Los Angeles Dodgers @ Miami Marlins Game Preview Monday August 19th, 7:10 PM EST (Game 122)
Aug 18, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) celebrates with shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (3) after defeating the San Francisco Giants 6-5 at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Marlins are coming off a thrilling back and forth victory Sunday afternoon to prevent the sweep against the San Francisco Giants. They will look to try to continue that momentum as they kick off a home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Miami will send their ace to the mound with Jose Fernandez. Fernandez has been spectacular this season amassing an 8-5 record, no small feat considering the Marlins anemic offense. Look for a low scoring game as the Dodgers counter with Hyun-Jin Ryu. Ryu has been excellent this season as well with a sub 3.00 ERA and a 12-3 record on the season. The Dodgers have won 25 of 29 games since the all-star break and are in the midst of a historic 50 game run.
Probable Starters
Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
2013 stats | ||
23/23 | Games/Games Started | 23/23 |
148.1 | Innings Pitched | 139.2 |
2.91 | Earned Run Averages (ERA) | 2.45 |
3.33 | Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) | 2.77 |
121 | Strikeouts | 149 |
43 | Walks | 48 |
Career vs. opponent | ||
6.2 | Innings Pitched | 6.0 |
3 | Strikeouts | 7 |
3.40 | Earned Run Average | 3.65 |
Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Marlins Lineup
Lineup | Player | Current wOBA | Proj. wOBA (Rest of Season) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian Yelich | .318 | .316 | |
2 | Donovan Solano | .283 | .284 | |
3 | Giancarlo Stanton | .349 | .392 | |
4 | Logan Morrison | .347 | .345 | |
5 | Ed Lucas | .274 | .274 | |
6 | Adeiny Hechavarria | .255 | .274 | |
7 | Jake Marisnick | .229 | .291 | |
8 | Jeff Mathis | .253 | .260 |
Bold Prediction: A battle of the bullpen insues after both Fernandez and Ryu allow one run through 7 innings each. Fernandez strikes out 10 and Morrison is the hero as he hits a late inning home run off of the Dodger bullpen and the Marlins win 3-1!