Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins: Live Stream, Start Time, TV Info, and More
By John Town
The Phillies start their first series against the Marlins this season Tuesday night. Here’s how you can watch online, on TV, or just listen on the radio.
UPDATE: This game has been rescheduled due to rain. A new date will be announced at a later time.
Original: After an off day Monday, the Phillies open a three-game set with the Miami Marlins Tuesday night at Citizen’s Bank Park. The Phils are one game behind the Marlins with a 9-9 record while Miami sits at 10-8 in second place in the NL East.
Here is everything you need to know about Tuesday’s game:
Date: April 25, 2017
First Pitch: 7:05 pm ET
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Pitchers: Vince Velasquez (0-2, 7.20 ERA) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (2-0, 3.94 ERA)
Radio Station: 94.1 WIP (Phillies), WZTU 94.9 HD-2, WAQI 710, 940 AM WINZ (Marlins)
TV Channel: CSN-Philadelphia (Phillies), FS-Florida (Marlins)
Live Stream: MLB.tv, CSNPhilly.com, NBCSports App
Velasquez will make his fourth start of the season for Philadelphia. He has a 7.20 ERA and 1.67 WHIP for the season. In his last outing against the Mets, Velasquez gave up three runs in six innings while allowing three hits and three walks.
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Meanwhile, Chen will take the mound for the Marlins hoping to continue his success from his outing last week against the Mariners. Chen did not allow a hit in seven innings against Seattle, and his WHIP for the season stands at 1.063.
One batter Velasquez will have to watch out for is Christian Yelich. In eight at-bats, he has three hits, two of which were home runs.
Several Phils hitters have found success against Chen in their careers.
Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Odubel Herrera, Tommy Joseph, and Daniel Nava all have batting averages over .400 against Chen.
Here is tonight’s lineup for the Phils:
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The start of tonight’s game may be impacted by rain. Weather.com forecasts heavy rain right at 7:00 p.m., with the chance for precipitation not falling below 50% until after 10:00. Barring changes in the weather, a delay or even a postponement may occur.