The Philadelphia Phillies look to continue on a hot streak as they continue their nine game road trek into Miami for a three game set with the second place Florida Marlins . Fresh off a three game sweep of the Braves at Atlanta’s Turner Field, the Phillies will look to distance themselves even further from the rest of the divisional pack. The Phillies will hand the ball to RHP Brett Myers (3-7, 5.13 ERA) for game 1 of the series while the Marlins counter with RHP Ricky Nolasco (5-4, 5.05 ERA). MLB Betting oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total is sitting at 9.5.
Myers kept a no-hitter going into the seventh inning of his last start, on Wednesday against the Reds. However, the right-hander conceded a run that inning and ended up taking the loss. Still, his last two starts have shown that his season is looking up after starting out 2-5 with a 5.76 ERA through his first 10 starts. In 19 career starts against the Marlins, Myers is 6-7 with a 4.89 ERA. Myers is 6-6 when starting against Florida with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.542.His team's record is 6-13 (-9.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-11. (-4.7 units)
Nolasco had his four-game winning streak snapped in his last start, losing 7-5 to the Braves in Atlanta. He worked 5 2/3 innings and allowed 12 hits, three of which were home runs. He pitched against the Phillies on May 31 in Philadelphia, earning the victory. He went 6 2/3 innings, giving up four hits and two runs. He struck out five and walked two. Nolasco is 2-2 in his career against the Phillies. Nolasco is 2-1 when starting against Philadelphia with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.245.His team's record is 2-1 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)
The Phillies defeated Atlanta 6-3 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Ryan Howard was 3-5 with four RBI for Philadelphia, while Shane Victorino was 3-5 with three runs scored in the win.
Jeremy Hermida plated two runs for Florida in its 9-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Cincinnati won as -150 road favorites as the game played over the 9-run total.
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