Giants bring 1-0 series lead over Marlins into game 2

Miami Marlins (49-86, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (68-68, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (2-6, 5.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Giants -136, Marlins +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Miami Marlins with a 1-0 series lead.

San Francisco has a 68-68 record overall and a 39-28 record in home games. The Giants have gone 32-50 in games when they have given up a home run.

Miami is 49-86 overall and 24-42 in road games. The Marlins have gone 30-17 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Giants are up 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Chapman leads the Giants with a .246 batting average, and has 33 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs, 60 walks and 67 RBI. Heliot Ramos is 10-for-36 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

Otto Lopez has 15 doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Marlins. Derek Hill is 9-for-41 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .215 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored by five runs

Marlins: 3-7, .272 batting average, 6.41 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

INJURIES: Giants: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robbie Ray: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Wilmer Flores: 60-Day IL (knee), Randy Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jung Hoo Lee: 60-Day IL (labrum), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (head), Tristan Beck: 60-Day IL (arm)

Marlins: Xavier Edwards: 10-Day IL (back), Dane Myers: 60-Day IL (ankle), Andrew Nardi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (finger), Sixto Sanchez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (back), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up