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Get out the broom breakers, because the Miami Marlins are looking to bust up a sweep.
The Fish are looking to avoid being swept in a four-game series at home by the lowly Chicago Cubs. All three previous games were very close, but they all ended in the Marlins taking the loss. Can the Fish, with Ricky Nolasco on the mound, avoid the final defeat?
Pitching Matchup
Proj Win% | Proj ERA | FIP | ERA | Marlins | Cubs | ERA | FIP | Proj ERA | Proj Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.443 | 4.47 | 3.77 | 3.81 | Nolasco | Villanueva | 1.53 | 4.05 | 4.05 | .489 |
Ricky Nolasco has found some semblance of balance in his performance so far this season, as he has upped his strikeouts a little while going back down to a 40 percent ground ball rate and once again leaving himself open to home runs. But so far this year, he has not allowed too many long balls, and that combined with a low .283 BABIP has brought his ERA to match with his FIP thus far. We will see how long that lasts, but Nolasco so far has at least been reliable, which is something that cannot be said about him most of the time.
Carlos Villanueva was a long-time Milwaukee Brewer who always could get strikeouts (career 20.4 percent rate) but gave up too many home runs (1.3 per nine innings career). This year, he is no different, and hopefully the Marlins can capitalize on that problem since the team did hit two homers last night. Giancarlo Stanton please?
Lineup
Order | Player | Proj wOBA vs. RHP |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan Pierre | .301 |
2 | Chris Coghlan | .313 |
3 | Giancarlo Stanton | .402 |
4 | Greg Dobbs | .286 |
5 | Donovan Solano | .277 |
6 | Rob Brantly | .302 |
7 | Nick Green | --- |
8 | Chris Valaika | --- |
This lineup is awful. There are no more words to say about that.
Bold Prediction: Cubs def. Marlins 4-2