After a five-hit game last time out, Luis Arraez leads the Miami Marlins (31-28) as -233 favorites against the Oakland Athletics (12-48). Action gets underway from LoanDepot park at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday, live on BSFL.
Miami’s Sandy Alcantara and Oakland’s Paul Blackburn have been named the starters for this contest.
Marlins vs. Athletics Odds
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Marlins and Athletics Betting Trends
The Marlins have won 14 of the 26 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (53.8%).
Miami has played as moneyline favorites of -233 or shorter in just one game this season, which it lost.
This season, the Athletics have won 12 out of the 59 games, or 20.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Oakland has a record of 2-22, a 8.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +193 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Marlins have combined with opponents to go over the total 26 times this season for a 26-30-2 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 31 of their 60 games with a total.
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins are the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.8 runs per game (226 total).
Miami is 25th in MLB action with 55 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
The Marlins have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.259).
Miami strikes out 8.4 times per game, the No. 11 mark in baseball.
The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Marlins pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
Miami has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored 201 runs (just 3.4 per game) this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Oakland ranks 23rd in Major League Baseball with 57 home runs.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
Oakland is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 27th with an average of 9.4 strikeouts per game.
The Athletics average just 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
Oakland has the 30th-ranked ERA (6.70) in the majors this season.
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Marlins Key Players to Watch
Alcantara (2-5) gets the starting nod for the Marlins in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.06 ERA in 69 1/3 innings pitched, with 60 strikeouts.
Arraez leads Miami with a batting average of .390.
Jorge Soler leads Miami in home runs (17) and runs batted in (36) this season while batting .247.
Bryan De La Cruz is slashing .296/.347/.452 this season for the Marlins.
Yuli Gurriel has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .340. He’s slugging .409 on the year.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Blackburn heads to the mound for the Athletics to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.
Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a .268 batting average.
Brent Rooker has hit 11 home runs with 32 RBI. Both lead his team.
Ryan Noda is hitting .238 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 36 walks.
Shea Langeliers is batting .215 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 14 walks.
Marlins and Athletics Injuries
Marlins: Avisaíl García: 10 Day IL (Back), Jazz Chisholm: 10 Day IL (Toe), A.J. Puk: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Rogers: 15 Day IL (Forearm ), Matt Barnes: 15 Day IL (Hip), Johnny Cueto: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Nance: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Meyer: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Bender: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Zach Jackson: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Drew Rucinski: 15 Day IL (Illness), Mason Miller: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dany Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Kirby Snead: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manny Piña: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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