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The Phillies just completed a four-game sweep of the Mets, an extraordinarily fortunate result given that they had to come from behind to win every time. They'll take it though, considering the series before that saw them get swept at home by Miami. They go for revenge Friday against the Marlins, who were just swept by Washington. So the vibe is much different this time around as the NL East rivals get ready to play three game here on South Beach. The Marlins are still a last place team mind you and they've never hit Friday's starter for the Phillies, Vincent Velasquez, well. That includes last weekend's series when they got just one hit off him in five innings. Velasquez has a 2.90 ERA in 12 previous starts vs. the Marlins and the two times he's faced them this year have seen him allow only two runs and three hits in 11 innings. The Phillies obviously didn't win the last one as they were swept in the series, but don't blame Velasquez on that one. He'll again be opposed by Hernandez for Miami, who has yet to record a winning decision in seven career tries as a starter. Play on PHILADELPHIA

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