The Miami Marlins open a three-game interleague series on the road Monday with the Oakland Athletics. Miami dropped to 52-68 following its 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Miami has lost each of his first two games of a four-game series with Los Angeles and the Marlins have lost seven of the last nine overall. Miami is fourth in the National League East, 25 games behind the first-place New York Mets.
First baseman Jesus Aguilar is batting .235 to lead Miami and has team highs in home runs with 15, RBIs with 48 and hits with 95. shortstop Miguel Rojas is the leader in on-base percentage at .285. On Monday, the Miami Marlins will send Edward Cabrera to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA, 36 Ks and 16 BBs.
The Oakland Athletics are 44-77 following a 4-3 victory on Saturday over the Seattle Mariners to snap a two-game losing streak. Oakland scored the winning run on a mishandled chopper to the mound by Seattle pitcher Deigo Castillo. Oakland is last in the American League West, 32 .5 games behind the first place Houston Astros.
Catcher Sean Murphy is batting .249 to lead Oakland and has team highs in RBIs with 52, hits with 99 and on-base percentage at .329. First baseman Seth Brown is the leader in home runs with 17. On Monday, the Oakland Athletics will send Adam Oller to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with a 6.63 ERA, 35 Ks and 28 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Miami is 5-2 in its last 7 versus an opponent from the AL West
- The UNDER has cashed in 10 of the Marlins last 11 on the road
- Oakland is 3-11 in its last 14
- The OVER has cashed in 7 of the A's last 10 at home
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