Miami Marlins (68-67, third in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (64-73, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (13-8, 3.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (12-5, 3.21 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 169 strikeouts)
LINE: Nationals -111, Marlins -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins visit the Washington Nationals looking to end a four-game road losing streak.
Washington has a 64-73 record overall and a 30-38 record at home. The Nationals have a 28-16 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Miami is 26-40 in road games and 68-67 overall. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .249, which ranks fifth in the NL.
The matchup Saturday is the 11th time these teams match up this season. The Marlins hold an 8-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Otto Lopez has 30 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs while hitting .307 for the Marlins. Heriberto Hernandez is 10 for 37 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .220 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Marlins: 4-6, .235 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Wood: 10-Day IL (oblique), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Marlins: Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (nerve), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
