At Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies (four consecutive defeats) play the Miami Marlins at 6:40 PM ET.
The Marlins are road underdogs (+150) versus the Phillies (-181). The scheduled starters are Tyler Phillips (4-1) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Edward Cabrera (2-3) for the Miami Marlins.
The Marlins took down the Phillies 5-0 yesterday, with Valente Bellozo getting the win (7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 4 K) and Jake Burger leading the way offensively (going 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI). Taijuan Walker (4.0 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Phillies.
Before watching this Phillies vs. Marlins matchup, here is everything you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 PM 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 (+150, bet $100 to win $150)
- Over/under: 9
Phillies vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 14, 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
- The Phillies have been favorites in 95 games this season and won 57 (60%) of those contests.
- Philadelphia has entered 36 games this season favored by -181 or more and is 24-12 in those contests.
- The Phillies have a 64.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of 119 opportunities.
- The Phillies are 57-61-0 against the spread in their 118 chances this season.
Tyler Phillips (Phillies probable starter)
- Phillips makes the start for the Phillies, his sixth of the season. He is 4-1 with a 4.83 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 26-year-old has amassed a 4.83 ERA and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings across six games this season, while giving up a batting average of .237 to opposing hitters.
- Phillips heads into the game with two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Phillips has put up four starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
- In two of his six total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He will face a Marlins offense that ranks 18th in MLB with 965 total hits (on a .237 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .366 (29th in MLB) with 111 total home runs (26th in MLB).
Phillies batting stats
- The Phillies have hit 145 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- Fueled by 362 extra-base hits, Philadelphia ranks eighth in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
- The Phillies have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
- Philadelphia has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 572.
- The Phillies are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .325.
- Philadelphia ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have come away with 41 wins in the 104 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Miami has a mark of 15-27 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +150 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Marlins have an implied victory probability of 40% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over in 66 of its 120 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Marlins are 57-62-0 against the spread in their 119 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Edward Cabrera (Marlins probable starter)
- Cabrera (2-3) gets the starting nod for the Marlins in his 13th start of the season. He has a 5.20 ERA in 55 1/3 innings pitched, with 68 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Friday against the San Diego Padres, when he went seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- The 26-year-old has a 5.20 ERA and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings during 12 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .232 to opposing hitters.
- Cabrera has two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Cabrera will try to build on a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.6 innings per appearance).
- He is looking to make his third straight outing with no earned runs allowed.
- The opposing Phillies offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (145) in all of MLB. They have a collective .254 batting average, and are sixth in the league with 1037 total hits and 10th in MLB play scoring 572 runs.
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (111).
- This season, Miami’s .366 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Marlins rank 21st in the majors with a .237 batting average.
- The offense for Miami is No. 29 in MLB play scoring 3.7 runs per game (445 total runs).
- The Marlins’ .293 on-base percentage is the second-worst in MLB.