Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies 10/4/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 8:00 PM EST
Oct. 04, 2023
TV: n/a
The Philadelphia Phillies will host game two of their inner wild card series Wednesday night at home against the Miami Marlins. Miami finished the season seven games above .500 after winning three of the last five to make it into the playoffs. Ryan Weathers got the start for Miami in the final day of the year giving up no runs on two hits across 6 innings of work. Huascar Brazoban came on in relief to give up no runs on one hit across one inning before Bryan Hoeing allowed three runs on three hits in one inning of work leading to the loss.
Offensively Miami hit the ball well this season carrying a .259 team average having scored 668 runs on 1427 hits. Luis Arraez led the way for the Miami offense with a .354 batting average to go along with a team high .393 on base percentage. Jorge Soler provided the power for Miami leading the team with 36 home runs, while Bryan De La Cruz led the team with 78 RBIs.
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The Philadelphia Phillies roll into the postseason as the number one wild card team in the National League after ending the year with an 8 run blowout win over the New York Mets. Matt Strahm got the start for Philadelphia giving up no runs on no hits across one inning of work. Nick Nelson came on in relief to allow just one run on two hits across 5.1 innings leading to the win. The Philadelphia bullpen slammed the door allowing no runs on no hits over the final 8 outs resulting in the victory.
Offensively Philadelphia did the job with twelve hits in 37 at bats including four with runners in scoring position. Brandon Marsh led the way for the Philadelphia offense with two hits in five at bats including a 3 run home run to drive in four total runs. Alec Bohm added to the Philadelphia offense with a solo home run to drive in two total runs, while three other Phillies drove in one run each.
Recent Betting Trends:
* Miami are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
* The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games on the road.
* Miami are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
* Philadelphia are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
* The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against Miami.
Free Betting Pick: Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies are the better team in this matchup and will want to keep things rolling Wednesday. Take Philadelphia to do the job on their home field as they have their sites set on the next round. The Phillies will lean on the better pitcher and their home crowd to do the job leading to the win in game 2. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 5-1.