MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Marcell Ozuna has made himself at home at the plate during his career high-tying 16-game hitting streak while the Miami Marlins have enjoyed life on the road with a 13-7 record.
Ozuna and the Marlins look to continue their respective torrid stretches when they visit the National League East-rival Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in the middle contest of their three-game series.
Ozuna wasted no time extending his streak with a mammoth 447-foot homer as Miami posted its third straight win – a 5-3 triumph in Monday’s series opener. The 25-year-old Dominican is 6-for-17 versus the Phillies this season, with two of those hits coming off Tuesday’s starter Vince Velasquez.