Miami Marlins (51-70, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (65-57, second in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Zach Thompson (2-5, 3.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 48 strikeouts) Reds: Luis Castillo (6-12, 4.45 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 138 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Reds -240, Marlins +195; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Miami will meet on Thursday.
The Reds are 32-29 on their home turf. Cincinnati is hitting a collective batting average of .252 this season, led by Nick Castellanos with an average of .313.
The Marlins have gone 21-40 away from home. Miami’s lineup has 122 home runs this season, Jesus Aguilar leads the club with 22 homers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Castellanos ranks second on the Reds with 52 extra base hits and is batting .313.
Aguilar leads the Marlins with 106 hits and is batting .265.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.67 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Marlins: 4-6, .262 batting average, 6.93 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Reds: Art Warren: (oblique), Michael Feliz: (elbow), Brad Brach: (shoulder), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Tejay Antone: (forearm), Jesse Winker: (intercostal).
Marlins: Cody Poteet: (knee), Zach Pop: (finger), Pablo Lopez: (rotator cuff), Daniel Castano: (shoulder), Jeff Brigham: (undisclosed), Garrett Cooper: (elbow), Joe Panik: (undisclosed), Jose Devers: (shoulder), Jon Berti: (concussion).
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