Washington Nationals (6-8, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (7-7, third in the NL East)
Miami; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (1-1, 2.65 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Marlins: Cal Quantrill (1-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, six strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -140, Marlins +118; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Miami has a 7-7 record overall and a 5-4 record at home. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks sixth in the NL.
Washington has a 6-8 record overall and a 1-4 record in road games. The Nationals have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .412.
The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Xavier Edwards has three doubles and five RBI while hitting .315 for the Marlins. Griffin Conine is 10-for-33 with three doubles over the past 10 games.
James Wood leads the Nationals with five home runs while slugging .615. C.J. Abrams is 10-for-36 with four home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .239 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Nationals: 5-5, .237 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Nick Fortes: 10-Day IL (oblique), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Nationals: C.J. Abrams: 10-Day IL (hip), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cade Cavalli: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Brzykcy: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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