Miami faces Philadelphia following Poteet's solid performance

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Philadelphia Phillies (23-24, third in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (22-24, fourth in the NL East)



Miami; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT




PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zach Eflin (2-3, 3.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 57 strikeouts) Marlins: Trevor Rogers (6-2, 1.74 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)



LINE: Marlins -122, Phillies +106; over/under is 7 runs



BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup after a strong showing by Cody Poteet. Poteet threw seven innings, giving up zero runs on three hits with four strikeouts against New York.



The Marlins are 8-7 against teams from the NL East. Miami's team on-base percentage of .290 is last in the National League. Corey Dickerson leads the lineup with an OBP of .344.



The Phillies are 11-13 against the rest of their division. Philadelphia has slugged .381 this season. Bryce Harper leads the team with a mark of .489.




The Marlins won the last meeting 6-0. Sandy Alcantara earned his second victory and Garrett Cooper went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three RBI for Miami. David Hale registered his second loss for Philadelphia.



TOP PERFORMERS: Jesus Aguilar leads the Marlins with nine home runs and is batting .255.



Rhys Hoskins leads the Phillies with nine home runs and is batting .257.



LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 6-4, .227 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs



Phillies: 3-7, .242 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by 14 runs




INJURIES: Marlins: Jordan Holloway: (undisclosed), Elieser Hernandez: (biceps), Jorge Guzman: (elbow), Jeff Brigham: (undisclosed), Starling Marte: (rib), Lewis Brinson: (undisclosed), Isan Diaz: (vaccine-related), Jorge Alfaro: (leg).



Phillies: JoJo Romero: (elbow), Matt Moore: (back), Seranthony Dominguez: (elbow), Roman Quinn: (finger), Scott Kingery: (dizziness), Didi Gregorius: (elbow), J.T. Realmuto: (hand).



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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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