Jose Urena (3-5, 5.40 ERA) and Adam Morgan (1-9, 6.21 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Miami Marlins (68-70) and the Philadelphia Phillies (61-76) at Marlins Park. The Phillies won the last game 6-2, and Philadelphia leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sep. 6 and can be seen on CSPh and FSFL.
Urena pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering one run, striking out two and walking two in a 6-4 win over the Mets. Giancarlo Stanton (.244, 52 Rs, 25 HRs, 70 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 3 for 5 with one run, one home run, and three RBIs. Morgan went 6.2 innings, surrendering two runs and striking out five in a 2-1 defeat to the Nationals in his last outing. Odubel Herrera (.278, 68 Rs, 13 HRs, 42 RBIs, 20 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one stolen base.
Notes
Miami recorded at least two errors for the 15th time this season.
After a weak showing last week where they got in six hits, the Marlins need to step it up. The Phillies have a record of 27-7 when opponents get six hits or less.
When they are outhit, the Marlins are 9-44. The Phillies have a 14-62 record when opponents outhit them.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total home runs this season, Miami ranks 28th with 112 homers and Philadelphia is 25th with 137.
Miami and Philadelphia both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. Miami sits at 25th with 387 this season and Philadelphia ranks 29th with 342.
The Marlins are 48-34 when they hit at least one home run. The Phillies perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 51-42 record.
