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Miami Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants: Game 95 Thread and Ichthyomancy

The Miami Marlins return from the All-Star break and face off against the San Francisco Giants in the first of a three-game series. Nathan Eovadi takes the mound to start things off.

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The Miami Marlins and the San Francisco Giants are going to tangle in the first of a three-game series coming out of the All-Star break. The Fish send out Captain EO, Nathan Eovaldi, in the first game of the set.

Pitching Matchup
PROJ ERA FIP ERA MARLINS Giants ERA FIP PROJ ERA
3.82 3.32 3.61 Eovaldi Bumgarner 3.47 2.97 2.87

The Marlins are hoping for a second half improvement from Nathan Eovaldi, who has decent numbers but has falling strikeouts. Madison Bumgarner has been dominant for much of the last few seasons and appears to be on his way to the next step. Which pitcher will start taking that step tonight?

Lineup

Today's Lineups

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MIAMI MARLINS
Hunter Pence - RF Christian Yelich - LF
Joe Panik - 2B Ed Lucas - 2B
Buster Posey - C Giancarlo Stanton - RF
Pablo Sandoval - 3B Casey McGehee - 3B
Mike Morse - LF Marcell Ozuna - CF
Brandon Belt - 1B Jeff Baker - 1B
Brandon Crawford - SS Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C
Gregor Blanco - CF Adeiny Hechavarria - SS
Madison Bumgarner - LHP Nathan Eovaldi - RHP

The Marlins throw out their lefty-platoon starting lineup, complete with the terrible Ed Lucas and Jeff Baker in place of Donovan Solano and Garrett Jones respectively. The Fish are hoping for second-half improvements from their roster, including the middle infield.

Bold Prediction: Giants def. Marlins 4-2