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Phillies-Marlins: Series Preview for Final Series in First Half

The first half of the 2018 baseball season is coming to an end this weekend. The Phillies and Marlins go head-to-head for three games for the final time in the first half.

Here’s everything you need to know about this series.

Game 1: Jake Arrieta vs Wei-Yin Chen

Jake Arrieta (PHI): The thirty-two-year-old right-hander looks to make his eighteenth start this season. The veteran hasn’t been having the season he’s been hoping for, and he looks to close out the first half with a bang against the Marlins Friday night.

Entering game one, he is 6-6 this season and has a 3.