Marlins vs Phillies Betting Preview: Sánchez, Phillies Favored in NL Opener

Can The Road To Success Continue During Phillies-Marlins Series?

It is fair to say that the Miami Marlins are not heading into the series with the Philadelphia Phillies bursting with confidence after being held without a hit until the seventh inning the last time out? Keep that in mind when looking at the Marlins vs Phillies betting preview.

The road team has won six of the 10 meetings between the Marlins and Phillies this MLB season with Philadelphia going 3-1 in the four games that finished under the total in 2023

According to the baseball predictions, Philadelphia is priced at -140 to win the series opener.

Philadelphia holds down the top wild-card spot in the National League with Miami tied with Arizona and Cincinnati for the final playoff position in the NL.

Philadelphia is third in the National League with 41 home wins with a 32-36 record on the road holding the Marlins back.

When the season began, Philadelphia was eighth in the odds to win the World Series and the Marlins came in 22nd. The Phillies (+1400) are eighth in the championship odds with the Marlins (+8000) coming in tied for 13th.

Probable Starting Pitchers

• Friday: Eury Perez (Marlins); Cristopher Sanchez (Phillies)
• Saturday: Johnny Cueto (Marlins); Aaron Nola (Phillies)
• Sunday: To Be Determined (Marlins); Ranger Suarez (Phillies)

Miami Turning On the Power

Miami ripped off six straight wins to move into playoff position before nearly being no-hit on Thursday.

Miami scored 42 runs in the first five games played in September aided by the 13 home runs in those games.

Luis Arraez, the leading hitter in the majors per the MLB stats leaders, is hitting .435 with three extra-base hits with Jesus Sanchez batting.421 with a pair of home runs to lead the Marlins. They are front and center when it comes to the Marlins vs Phillies betting preview.

Inconsistency Plaguing The Phillies

Since a five-game winning streak, it has been a bit of a grind for the Phillies as they are just 3-4 with 32 runs allowed in the four losses with 10 runs given up in the three wins.

The Phillies had one of their best pitching efforts in the second half of the season the last time out as Zack Wheeler combined with three relievers on a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts.

Those efforts from the pitching staff have been few and far between so keep that in mind when it comes to the Marlins vs Phillies betting preview.

Who’s Hot

• Jake Burger, Miami Marlins IF: Burger is hitting .298 with seven doubles and six home runs in 33 games since joining the Marlins.
• Seranthony Dominguez, Philadelphia Phillies P: Dominguez has given up four hits and no runs in 6.2 innings in his last seven appearances.
• Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies OF: Schwarber is batting .368 with four home runs in his last six games.
• Tanner Scott, Miami Marlins P: Scott hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 13 appearances. He has 17 strikeouts and two walks over 15 innings in those outings.

Who’s Not

• Garrett Hampson, Miami Marlins OF: Hampson is 1-for-9 with three strikeouts in his last four games.
• Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies DH: Harper is 1-for-23 with seven strikeouts in his last six games.
• Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies P: Nola surrendered eight hits and seven runs as he matched his second-shortest outing of the season with 4.2 innings pitched the last time out.
• George Soriano, Miami Marlins P: Soriano has allowed nine hits and seven runs with two strikeouts and two walks in four innings in his last three appearances.

Marlins vs Phillies Injury Update

When looking at the MLB injury report, the Marlins put reigning Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara on the injured list as the most inopportune time with a forearm injury. Leading home run hitter Jorge Soler is also on the injured list.

For the Phillies, infielder Trea Turner is on the paternity list but he could return for Friday’s series opener.

Marlins vs Phillies Betting Preview

The total has gone over in each of Miami’s last six games while nine of Philadelphia’s last 12 games also landed over the total. The total is set at 9 for the series opener. That is the highest total in a game between the Phillies and Marlins in the last 23 meetings.

Miami has won its last five games against NL East teams while the Phillies are 5-1 in their last six home games.

There is some uncertainty about who will be the starting pitcher for the Marlins in the series finale. The probable starting pitchers in Game 2 (Johnny Cueto and Aaron Nola) have combined for 13 career postseason games so they should be right at home in this high-pressure series.

Philadelphia has covered in just 27 of 67 home games this season with Miami 34-34 against the spread on the road. The Phillies are just 22-35 against the run line as the home favorite with Miami 26-26 as the road underdog.

The teams are a combined 96-61 when listed as favorites this season compared to a 49-63 mark as the underdog.

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