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Ryan Howard's teammates hope to follow his lead as the Philadelphia Phillies try to avoid a season-high fourth straight home loss tonight in a matchup with the Florida Marlins. (AP Images)

This three-game series began Monday night with Florida winning 5-3 despite Howard hitting two homers, doubling his total from his first 20 home games. He's still batting just .225 at home this season, but that's far from the worst among the Phillies. Jimmy Rollins is hitting .213 there, Shane Victorino is at .211, and Jayson Werth .188.

Andrew Miller, who will start for Florida, is 0-5 with a 9.73 ERA in 10 road games since winning on June 16. The lefthander is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA in seven games against the Phillies.

Philadelphia counters with Joe Blanton. He's 0-2 with an 8.87 ERA in four home starts after going 3-0 with a 3.48 ERA in eight outings in Philadelphia last year. Get your MLB odds with Bodog today.