Marlins vs Phillies Picks and Prediction – 4/18/2025

NL East Division foes will square off on Friday night, when the Miami Marlins invade Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Marlins (8-10) are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and are sitting in third place. On Thursday, Miami batters went 2-for-18 with runners in scoring position and left 15 men on base during a 6-4 home loss versus Arizona. 

Twenty-nine year old righty Sandy Alcantara (2-0 4.70 ERA) will head to the hill for the Marlins in this contest. Miami has won Alcantara’s first three starts and he has fanned 12 batters across 15 plus frames. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have won seven of their first ten home games and trail first place New York by a half-game for first place. On Thursday, DH Kyle Schwarber had a two-run single as part of Philadelphia’s five-run opening frame during a 6-4 home victory versus San Francisco. SP Cristopher Sanchez (2-0) fanned 12 batters and lasted seven innings to earn the win for the Phillies, who improved to 11-8 overall. 

Philadelphia skipper Rob Thomson will turn to hard-throwing righty Zack Wheeler (1-1 4.07 ERA) in the series finale. The Phillies have dropped Wheeler’s last two starts and he has surrendered nine runs over his last 11 plus innings. 

Philadelphia SP Ranger Suarez (back) made his second rehab start on Wednesday and is likely to rejoin the rotation next week. Through 18 games, Miami ranks 15th in OPS and 20th in runs scored. For the regular season, Philadelphia ranks 11th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 5-1.