Friday, May 6, 2016

Series Preview - Phillies at Marlins: May 6th to May 8th


Friday and Saturday 7:10, Sunday 1:10
Marlins Park - Miami, FL

Phillies 16-13, Tied for 3rd place in the N.L. East, 3 1/2 games behind the Nationals
Marlins 15-12, Tied for 3rd place in the N.L. East, 3 1/2 games behind the Nationals

Phillies Probables:  Vince Velasquez (4-1, 1.44), Jeremy Hellickson (2-2, 4.88), Aaron Nola (2-2, 2.93)
Marlins Probables:  Wei-Yen Chen (2-1, 4.26), Tom Koehler (2-3, 7.25), Justin Nicolino (2-0, 2.70)

At the Ballpark:  There are fireworks after the game tonight, and an awesome giveaway tomorrow night.  The first 10,000 fans will receive a 1995 All-Star Jeff Conine Bobblehead.  On Sunday, the first 15,000 fans will receive a Marlins tote bag.

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Odubel Herrera - .316
Runs:  Odubel Herrera - 17
Home Runs:  Ryan Howard - 7
RBIs:  Maikel Franco - 15
Stolen Bases:  Odubel Herrera - 4

Wins:  Vince Velasquez - 4
ERA:  Vince Velasquez - 1.44
Strikeouts:  Vince Velasquez - 44
Saves:  Jeanmar Gomez - 9

Marlins Leaders
Average:  Martin Prado - .374
Runs:  Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich - 16
Home Runs:  Giancarlo Stanton - 9
RBIs:  Giancarlo Stanton - 22
Stolen Bases:  Dee Gordon - 6

Wins:  Jose Fernandez - 3
ERA:  Adam Conley - 3.06
Strikeouts:  Jose Fernandez - 47
Saves:  A.J. Ramos - 9

1 comment:

Jim from Downingtown said...

Jim, I see that you are missing your traditional featured cards of Philles & Opponents.

As you may know, the Miami Marlins were a farm team for the Philles back in the day. They were the Phils' AAA team from '56 to '58 (featuring Dallas Green, Turk Farrell, Whitey Herzog, Don Cardwell, and Satchel Paige), and a class A or lower team from 1962-65 (featuring Fergie Jenkins, Alex Johnson, Joe Verbanic, Joe Lis, Hank Allen, Al Raffo, and Mike Wegener).