Take away Jose Fernandez and the Marlins' pitching staff is very vulnerable. That's especially so when an injury hits like it has to Wei-Yin Chen. He's out with an elbow injury. The reason the Marlins' back-end of their rotation is so bad is because they have no adequate replacements.

So who gets the call to pitch today? Jarred Cosart. He was brutal with a 7.98 ERA in three April starts spanning less than 15 innings. The Marlins sent him down to the minors in April. Now he's resurfaced not because he's pitching well, but because Miami is desperate. Cosart was 3-4 with a 4.09 ERA and 1.58 WHIP for Triple-A New Orleans.

The Phillies have going their most consistent pitcher this season, Jeremy Hellickson. The Phillies are 4-1 in Hellickson's last five starts. Hellickson is 2-0 in three starts versus the Marlins this season giving up just six runs in those three outings. Hellickson has pitched so well in Philadelphia that his name is being linked to a number of trade rumors. So he should have extra motivation for this start with the chance to possibility be traded to a contending team.

Philadelphia plays Miami tough having split the 10 head-to-head games this season. The Phillies also have back their best power hitter, third baseman Maikel Franco.