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The Miami Marlins (61-89) host the Washington Nationals (52-97) on Friday at 6:40 PM ET. The Marlins are favored (-142) against the underdog Nationals (+121). Braxton Garrett gets the starting nod for Miami, and Josiah Gray is Washington’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Marlins vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Friday, September 23, 2022
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Stadium: loanDepot park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Marlins | -142 | 7 |
Marlins Stats & Trends
Marlins Batting
- The Marlins rank 24th in MLB play with 134 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The Marlins’ .230 batting average ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Marlins are 26th in baseball with a .294 on-base percentage.
- The Marlins strike out 8.8 times per game to rank 22nd in the league.
- The Marlins have hit 65 home runs at home this season (0.9 per game).
- The Marlins are slugging .372 with 2.6 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- At home this season the club averages 7.7 hits per game and is batting .233.
Marlins Key Batters
- Miguel Rojas leads Miami with 106 hits and an OBP of .284, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .325.
- Rojas ranks 105th in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage, and 131st in slugging among all qualifying batters in the majors.
- Garrett Cooper is hitting .259 with 32 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 38 walks.
- Cooper has picked up a hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
- Jon Berti has 76 hits this season and has a slash line of .244/.331/.343.
- Nick Fortes has been key for Miami with 47 hits, an OBP of .316 plus a slugging percentage of .416.
- Fortes has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals’ 127 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Nationals rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 55 homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in 75 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .379 in away games this season with 186 extra-base hits.
- They are averaging 8.9 base hits per game and batting .260 on the road this season.
Nationals Key Batters
- Lane Thomas is hitting .249 with 24 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 35 walks.
- Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, Thomas ranks 82nd in batting average, 110th in on-base percentage and 74th in slugging percentage.
- Cesar Hernandez’s .323 slugging percentage paces his team.
- Including all qualified hitters, Hernandez ranks 77th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage and 132nd in slugging percentage.
- Luke Voit has a team-best OBP (.324), while pacing the Nationals in hits (106).
- Nelson Cruz is hitting .234 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks.
Marlins vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Garrett | Gray | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GS | 26 |
| 2-6 | W-L | 7-9 |
| 3.68 | ERA | 5.14 |
| 73.1 | IP | 136.2 |
| 19 | BB | 63 |
| 75 | SO | 149 |
