Two of MLB’s best sluggers go head-to-head when the Philadelphia Phillies (11-8) and the Miami Marlins (8-10) meet at 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Kyle Schwarber has six home runs (fourth in the league) for the favored Phillies (-216), and Matt Mervis ranks 250th in MLB play with zero long balls this season for the Marlins (+178). Zack Wheeler gets the starting nod for Philadelphia, and Sandy (Montero) Alcantara is Miami’s pick to start.

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Phillies vs. Marlins betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-216)
• Underdog: Marlins (+178)
• Over/under: 7.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have compiled an 8-6 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.1% of those games).
• Philadelphia has played as moneyline favorites of -216 or shorter in just two games this season, which it won both.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Phillies’ implied win probability is 68.4%.
• Philadelphia has played in 19 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-11-0).
• The Phillies are 11-8-0 ATS this season.

Phillies hitting info

• Schwarber paces the Phillies with six home runs and 14 runs batted in.
• Schwarber’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks 17th in RBI in MLB.
• Schwarber takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .267 with six walks and two RBI.
• Bryce Harper has two doubles, four home runs and 16 walks while batting .261.
• Harper ranks 28th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 83rd in RBI.
• Nicholas Alexander Castellanos leads the Phillies with a team-best batting average of .304.
• Castellanos enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .271 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
• Stott heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a triple, two walks and an RBI.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff leads MLB.
• Philadelphia has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.10).
• The Phillies have the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.302).
• Phillies pitchers combine to allow the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (23 total, 1.2 per game).
• In its 6-4 win last time out, Philadelphia struck out 14 Giants batters while allowing six hits.

Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Marlins betting info

• The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 16 times this season and won six, or 37.5%, of those games.
• Miami has a record of 1-3 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +178 on the moneyline.
• The Marlins have a 36% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 11 of its 18 games with a total.
• In 18 games with a spread this season, the Marlins are 9-9-0 ATS.

Marlins hitting info

• Xavier Edwards leads Miami with a .333 batting average.
• Xavier Edwards is 250th in homers and 128th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Xavier Edwards heads into this matchup on a 10-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .400 with a double, eight walks and four RBI.
• Otto Lopez has collected 16 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .403 on the year.
• Among all major league hitters, Lopez is 100th in home runs and 83rd in RBI.
• Lopez has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .222 with three doubles, four walks and two RBI.
• Matt Mervis leads Miami in home runs (six) and runs batted in (12) this season while batting .262.
• Kyle Stowers has collected 18 hits this season and has an OBP of .384. He’s slugging .419 on the year.

Marlins pitching rankings

• The Marlins have a 7.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• Miami has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.61) in the majors this season.
• The Marlins have a combined 1.415 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
• With 23 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
• Miami pitchers struck out 16 Diamondbacks hitters while allowing five base hits in a 6-4 loss its last time out.