Phillies-Marlins game notes: Hamels vs. Nolasco

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Phillies (88-46) at Marlins (60-77), 7:10 p.m. on CSN
Starting Pitchers
Phillies: Cole Hamels (13-7, 2.58) will make his second start since returning from the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. Hamels gave up two hits and struck out seven through six innings of work in his last start, a 3-2 victory over the Reds.

Marlins: Ricky Nolasco (9-10, 4.34) struck out eight in the Marlins 8-6 loss to the Reds Tuesday to move past Dontrelle Willis to become the club's career strikeout leader with 765. Nolasco allowed four runs and nine hits in the loss.

Previous games
Roy Oswalt allowed eight hits and three runs in 6 13 innings in the Phillies 5-3 victory Friday night. The righthander walked one and struck out seven.

Head-to-head
The Phils are 10-4 against the Marlins this season, outscoring Florida by 35 runs in 14 total games.

The Phillies are 22-5 in their last 27 games in Miami.
Who's hot?
Carlos Ruiz has 17 hits in his last 11 starts and has raised his batting average to .279 on the season ... Emilio Bonifacio has a five-game hitting streak and has totaled 14 hits in his last 10 games ... John Mayberry Jr. hit his 13th homer of the season Friday night. His two-run shot in the fifth gave the Phillies a 3-2 lead.

Storylines
The Phils made a little team history with their 5-3 win Friday night. The victory improved the Phils' major-best record to 88-46. They are 42 games over .500 for the first time in club history.

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