The Philadelphia Phillies (29-30) look to add to their three-game winning streak in their afternoon matchup with the Miami Marlins (16-43) on Wednesday. The first pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. ET and will air live on CSN and online at MLB.com with a paid subscription.
The Phillies have been scoring at a solid pace during their winning streak, which has brought them to within a victory of reaching .500 for the first time since April. Runs have been hard to come by, though, when Cole Hamels (1-9) takes the mound.
Philadelphia seeks a season-high fourth straight win as Hamels looks to avoid his seventh consecutive defeat in the team's series finale with the Marlins.
John Mayberry hit a tying home run in the 10th inning before his grand slam in the 11th gave Philadelphia a 7-3 win on Tuesday. They've scored seven runs in each game during their streak after scoring 21 while dropping five of their previous seven.
"We're going to see if we can have a go at it. That's what we come to the ballpark for," manager Charlie Manuel said as his team seeks to reach .500 for the first time since April 14.
Hamels is looking to capitalize on his team's recent run support as he continues to suffer through what is on pace to be the worst season of his career. He's lost a career-worst six straight starts after giving up seven runs and a career-high 12 hits in five-plus innings of Friday's 8-5 loss to the Brewers, becoming the first Phillies pitcher to lose nine games before June since Kid Gleason in 1891.
He will face Jacob Turner (1-0) who makes his second start since being called up from Triple-A. Turner went seven innings and allowed zero earned runs in a winning performance agains the New York Mets in his debut.
"My last five or six starts (in the minors), everything has been coming together," Turner told the team's official website. "Obviously, it took a little bit longer than I would have liked (to return to the majors). I'm happy that it's here now."
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