (-181, bet $181 to win $100)
- Underdog: Marlins (+152, bet $100 to win $152)
- Over/under: 9
Phillies vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Phillies stats and trends
Phillies betting records
- This season, the Phillies have won 57 out of the 94 games, or 60.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season Philadelphia has won 24 of its 35 games, or 68.6%, when favored by at least -181 on the moneyline.
- The Phillies have a 64.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of its 118 games with a total this season.
- The Phillies have an ATS record of 57-60-0 in 117 games with a spread this season.
Taijuan Walker (Phillies probable starter)
- Walker (3-3) gets the starting nod for the Phillies in his 11th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.60 ERA in 53 2/3 innings pitched, with 43 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, June 21 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.60, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .284 against him.
- Walker has two quality starts this year.
- Walker is looking to collect his eighth start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- He has not had an outing yet in which he did not allow at least one earned run.
- He will face a Marlins offense that ranks 29th in the league with 440 runs while batting .237 as a squad. It has a collective .365 slugging percentage (29th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 109 home runs (27th in MLB).
- Walker has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on eight hits while striking out four against the Marlins this season.
Phillies batting stats
- The Phillies’ 145 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Philadelphia have a combined .421 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Phillies’ .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
- Philadelphia has scored the seventh-most runs in the majors this season with 572.
- The Phillies have an OBP of .326 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- Philadelphia ranks 15th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have been chosen as underdogs in 103 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (38.8%) in those games.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win 14 times in 39 chances when named as an underdog of at least +152 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 39.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over in 66 of its 119 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Marlins are 56-62-0 against the spread in their 118 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Valente Bellozo (Marlins probable starter)
- Bellozo gets the start for the Marlins, his fifth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.05 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he went 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
- In four games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.05, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .208 against him.
- Bellozo will look to last five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his four outings this season.
- The opposing Phillies offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 1033 total hits and seventh in MLB action with 572 runs scored. They have the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.421) and are ninth in all of MLB with 145 home runs.
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins have hit 109 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB action.
- So far this season, Miami has the second-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.365).
- The Marlins have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
- Miami is the second-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.7 runs per game (440 total).
- The Marlins’ .293 on-base percentage is the second-worst in the majors.
