Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/6/25, 12:52 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/3/26 at 7:05 AM in MLB Picks

Losers in their last four assignments, the Miami Marlins head back to loanDepot Park in Saturday’s Game 2 as +133 home underdogs against the best team in their division, the Philadelphia Phillies.

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The Phillies are 3-1 in their last four games, winning their last two games against Milwaukee 2-0 and Miami 9-3. At 82-59, the Phillies are holding a 6-game lead on their closest trailers, the 76-65 New York Mets. Despite losing starter Zach Wheeler and several key cogs in their bullpen to injuries, Philadelphia continues to dominate on the mound, posting a 3.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in their last five games. Also in the same stretch, the Phillies have averaged 5.0 runs per game on a .286 batting average, which is right around the ballpark of their season averages (4.9 runs per game on a .259 BA).

The Marlins have lost their last four games, including a 3-9 bummer in Friday’s series opener vs. the Phillies. Miami is third in the NL East with a 65-76 slate, though their chance of staging a late-season push toward the playoffs is very dim since they are trailing the Mets, the second-best team in their division and current holder of the third wild card, by 11 games with barely three weeks left in the season.