Week at a Glance: Marlins Week 4 Preview

The Marlins return back to the east coast after a six game road trip out west in Seattle and San Diego. They sit at 10-8 and in second place in the NL East after three weeks of play.

It’s still too early to make any proclamations, but the Marlins have shown flashes of brilliance. Between Marcell Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich; the offense can put runs on the board in a hurry. The rotation has even had some impressive outings so far, as both Dan Straily and Wei-Yin Chen had to be removed from games where they did not allow a hit.

The biggest disappointment has to be the bullpen, where both David Phelps and Junichi Tazawa have been getting lit up. The pen is suppose to be the Marlins strength, so it is critical that it improves as the season moves on.

Without further ado, here is Week at a Glance for Week 4!

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Tuesday, April 25th 2017, 7:05 PM | at Philadelphia Phillies | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Wei-Yin Chen, LHP

Chen 2017 Stats: (2-0), 3 GS, 16 IP, 3.94 ERA, 10 K, 3 BB

Previous Start: (W, at Sea), 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Career vs Phillies: (1-2), 4 GS, 24.1 IP, 3.70 ERA, 20 K, 2 BB

Notes:

• Did not allow a hit in his previous start
• Last start vs Phi (7/20/16) - L, 5.1 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• Multiple Phillies have good numbers vs Chen: Daniel Nava (7-for-17, 1 HR), Cesar Hernandez (5-for-12), Freddy Galvis (5-for-12), Maikel Franco (4-for-12, 1 HR), Tommy Joseph (3-for-6, 1 HR)

Phillies Probable Pitcher: Vince Velasquez, RHP

Velasquez 2017 Stats: (0-2), 3 GS, 15 IP, 7.20 ERA, 19 K, 10 BB

Previous Start: (ND, at NYM), 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Career vs Marlins: (1-0), 3 GS, 18 IP, 2.50 ERA, 20 K, 7 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Mia (7/19/16) - ND, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
• Christian Yelich is 3-for-8 with 2 HR vs Velasquez

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Wednesday, April 26th 2017, 7:05 PM | at Philadelphia Phillies | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Edinson Volquez, RHP

Volquez 2017 Stats: (0-2), 4 GS, 18.2 IP, 4.82 ERA, 21 K, 10 BB

Previous Start: (L, at Sea), 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

Career vs Phillies: (4-1), 6 GS, 37.1 IP, 2.17 ERA, 36 K, 15 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Phi (9/9/14) - ND, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Freddy Galvis is 4-for-7 with 1 HR vs Volquez

Phillies Probable Pitcher: Nick Pivetta, RHP

Pivetta 2017 Stats: Major League Debut

Previous Start: (at AAA): W, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K

Career vs Marlins: N/A

Notes:

• 2017 AAA Stats: (3-0), 3 GS, 19 IP, 0.95 ERA, 24 K, 2 BB
• 2016 Minor League Stats (AAA & AA): (12-8), 27 GS, 148.2 IP, 3.27 ERA, 138 K, 51 BB

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Thursday, April 27th 2017, 1:05 PM | at Philadelphia Phillies | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Adam Conley, LHP

Conley 2017 Stats: (1-1), 4 G/3 GS, 18 IP, 3.00 ERA, 14 K, 7 BB

Previous Start: (ND, at SD), 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Career vs Phillies: (2-1), 5 GS, 30.2 IP, 1.47 ERA, 26 K, 10 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Phi (7/27/16) - W, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
• Freddy Galvis is 2-for-12 vs Conley
• Aaron Altherr is 1-for-8 vs Conley

Phillies Probable Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson, RHP

Hellickson 2017 Stats: (3-0), 4 GS, 24 IP, 1.88 ERA, 10 K, 3 BB

Previous Start: (W, vs Atl), 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Career vs Marlins: (3-2), 10 GS, 63 IP, 2.71 ERA, 39 K, 12 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Mia (9/17/16) - W, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• Hellickson has good numbers against a ton of Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton (1-for-15, 5 K), Justin Bour (2-for-13), Adeiny Hechavarria (3-for-16), J.T. Realmuto (4-for-20), Martin Prado (5-for-23)

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Friday, April 28th 2017, 7:10 PM | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Dan Straily, RHP

Straily 2017 Stats: (1-1), 4 GS, 20.2 IP, 3.92 ERA, 24 K, 9 BB

Previous Start: (ND, at SD), 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 14 K

Career vs Pirates: (3-2), 9 G/6 GS, 41.2 IP, 3.67 ERA, 37 K, 20 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Pit (9/18/16) - W, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
• Gregory Polanco is 1-for-13 vs Straily

Pirates Probable Pitcher: Jameson Taillon, RHP

Taillon 2017 Stats: (1-0), 4 GS, 25.1 IP, 2.13 ERA, 20 K, 10 BB

Previous Start: (ND, vs NYY), 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Career vs Marlins: N/A

Notes:

• 2016 Stats: (5-4), 18 GS, 104 IP, 3.38 ERA, 85 K, 17 BB

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Saturday April 29th 2017, 7:10 PM | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Tom Koehler, RHP

Koehler 2017 Stats: (1-1), 4 GS, 21 IP, 5.14 ERA, 17 K, 10 BB

Previous Start: (W, at SD), 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Career vs Pirates: (0-4), 5 GS, 28 IP, 5.14 ERA, 26 K, 12 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Pit (8/19/16) - ND, 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• David Freese is 3-for-5 with 2 HR vs Koehler
• Gregory Polanco is 5-for-9 vs Koehler

Pirates Probable Pitcher: Ivan Nova, RHP

Nova 2017 Stats: (2-2), 4 GS, 27 IP, 2.00 ERA, 15, K, 1 BB

Previous Start: (W, vs NYY), 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Career vs Marlins: N/A

Notes:

• Martin Prado is 2-for-5 vs Nova
• Ichiro Suzuki is 0-for-6 vs Nova

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Sunday, April 30th 2017, 1:10 PM | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | TV: FOX Sports Florida

Marlins Probable Pitcher: Wei-Yin Chen, LHP

Chen 2017 Stats: (2-0), 3 GS, 16 IP, 3.94 ERA, 10 K, 3 BB

Previous Start: (W, at Sea), 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Career vs Pirates: (1-0), 2 GS, 12.1 IP, 4.38 ERA, 9 K, 5 BB

Notes:

• Last start vs Pit (6/2/16): ND, 6 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
• David Freese is 0-for-6 with 3 K vs Chen

Pirates Probable Pitcher: Chad Kuhl, RHP

Kuhl 2017 Stats: (1-2), 4 GS, 19 IP, 6.63 ERA, 15 K, 11 BB

Previous Start: (L, vs ChC), 1.2 IP, 8 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 1 K

Career vs Marlins: (0-1), 1 GS, 6 IP, 3.00 ERA, 0 K, 0 BB

Notes:

• Dee Gordon, Marcell Ozuna, Martin Prado, and Christian Yelich are all 0-for-3 vs Kuhl