Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins MLB Betting Preview | September 15

Noah Syndergaard will try to collect his 10th victory of the season when the Philadelphia Phillies (80-62) visit the Miami Marlins (58-85) on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET. The Phillies are favored in the matchup (-140) against the Marlins (+119). Syndergaard starts for Philadelphia, and Pablo Lopez is Miami’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Marlins

• Game Day: Thursday, September 15, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Stadium: loanDepot park

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are sixth-best in MLB play with 182 total home runs.
• The Phillies are eighth in MLB with a .255 batting average.
• The Phillies are 11th in the league with a .317 on-base percentage.
• The Phillies’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 13th in the league.
• The Phillies have hit 83 home runs away from home this season (1.2 per game).
• The Phillies are slugging .409 with three extra-base hits per game in road contests.
• The team is batting .250 with 587 hits (8.8 per game) on the road this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Rhys Hoskins is hitting .250 with 27 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 66 walks.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Hoskins’ batting average ranks 79th, his on-base percentage ranks 53rd, and he is 33rd in slugging.
• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (109) this season while batting .213 with 59 extra-base hits.
• Schwarber’s batting average is 131st among qualified players, his on-base percentage 101st, and his slugging percentage 24th.
• J.T. Realmuto leads Philadelphia in OBP (.346) this season, fueled by 119 hits.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .409, fueled by 36 extra-base hits.

Marlins Stats & Trends

Marlins Batting

• The Marlins’ 124 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
• The Marlins have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
• The Marlins have an OBP of just .293 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Marlins rank 24th in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 71 home contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .365 in home games this season with 183 extra-base hits.
• In 71 home games this season, they have a batting average of .231 while averaging 7.6 base hits per contest.

Marlins Key Batters

• Miguel Rojas has a team-high OBP (.282) and slugging percentage (.327), while pacing the Marlins in hits (100).
• Including all qualified players in MLB, Rojas’ batting average puts him 108th, his on-base percentage is 130th, and he is 132nd in slugging.
• Rojas hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with .
• Garrett Cooper is hitting .256 with 29 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 37 walks.
• Jon Berti is hitting .250 with 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 35 walks.
• Joey Wendle is batting .260 with 23 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 walks.

Phillies vs. Marlins Probable Pitchers