With last night’s 5-0 loss at home to the 45-75 Miami Marlins, the 69-50 Philadelphia Phillies have now lost four straight and have been outscored over that span, 31-8. Despite their recent skid, the Phillies are still in the top spot in the NL East with a comfortable 6-game lead over the Atlanta Braves. In tonight’s second game of their 2-game set, Miami is expected to hand the ball to Edward Cabrera. He has pitched well of late, but Harper and company should be able to get to him. Cabrera is still just 2-3 with a 5.21 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Philadelphia is expected to send Tyler Phillips to the hill. Phillips is 4-1 with a 4.83 ERA and an excellent WHIP of only 1.07. The Phillies are by far the better team on the diamond tonight and should get back on track. They have the edge in runs scored, run differential, batting average, hits, homers, etc., etc. Even the best in the business, which the Phillies are, go through slumps but slumps don’t last forever.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES