Astros face the Marlins leading series 1-0
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Houston Astros (63-50, first in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (55-56, third in the NL East)
Miami; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: TBD; Marlins: Cal Quantrill (4-8, 4.79 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -110, Marlins -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Miami Marlins leading the series 1-0.
Miami has gone 27-30 at home and 55-56 overall. The Marlins have a 44-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Houston has a 28-26 record in road games and a 63-50 record overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .256, the second-best team batting average in MLB play.
The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Stowers has 18 doubles, three triples and 25 home runs while hitting .295 for the Marlins. Javier Sanoja is 10 for 26 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Jose Altuve has 17 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs while hitting .279 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 12 for 35 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 7-3, .239 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Astros: 3-7, .238 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Jesus Tinoco: 60-Day IL (forearm), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Meyer: 60-Day IL (hip), Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Isaac Paredes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Arrighetti: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.