The Philadelphia Phillies will seek their fifth straight win and a 4-game sweep of the Miami Marlins when the two clubs meet in an early one today at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is tough at home, at 37-18, and will have one of the best in the Majors on the hill, Aaron Nola. Nola is 12-3, with an outstanding ERA of 2.35, a WHIP of just 0.97, and the Phillies are 19-7 in Nola’s last 26 home starts. Miami will have Dan Straily tapping the rubber. Straily is 4-5, with a 4.41 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, and the Marlins are 1-5 in his last 6 road starts. Miami has lost 5 in a row and are 2-5 in their last 7 meetings with Philadelphia. Consider the Phillies in this one.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES