Marlins look to break road losing streak, face the Astros
Miami Marlins (52-49, third in the NL East) vs. Houston Astros (48-54, third in the AL West)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Tyler Phillips (2-4, 3.48 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Astros: Tatsuya Imai (5-4, 6.06 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)
LINE: Astros -130, Marlins +106; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins will attempt to end a four-game road skid when they play the Houston Astros.
Houston is 48-54 overall and 24-27 in home games. The Astros have gone 27-48 in games when they have given up a home run.
Miami has a 21-29 record on the road and a 52-49 record overall. The Marlins have a 27-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .324 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 20 doubles and 33 home runs. Isaac Paredes is 11 for 39 with three RBI over the last 10 games.
Otto Lopez has nine home runs, 20 walks and 46 RBI while hitting .335 for the Marlins. Liam Hicks is 11 for 37 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 3-7, .243 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by six runs
Marlins: 3-7, .237 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Astros: Christian Walker: day-to-day (hip), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Marlins: Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Otto Lopez: day-to-day (hand), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), William Kempner: 15-Day IL (elbow), John King: 15-Day IL (ankle), Owen Caissie: 10-Day IL (calf), Josh Ekness: 60-Day IL (calf), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
