Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies 8/9/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division foes will square off on Tuesday night, when the Miami Marlins travel to Citizens Bank Park to face the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins (49-59) have dropped seven of their previous ten games and are running out of time to make a postseason push. On Sunday, Miami SP Jesus Luzardo (3-4) fanned six batters in seven innings during a 3-0 road victory against Chicago.

Twenty-five year old lefty Braxton Garrett (2-5 3.88 ERA) will take the mound for the Marlins in this matchup. Through 58 innings of work, Garrett has struck out 66 batters and owns a solid 1.16 WHIP.

The Philadelphia Phillies are riding a five-game winning streak and hold a two-game lead in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, Philadelphia 2B Nick Maton homered and drove in four runs during a 13-1 home victory versus lowly Washington. SP Aaron Nola (8-8) allowed one run over six frames to earn the win for the Phillies, who improved to 60-48 on the year.

The Phillies will counter with hard-throwing righty Zack Wheeler (10-5 2.69 ERA) on Tuesday. In his last start, Wheeler allowed one run over seven innings during a 3-1 road victory against Atlanta.