Phillies vs. Marlins preview

7:35, Citizens Bank Park. TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM); WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish. Ticket info: Standing-room-only tickets will go on sale before the game.

Marlins RHP Ricky Nolasco (7-7, 5.00) vs. Phillies RHP Joe Blanton (7-5, 4.02)

Marlins update: Nolasco is coming off a start in which he held the Cubs to one run on four hits and struck out eight in seven innings ... Nolasco's numbers are deceiving. In his last 11 starts, he has a 2.58 ERA and has held opponents to a .219 average ... Nolasco faced the Phillies on July 17, allowing four runs on seven hits in six innings of a 6-5 Phillies win.

Phillies update: Blanton has been one of the Phillies' most effective pitchers as of late, going 5-2 with a 2.33 ERA in his last 12 starts ... Opponents are hitting .237 against him during that span ... Blanton is coming off a seven-inning effort against the Giants in which he allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out five ... Blanton has not allowed more than two runs in an outing since June 30, when he allowed three against Atlanta.