After losing three out of four from the Cardinals, the Phillies (8-15) head to Miami tonight to begin a three-game series with the Marlins (10-12). These two teams met in Philadelphia for three games, April 21st-23rd. The Phillies took game one, 7-3, behind tonight's starting pitcher, Jerome Williams. The Marlins won the final two games by a combined score of 15-2. The Marlins have been playing very well as of late, but are 7-1 over their last eight games and have outscored their opponents 44-13 in that time. Tonight, Jerome Williams will look to cool down the Marlins bats while Tom Koehler gets the ball for Miami, aiming to keep up their hot play as of late.
With the exception of one start this season, Jerome Williams (2-1, 3.80) has held opposing teams to three runs or less, which is really all the Phillies can ask for out of the 33-year-old right-hander. Williams has already faced the Marlins once this season, earning the win after tossing six innings and giving up just two earned runs while striking out six in the process. He earned a win in his last start at home against the Braves, pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up three runs in the Phils 5-4 win over Atlanta.
Meanwhile, the Marlins will look to Tom Koehler (2-2, 4.50) as the fish hope to continue streaking since starting the season 3-10. Koehler's last start against the Nationals was impressive during the Marlins 8-0 win. The 28-year-old out of Stony Brook College shut the Washington offense out over 7 1/3 innings. He's allowed just two runs or less in three out of his first four starts this season. His ERA is in the high mid four's after he gave up seven runs to the Mets back on April 19th.
Game Notes:
- Phillies hitters vs. Tom Koehler
- Ben Revere: 8-for-16 (.500), RBI
- Carlos Ruiz: 3-for-8 (.378), 2B, 4 RBI's
- Chase Utley: 5-for-13 (.385), 2 2B's, 3 RBI's
- Marlins hitters vs. Jerome Williams
- Giancarlo Stanton: 2-for-3 (.667), HR, RBI
- Ichiro Suzuki: 4-for-18 (.222), 3 RBI's
- Dee Gordon: 2-for-6 (.333), BB, K
- Since joining the Phillies, Jerome Williams has pitched eight quality stars in 13 tries. He's allowed two earned runs or less in those eight starts as well
- Ben Revere has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games with three triples, two doubles and three stolen bases. He's hitting .286 in that time.
- Since his slow start this season, Giancarlo Stanton has raised his average to .284 on the season. Back on April 15th, Stanton was hitting just .200. He's hit five doubles, a triple, six home runs, 16 runs scored and a league-leading 21 RBI's this season.
Lineups:
Phillies:
- Ben Revere (L) LF
- Odubel Herrera (L) CF
- Chase Utley (L) 2B
- Ryan Howard (L) 1B
- Grady Sizemore (L) RF
- Cody Asche (L) 3B
- Carlos Ruiz (R) C
- Freddy Galvis (S) SS
- Jerome Williams (R) P
Marlins:
- Dee Gordon (L) 2B
- Martin Prado (R) 3B
- Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF
- Marcell Ozuna (R) CF
- Michael Morse (R) 1B
- J.T. Realmuto (R) C
- Ichiro Suzuki (L) LF
- Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
- Tom Koehler (R) P
Gametime: 7:05 EST
Location: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy
TV: The Comcast Network
Radio: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP, SBP 1480 (Spanish Broadcast)
Brandon Apter, Publishing Editor for Philliedelphia.com
