By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Following Pat Gillick and the late Roy Halladay's induction onto the Philadelphia Phillies' Wall of Fame, the club (61-48) and RHP Zach Eflin will take on RHP Jose Urena and the Miami Marlins (46-65) in the third of a four-game set Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park.
Phillies Alumni Weekend kicked off to an exciting start on Friday, as the club celebrated the retirement of 2008 World Series champion Shane Victorino prior to its 5-1 victory. Starter Vince Velasquez tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out seven batters on 85 pitches and 66 strikes. Rhys Hoskins, Jorge Alfaro and Roman Quinn produced RBI base knocks in the third, seventh and eighth, respectively. Relievers Victor Arano and Pat Neshek recorded their eighth and third holds, while Seranthony Dominguez recorded the four-out save, his 12th. Newly-acquired southpaw Aaron Loup threw just two pitches in his Phillies debut, as he was quickly replaced after hitting Marlins first baseman Justin Bour.
The Phillies have 53 games remaining this season, 27 of which will be played at home. The club has the best home winning percentage in the National League (.667), and have won 10 of their last 12 games at Citizens Bank Park.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Miami Marlins (46-65) | Philadelphia Phillies (61-48) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Jose Urena | RHP | Zach Eflin | ||
| (3-10, 4.40 ERA) | (7-3, 3.64 ERA) | ||||
RHP Jose Urena, Age: 26
- 2018 vs. PHI: 0-1, 4.91 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 11 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, HR, 5 BB, 10 SO, 1.455 WHIP
- Career vs. PHI: 1-3, 5.22 ERA, 11 G, 7 GS, 39 2/3 IP, 42 H, 24 R, 23 ER, 6 HR, 13 BB, 34 SO, 1.387 WHIP
- Career at Citizens Bank Park: 1-1, 7.36 ERA, 5 G, 3 GS, 14 2/3 IP, 17 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 5 HR, 6 BB, 16 SO, 1.568 WHIP
Urena surrendered just one single, while walking four, spanning six scoreless frames against the Washington Nationals in his most recent start on Sunday. This was the right-hander's first home win of the season, having lost eight of his first 13 appearances at Marlins Park in 2018. On the road, Urena is 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA, 29-9 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.195 WHIP through seven starts and 41 innings.
RHP Zach Eflin, Age: 24
- 2018 vs. MIA: 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0.500 WHIP
- Career vs. MIA: 0-1, 6.55 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 11 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO, 1.455 WHIP
- Career at Citizens Bank Park: 5-6, 4.75 ERA, 15 G, 15 GS, 89 IP, 89 H, 48 R, 47 ER, 20 HR, 20 BB, 73 SO, 1.225 WHIP
Eflin will make his 16th career start at Citizens Bank Park, and his third career appearance against the Marlins. The right-hander yielded just one run in six solid innings against the Marlins in his 2018 debut on May 1. Over his last five outings, Eflin is 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA and 1.185 WHIP, having surrendered six walks, six doubles and six home runs in 27 innings.
Starting Lineups:
| Miami Marlins (46-65) | Philadelphia Phillies (61-48) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Magneuris Sierra | L | 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 2 | RF | Brian Anderson | R | 2 | LF | Rhys Hoskins | R |
| 3 | C | J.T. Realmuto | R | 3 | RF | Nick Williams | L |
| 4 | 1B | Justin Bour | L | 4 | 1B | Carlos Santana | S |
| 5 | 2B | Starlin Castro | R | 5 | SS | Asdrubal Cabrera | S |
| 6 | 3B | Miguel Rojas | R | 6 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 7 | SS | JT Riddle | L | 7 | C | Andrew Knapp | S |
| 8 | LF | Isaac Galloway | R | 8 | P | Zach Eflin | R |
| 9 | P | Jose Urena | R | 9 | CF | Roman Quinn | S |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 7:05 p.m.
- TV: NBC 10
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Game Notes:
- Twelve of the Phillies' last 20 games of the season will be played at home, the last three being a three-game set against the looming, division-contending Atlanta Braves.
- The Phillies will play for their 18th series win on Saturday. They won just 16 series all of last season.
- Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco has a six-game hitting streak, having slashed .375/.423/.542 with four runs scored, seven singles, one double, one home run, four RBI, two walks and four strikeouts spanning 26 plate appearances and 24 at-bats.
- Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez and right fielder Nick Williams have each previously homered off Urena. Marlins corner outfielders Derek Dietrich and Brian Anderson — as well as second baseman Starlin Castro — are a combined 0-for-6 lifetime against Eflin with three strikeouts.
What's Next:
Sunday, August 5, 2018: vs. Miami Marlins, 1:35 p.m.
- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
- RHP Dan Straily (4-5, 4.41 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (12-3, 2.35 ERA)
- TV: NBCSP; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
