Start ‘Em

  • Ryan Howard is hitting .328/.425/.687 with seven homers in 67 career at-bats against Tim Hudson.

  • Adrian Beltre is hitting .424/.429/.727 with two homers in 33 at-bats against Brandon McCarthy.

  • Buster Posey is 7-for-11 (.636) with four doubles and a homer lifetime against Cole Hamels.

  • Evan Gattis is 5-for-7 (.714) with two doubles and a homer against Henderson Alvarez, while Chris Johnson is 6-for-12 against the Marlins’ righthander.

  • Garrett Jones is 9-for-21 (.429) with three doubles and a homer against Aaron Harang, while Marcell Ozuna is 4-for-8 with a pair of homers.

Sit ‘Em

  • Alex Rios (1-for-16) and Elvis Andrus (3-for-20) have struggled against McCarthy.

  • Andrelton Simmons is just 1-for-15 (.067) against Alvarez.

  • Alexei Ramirez is 3-for-17 (.176) against Phil Hughes.

  • Kyle Seager is hitless in 11 career at-bats against Wei-Yin Chen.