Baseball’s best road team faces the league’s best home team as the Philadelphia Phillies are at the San Francisco Giants on Thursday at 10:15 PM EST. Rodrigo Lopez is set to go for the Phillies while the Giants counter with Jonathan Sanchez. SBG Global reports that early MLB wagering lines sees the public taking the Phillies on the road as a -112 favorite with a total 8.5 over -120.

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The Florida Marlins (46-44) will try and prove they are worthy of staying in the playoff race as they host the Philadelphia Phillies (48-38) in the first of a four-game series tonight at 7:05 PM EST. The Marlins are four games back of the Phillies in the National League East so this series will be a good test for them. SBG Global reports that early MLB baseball wagering action sees the public taking the Marlins at home as a -120 favorite with a total 10 over -115.

The Marlins send Chris Volstad to the mound on Thursday while the Phillies go with Jamie Moyer. Volstad is 6-8 on the season with a 4.44 ERA while Moyer is 8-6 with a 5.99 ERA. Moyer is 12-2 in his career with a 3.06 ERA in 14 career starts against the Marlins.

Volstad is coming off his best start in which he tossed a five hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants. He is 1-0 against the Phillies this season allowing five runs in 13 2/3 innings. The Marlins are counting on Volstad and their other young pitchers to keep them in the race. If Volstad and Josh Johnson continue to pitch well and Hanley Ramirez continues his hot hitting then the Marlins could be a factor down the stretch. What will be interesting to watch in the next few weeks is whether or not the Marlins add a couple of players to stay in the Wild Card race.

Take a look at the MLB wagering lines stats for tonight’s game. The Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Phillies are 5-0 in their last 5 overall. The Phillies are 13-6 in their last 19 vs. the National League East. The Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a road underdog. The Phillies are 4-0 in Moyer’s last 4 starts. The Phillies are 11-5 in Moyer’s last 16 road starts. The Phillies are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Florida. The Phillies are 7-0 in Moyers last 7 road starts vs. the Marlins.

The Marlins are 10-1 in their last 11 home games. The Marlins are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the National League East. The Marlins are 12-5 in their last 17 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Marlins are 2-6 in Volstad’s last 8 home starts. The Under is 8-3 in the Phillies last 11 overall. The Under is 8-2 in Moyer’s last 10 starts overall. The Over is 5-1 in Volstad’s last 6 home starts.