The Miami Marlins will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of their series at PNC Park on Saturday night.
The Miami Marlins are 44-49 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Miami won Game 1 of this series by a score of 8-1 on Friday night. The Miami pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average this season. The Marlins offense has scored 379 runs with a .238 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Jorge Soler is batting .207 with 13 home runs and 34 RBI’s for the Marlins this season. The projected starter for Miami is Max Meyer, who is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over 5.1 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 39-55 this season and have lost five of their last six games. Prior to losing Game 1 of this series, Pittsburgh lost two out of the three games played in their series against Colorado. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.70 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .261 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 341 runs with a .221 batting average and a .289 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .261 with 15 home runs and 32 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Jose Quintana, who is 2-5 with a 3.99 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 90.1 innings pitched this season.