The Miami Marlins play the second game of a four-game series on the road versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Miami is 64-91 following its 5-4 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday. Miami has lost two of the last three and the Marlins are 33 .5 games behind first place in the National League East. Miami has been eliminated from postseason contention.
First baseman Garrett Cooper is batting .261 to lead Miami and has team highs in RBIs with 50 and on-base percentage at .337. Right fielder Bryan De La Cruz is the leader in home runs with 12 and shortstop Miguel Rojas is the leader in hits with 108. On Friday, the Miami Marlins will send Sandy Alcantara to the mound. The right-hander is 14-8 with a 2.32 ERA, 199 Ks and 50 BBs.
Milwaukee improved to 83-72 following its 5-1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Brandon Woodruff pitched six shutout Innings and struck out 10 and has 10 strikeouts or more in four consecutive starts. Milwaukee is 6 .5 games behind first place in the National League Central and the Brewers are 4th in the name NL wildcard race, just a half-game behind the third and final spot currently held by Philadelphia.
Right fielder Hunter Renfroe is batting .253 to lead Milwaukee, while first baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in home runs with 34 and shortstop Willy Adames is the leader in RBIs with 96. Left fielder Christian Yelich has team highs in hits with 139 and on-base percentage at .355. On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 11-8 with a 3.11 ERA, 231 Ks and 51 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Miami is 17-38 in its last 55
- The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Marlins last 5 on the road
- Milwaukee is 1-4 in its last 5 at home
- The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Brewers last 6
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