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Miami Marlins vs. Texas Rangers: Game 126 Thread and Ichthyomancy

Coming off of a 4-3 win on Tuesday night, the Miami Marlins will look to take game two of the series on Wednesday afternoon. Nick Martinez will oppose Nathan Eovaldi on the mound.

By Scott Gelman

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With a walkoff win on Tuesday night, the Miami Marlins will look to sweep the two game series with the Texas Rangerswith a victory on Wednesday afternoon. Nathan Eovaldi will oppose Nick Martinez on the mound.

Pitching Matchup
PROJ ERA FIP ERA MARLINS Rangers ERA FIP PROJ ERA
3.79 3.38 3.96 Eovaldi Martinez 5.27 5.48 5.60

Nathan Eovaldi is coming off of a start against the Reds during which he pitched six innings and allowed four runs (two earned) while walking one and striking out four. He didn't face the Rangers when the Marlins were in Arlington.

Nick Martinez pitched six innings and allowed four runs while striking out six against the Angels in his last start.

Lineups

Today's Lineups

TEXAS RANGERS MIAMI MARLINS
Shin-Soo Choo - LF Christian Yelich - LF
Elvis Andrus - SS Donovan Solano - 2B
Alex Rios - RF Giancarlo Stanton - RF
Adrian Beltre - 3B Casey McGehee - 3B
J.P. Arencibia - 1B Garrett Jones - 1B
Leonys Martin - CF Marcell Ozuna - CF
Geovany Soto - C Adeiny Hechavarria - SS
Rougned Odor - 2B Jeff Mathis - C
Nick Martinez - RHP Nathan Eovaldi - RHP

Miami goes with the same crew, with Jeff Mathis starting behind the plate.

Notes

-How will Eovaldi pitch? Eovaldi has been inconsistent and allowed four runs in his last outing.

-Editor's Note: SB Nation's partner FanDuel is hosting a one-day $18,000 Fantasy Baseball league for tonight's MLB games. It's $2 to join and first prize is $2,000. Jump in now. Here's the FanDuel link.

Bold Prediction: Marlins def. Rangers 2-0

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