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The Phillies are coming off the All-Star break in excellent shape. They signed Pedro martinez yesterday to a minor league deal which I think was an excellent move for a weak starting rotation. However, tonight one of their weak links (Jamie Moyer) will make a quality start tonight in my opinion. The Phillies will provide plenty of offense for Moyer against Volstad here tonight.
The Phillies win when Jimmy Rollins hits. Rollins who struggled earlier in the year has now seemed to correct his issues as he's batting .340 last 15 days (17-50). Moyer as I said will go for the Phillies on a bounce back role his last three times he's done this he has a 1.49ERA. He's pitching on the road where he has pitched much better than at home his ERA is nearly 2 runs better on the road and he does have success against the Marlins last year and this year. He owns a 3.75ERA this year while he went 4-1 in 5 starts with a 2.81ERA against the fish last year. The Phillies are 12-2 in Moyer's L14 starts vs. the Marlins.
Marlins on the other hand are 0-8 in games following a quality start from Volstad. Volstad opposite of Moyer has pitched worse at home with a 5.15ERA compared to his 3.81 road ERA. In his last three home starts he has a 8.24ERA. He'll be facing the Phillies for the third time this year and Rollins is 5-13 while Howard is 4-12 with 3HR. Look for the Phillies to stay put more distance between themselves and the 2nd place Marlins.
