The best in the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies, will head south tonight to open a 4-game set with the worst in the NL East, the Miami Marlins. The 83-56 Phillies are heating up, winning 4 straight and 8 of their last 10. Philadelphia is expected to have southpaw Ranger Suárez on the bump. Suárez is 11-6 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 128.1 innings of work but has been a little shaky over his last few turns, however when he is on there is no one better and I expect he will be in the zone tonight. The 52-87 Marlins, who are a dismal 26-45 at LoanDepot Park, are expected to give the nod to Adam Oller. He is 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 16.1 innings of work. Philly could be without superstar Bryce Harper, who was hit by a pitch in the elbow yesterday, but even without the slugger they have plenty more weapons to pull up the slack. The Phillies have the edge in runs scored, batting average, hits, homers, etc., etc.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES