Phillies Preview: Phils head back home to face the Fish
The Phillies are on a terrible West Coast trip. They lost to the Chicago Cubs after the All-Star break. After that they went 12-3 in their next 15 games. The last series of that stretch was a series win against the Miami Marlins.
The Phillies are coming back from a terrible West Coast trip. They lost to the lowly Cubs after the All-Star break. After that, they went 12-3 in their next 15 games. Now they face the Miami Marlins.
Phillies are tied for the 2nd Wild Card with the San Diego Padres and two games ahead of the Brewers. Aaron Nola has a career 8.41 ERA against the Diamondbacks and 3.28 ERA with a 1.019 WHIP against Marlins. Jesus Luzardo has more innings pitched than Aaron.
Trevor Rogers was the runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting in 2021. He has a 5.57 ERA and is allowing 10 hits per 9 IP this season. Bailey Falter has 2.45 ERA since August and has walked just two batters in 18.1 IP.
Sandy Alcantara is the odds-on favorite to win the NL Cy Young award. He has a 2.36 ERA with a 12-6 record in 190.2 IP and a WHIP under 1. Alcanteara leads the league in complete games with four. Kyle Gibson has been bipolar this season. Gibson is going to start for the Marlins against Mr. Gibby.
