Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins 4/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game series on the road Sunday against the Miami Marlins. Philadelphia dropped to 3-5 following its 7-1 loss to the Marlins on Friday in the second game of the series. Philadelphia is last in the National League East three games behind the first place New York Mets. The Phillies have lost each of their last four after opening the season winning three of their first four.

J.T. Realmuto is batting .360 to lead Philadelphia and the catcher has a team high .429 on-base percentage. Second baseman Jean Segura is the leader in home runs two, while right fielder Bryce Harper is the leader in RBIs with five and left fielder Nick Castellanos is the leader in hits with nine. On Sunday, Philadelphia will send Zack Wheeler to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA, 3 Ks and 1 BBs.

Miami improved to 3-4 following its victory over Philadelphia on Friday. The Marlins have won each of the first two games of this series with Philadelphia. Jesus Sanchez hit a triple for the second consecutive game and also doubled to drive in a pair of runs. Miami is fourth in the NL East, 2 ½ games behind the first place New York Mets.

Jesus Sanchez is batting .310 to lead Miami and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with two and hits with nine. Second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the leader in RBIs with seven, while right fielder Garrett Cooper is the leader in on-base percentage at .379. On Sunday, Miami will send Elieser Hernandez to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA, 6 Ks and 3 BBs.