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Rogers' VERY EARLY Afternoon ASSAULT >> 3-0 SWEEP Wednesday!
(MLB) Miami vs. Philadelphia,
Money Line: -123.00 Miami (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -123.00 Miami (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: There have been very few "rays of light" in 2017 for the Phillies, who own MLB's worst record at 46-79. However, Rhys Hoskins just extended his hitting streak to five games with a three-run HR to highlight a five-run third inning and added a two-run double in the sixth in Wednesday's 8-0 rout. He's 7-for-18 with four HRs, 11 RBI and six runs scored during his streak, as the Phillies have won three of the five games. The Phillies will go for a split of their four-game series with the Marlins this afternoon and enter a respectable 5-6 versus the Marlins this season, not bad for a team playing .368 baseball on the season. Miami scored 19 runs on 27 hits in Tuesday's doubleheader sweep plus had scored 64 runs total during a 9-2 stretch (5.82 RPG) but then managed a measly two hits in Wednesday's shutout loss. Miami is out of the division race (Nats lead by 13 1/2 games in the NL East) but Marlins are 5 1/2 games behind Colorado for the second wild-card spot
The pitching matchup: Vance Worley (2-3 & 4.82 ERA) will face his former team for the fifth time in his career (just a third start) when he takes the mound for Miami and he'll be opposed by Jake Thompson (1-1 & 4.20 ERA). Worley allowed two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings of an 8-1 defeat at the New York Mets in his last outing, dropping to 2-1 with a 2.42 ERA this month in four starts. Worley will receive his third look at his former team this season, yielding three runs on seven hits in four innings of two relief stints. He's made two career starts against the Phillies, going 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA. Thompson is being called up from Triple-A to make Thursday's start with Philadelphia in the midst of playing six games in a five-day stretch due to Tuesday's doubleheader. He was shredded in his last outing with the Phillies on Aug. 2, surrendering seven runs on nine hits (including three HRs) in a 7-0 loss at the Los Angeles Angels. Thompson will be making his 16th career appearance and 13th start on Thursday, albeit his first versus Miami.
The pick: Worley spent his first three major league seasons (2010-12) with the Phillies. He was traded to the Twins in late 2012, spending 2013 with Minnesota, 2014-15 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2016 with the Baltimore Orioles and now returning to the NL East when he was signed last off-season by the Marlins to a minor league deal. He got called up in May, first as a starter before moving to the bullpen. He made 10 appearances as a reliever between May 30 and July 25 but got another chance in the rotation after Tom Koehler's late-July demotion to Triple-A. He has made the most of that chance by going 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA in five starts since then (Marlins are 4-1). Thompson owns a 5.37 career ERA, a 1.57 career WHIP and opponents have batted .281 against him in his 15 career appearances, including .333 in 2017. Make the Marlins an 8* play..
The pitching matchup: Vance Worley (2-3 & 4.82 ERA) will face his former team for the fifth time in his career (just a third start) when he takes the mound for Miami and he'll be opposed by Jake Thompson (1-1 & 4.20 ERA). Worley allowed two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings of an 8-1 defeat at the New York Mets in his last outing, dropping to 2-1 with a 2.42 ERA this month in four starts. Worley will receive his third look at his former team this season, yielding three runs on seven hits in four innings of two relief stints. He's made two career starts against the Phillies, going 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA. Thompson is being called up from Triple-A to make Thursday's start with Philadelphia in the midst of playing six games in a five-day stretch due to Tuesday's doubleheader. He was shredded in his last outing with the Phillies on Aug. 2, surrendering seven runs on nine hits (including three HRs) in a 7-0 loss at the Los Angeles Angels. Thompson will be making his 16th career appearance and 13th start on Thursday, albeit his first versus Miami.
The pick: Worley spent his first three major league seasons (2010-12) with the Phillies. He was traded to the Twins in late 2012, spending 2013 with Minnesota, 2014-15 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2016 with the Baltimore Orioles and now returning to the NL East when he was signed last off-season by the Marlins to a minor league deal. He got called up in May, first as a starter before moving to the bullpen. He made 10 appearances as a reliever between May 30 and July 25 but got another chance in the rotation after Tom Koehler's late-July demotion to Triple-A. He has made the most of that chance by going 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA in five starts since then (Marlins are 4-1). Thompson owns a 5.37 career ERA, a 1.57 career WHIP and opponents have batted .281 against him in his 15 career appearances, including .333 in 2017. Make the Marlins an 8* play..
