Marlins And Phillies Series Preview

     The Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies will open their National League Wild-Card Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. All first-round postseason contests in the best-of-three series will be held in the same venue with no games being played in Miami. 

     The Marlins will be participating in their fourth postseason during their 30-year franchise history. They previously appeared in the National League Playoffs in 1997, 2003 and 2020. The Fish captured World Series titles in 1997 and 2003. Miami has a all-time series record of 7-1. 

     Philadelphia have reached the postseason 15 times. The defending National League champions have won two World Series titles in 1980 and 2008. The Phillies have captured the National League pennant in 1915, 1950, 1983, 1993, 2009 and 2022.