Coming off of a wild 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, the Miami Marlins will look to sweep the quick two game set on Wednesday night. Jacob Turner will face off against Yu Darvish in the interleague matchup.
Pitching Matchup
PROJ ERA | FIP | ERA | MARLINS | Rangers | ERA | FIP | PROJ ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.44 | 4.62 | 5.93 | Turner | Darvish | 2.36 | 2.56 | 2.96 |
Tom Koehler was plagued by a big inning on Tuesday, and Jacob Turner will look to keep the Rangers honest on Wednesday. In his last start against the Rays, Turner went five and a third innings, giving up five runs while walking one and striking out three.
Yu Darvish pitched well in his last start against Cleveland, during which he went seven innings and yielded four runs while walking three and striking out eight.
Lineups
Led by Christian Yelich, Miami's offense thrived on Tuesday night. Justin Bour is back at DH for the Marlins, but J.T. Realmuto gets the start behind the plate. Adeiny Hechavarria remains in the nine spot for the Marlins, and Ed Lucas gets the start at second base.
Chris Gimenez will be behind the plate for the Rangers, with Leonys Martin starting in center field.
Notes
-Can the offense utilize the momentum? Miami's offense thrived on Tuesday, and the ability to come from behind has helped the team.
-Will the interleague success continue? The Marlins have played notably well in interleague play this year and will look to continue that trend.
Bold Prediction: Rangers def. Marlins 5-0