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Miami Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants: Game 29 Thread and Ichthyomancy

The Marlins head to San Francisco to open a four game set with the Giants.

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

After dropping two of three against the Nationals, the Marlins head to San Francisco to open a four game series with the Giants. Dan Haren will oppose Tim Hudson on the mound in game one of the set.

Pitching Matchup

PROJ ERA FIP ERA MARLINS Giants ERA FIP PROJ ERA
4.37 5.14 2.70 Haren Hudson 3.78 5.12 3.98

Haren is making his 18th career start against the Giants and is 6-6 with a 2.94 career ERA against San Francisco. In his last start against the Phillies, Haren tossed six shutout innings while striking out four.

Hudson is 15-4 with a career 2.87 ERA in 26 starts against the Marlins. He allowed three runs in eight innings in his last start against the Angels.

Today's Lineups

MIAMI MARLINS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Dee Gordon - 2B Norichika Aoki - LF
Martin Prado - 3B Joe Panik - 2B
Giancarlo Stanton - RF Angel Pagan - CF
Marcell Ozuna - CF Buster Posey - C
Ichiro Suzuki - LF Brandon Belt - 1B
Mike Morse - 1B Justin Maxwell - RF
J.T. Realmuto - C Brandon Crawford - SS
Adeiny Hechavarria - SS Matt Duffy - 3B
Dan Haren - RHP Tim Hudson - RHP

Martin Prado starts in the two spot, with Michael Morse returning to play first base. Miami produced offensively against the Nationals but had trouble coming from behind after the buillpen gave up late leads.

Notes

-Can Haren turn in a quality start? Miami would like to give its relievers some time off.

-Will Miami get to Hudson early? Hudson has had a notable amount of success in his career against the Marlins.

Bold Prediction: Marlins top Giants 4-2