Philadelphia Phillies (68-64) vs. Miami Marlins (55-78)
September 3, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Marlins +139 / Philadelphia Phillies -151; Over/Under: +8
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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins meet Friday in MLB action from Marlins Park. Philadelphia is coming off a series versus the Nationals. The Phillies won the first two games in that set, then on Thursday Philly eked out a one-run win. As for the Marlins, they played the Mets this week. Miami lost the first game Tuesday, then on Thursday the Marlins took a tough one-run defeat. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Philadelphia managed a 7-4 win over the Nationals on Monday and a 12-6 win in the Tuesday game two. In the Thursday finale, the Phillies posted a 7-6 win thanks to four runs in the eighth and three more in the sixth. Philly was down 6-0 leaving the fifth inning in a massive comeback.
For the starter job in the Friday game, the Phillies will send out Kyle Gibson. Over his 25 games (24 starts) this year, Gibson has a 10-5 record with a 2.94 ERA and 116 Ks in 150.0 innings of work.
Over on the Marlins’ side, they lost to the Mets 3-1 on Tuesday, then had a rainout in the Wednesday game two. On Thursday, the Marlins lost 4-3 with four team hits and four errors on the night. Starter Sandy Alcantara put up 6.1 innings with four earned on eight hits.
For the starting pitcher gig in the Friday game, the Marlins will send out Jesus Luzardo. This year Luzardo is 5-7 with a 7.19 ERA and 68 strikeouts.
The Phillies are 19-7 in their last 26 versus the NL East and 2-5 in their last seven in game one of a series. The under is 5-1 in Philly’s last six Friday games and 6-2 in their last eight in game one of a series.
Meanwhile, the Marlins are 16-35 in their last 51 in game one of a series and 2-5 in their last seven versus the NL East. Miami is 1-5 in their last six Friday games and the under is 4-0 in their last four in game one of a series.
PICK: I’m going to stick with the Phillies. Gibson has been pretty darn solid over his last two games, going 2-0 with one earned on nine hits and one walk in a span of 14.0 innings. Gibson is carrying a 3.16 ERA over his last six games, with 22 strikeouts in 37.0 innings. I like another good start from Gibson here in a Phillies victory.
