By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Winners of nine of their last 11 home games, the Philadelphia Phillies (60-48) and RHP Vince Velasquez will take on rookie RHP Trevor Richards and the Miami Marlins (46-64) in the second of a four-game set Friday evening at Citizens Bank Park. Prior to the game, the career of Phillies 2008 World Series champion center fielder Shane Victorino will be honored as he officially retires on a one-day contract with the club.
The Phillies snapped an 0-38 streak to start the season when trailing after eight innings, as the club erased a 2-1 deficit with a four-run ninth inning Thursday evening. Third baseman Maikel Franco launched a three-run, walk-off blast to left, as Marlins reliever Kyle Barraclough fell to 0-5 with his sixth blown save of the season. Phillies starter Nick Pivetta gave up just two runs on four hits, no walks and 89 pitches, while striking out seven batters. Rhys Hoskins also homered, his 40th career blast out of 149 games.
Velasquez is coming off of a stellar July, posting the lowest ERA among all National League pitchers (minimum 15 innings pitched) and the fourth-lowest in Major League Baseball, 0.95 (2 ER, 19.0 IP). In eight starts this season against National League East opponents, Velasquez is 2-4 with a 4.25 ERA (17 ER, 36.0 IP).
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Miami Marlins (46-64) | Philadelphia Phillies (60-48) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Trevor Richards | RHP | Vince Velasquez | ||
| (3-5, 4.06 ERA) | (7-8, 4.02 ERA) | ||||
RHP Trevor Richards, Age: 25
- 2018 vs. PHI: 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 10 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO, 1.500 WHIP
- Career vs. PHI: 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 10 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO, 1.500 WHIP
- Career at Citizens Bank Park: 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 2.250 WHIP
RHP Vince Velasquez, Age: 26
- 2018 vs. MIA: 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 0 HR, BB, 6 SO, 0.833 WHIP
- Career vs. MIA: 3-1, 2.63 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 37 2/3 IP, 29 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 5 HR, 11 BB, 34 SO, 1.062 WHIP
- Career at Citizens Bank Park: 10-13, 4.51 ERA, 32 G, 31 GS, 161 2/3 IP, 142 H, 86 R, 81 ER, 32 HR, 60 BB, 201 SO, 1.249 WHIP
Starting Lineups:
| Miami Marlins (46-64) | Philadelphia Phillies (60-48) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | 2B | Starlin Castro | R | 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 2 | RF | Brian Anderson | R | 2 | LF | Rhys Hoskins | R |
| 3 | C | J.T. Realmuto | R | 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 4 | 1B | Justin Bour | L | 4 | 1B | Carlos Santana | S |
| 5 | 3B | Martin Prado | R | 5 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 6 | LF | Derek Dietrich | L | 6 | RF | Nick Williams | L |
| 7 | SS | Miguel Rojas | R | 7 | C | Jorge Alfaro | R |
| 8 | CF | Magneuris Sierra | L | 8 | SS | Scott Kingery | R |
| 9 | P | Trevor Richards | R | 9 | P | Vince Velasquez | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 7:05 p.m.
- TV: NBC 10
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Game Notes:
- The Phillies trail the Chicago Cubs by just two games for the best record in the National League, despite having scored 68 less runs.
- The Phillies bullpen has posted a MLB-best 2.47 ERA since July 1, yielding 27 earned runs spanning 98 1/3 innings.
- Both clubs have split their 10 meetings this season, with the Phillies outscoring and outhitting the Marlins, 51-31 and 88-68, respectively.
What's Next:
Saturday, August 4, 2018: vs. Miami Marlins, 7:05 p.m.
- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
- RHP Jose Urena (3-10, 4.40 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (7-3, 3.64 ERA)
- TV: NBC 10; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
