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    The Miami Marlins (62-89) host the Washington Nationals (52-98) on Saturday at 6:10 PM ET. The Marlins are favored on the moneyline (-239) against the underdog Nationals (+195). Miami’s Sandy Alcantara and Washington’s Erick Fedde pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Marlins vs. Nationals

    • Game Day: Saturday, September 24, 2022
    • Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
    • Location: Miami, Florida
    • Stadium: loanDepot park
    Marlins vs Nationals Betting Information
    Favorite Favorite Moneyline Total
    Marlins -239 7

    Marlins Stats & Trends

    Marlins Batting

    • The Marlins average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 24th in baseball with 134 total home runs .
    • The Marlins’ .230 batting average ranks 24th in MLB.
    • The Marlins are 26th in the league with a .295 on-base percentage.
    • The Marlins’ 8.7 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in baseball.
    • The Marlins average 0.9 homers per game when playing at home this season (65 total in home outings).
    • The Marlins have a .371 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
    • At home this season the club averages 7.7 hits per game and is batting .234.

    Marlins Key Batters

    • Miguel Rojas has 106 hits and an OBP of .282, both of which are tops among Miami hitters this season.
    • Among qualified hitters in MLB, Rojas is 109th in batting average, 129th in on-base percentage, and 132nd in slugging.
    • Garrett Cooper has an OPS of .753, fueled by an OBP of .335 and a team-best slugging percentage of .418 this season.
    • Cooper has picked up at least one hit in six straight games. During his last 10 games he is hitting .263 with five doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
    • Jon Berti is batting .246 with a .347 slugging percentage and 26 RBI this year.
    • Nick Fortes has eight home runs, 22 RBI and a batting average of .254 this season.
    • Fortes heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.

    Nationals Stats & Trends

    Nationals Batting

    • The Nationals have hit just 128 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
    • The Nationals’ .250 batting average ranks 11th in the league this season.
    • The Nationals have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
    • The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.
    • In 76 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 56 homers, an average of 0.7 per contest.
    • They have a team slugging percentage of .379 in away games this season with 189 extra-base hits.
    • In away games this season, they’re batting .259 with 8.9 base hits per contest.

    Nationals Key Batters

    • Lane Thomas has racked up 113 hits, a team-best for the Nationals.
    • Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Thomas’ batting average is 82nd, his on-base percentage ranks 112th, and he is 70th in slugging.
    • Cesar Hernandez is slugging .320 to pace his team.
    • Including all qualified players, Hernandez’s batting average places him 82nd, his on-base percentage is 98th, and he is 133rd in slugging.
    • Nelson Cruz has 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks while hitting .234.
    • Luke Voit leads his team with a .321 on-base percentage.

    Marlins vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers

    Alcantara Fedde
    30 GS 24
    13-8 W-L 6-10
    2.37 ERA 5.29
    212.2 IP 114.0
    49 BB 54
    188 SO 86
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