Marlins and Guardians play in series rubber match
Cleveland Guardians (41-22, first in the AL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (22-42, fifth in the NL East)
Miami; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Carlos Carrasco (2-5, 5.66 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Marlins: Trevor Rogers (1-7, 5.68 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -112, Marlins -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins and Cleveland Guardians play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Miami has a 12-24 record in home games and a 22-42 record overall. The Marlins have a 4-7 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Cleveland has a 20-14 record in road games and a 41-22 record overall. The Guardians have a 24-3 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jazz Chisholm has eight home runs, 22 walks and 30 RBI while hitting .249 for the Marlins. Josh Bell is 17-for-40 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Andres Gimenez has 10 doubles, a triple and four home runs for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 12-for-37 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 3-7, .240 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
Guardians: 5-5, .255 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (finger), Avisail Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Sixto Sanchez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (neck), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Eli Morgan: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
