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Welcome to Sunday’s Mets (41-51) vs. Marlins (34-56) game thread.
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Mets Lineup
- RF Jeff McNeil
- CF Michael Conforto
- 1B Pete Alonso
- LF Dominic Smith
- 2B Robinson Canó
- C Wilson Ramos
- 3B Todd Frazier
- SS Adeiny Hechavarria
- P Jacob deGrom (3.27 ERA, 3.14 FIP, 30.7 K%, 36.3 Hard Hit% in 110.0 IP)
Notes: The Mets are in an unfamiliar spot entering this rubber game. They haven’t won a road series against anybody since April 1-3 (also in Miami)...Shortly before the All-Star break, deGrom passed the 1,000 career innings milestone. Among all pitchers with at least that much MLB experience, his 28.2% strikeout rate is fifth-highest all time, sandwiched between Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Pedro Martínez.
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Marlins Lineup
- SS Miguel Rojas
- 3B Neil Walker
- 1B Garrett Cooper
- RF Brian Anderson
- 2B Starlin Castro
- LF Curtis Granderson
- CF César Puello
- C Bryan Holaday
- P Sandy Alcantara (3.82 ERA, 4.61 FIP, 16.1 K%, 31.9 Hard Hit% in 101.1 IP)
Notes: It’s time for César Puello to start justifying his place on this team. Acquired to give the Marlins offense a boost off the bench and versus left-handers, his small sample size with the team has been ugly (.154/.267/.179, 0 HR in 45 PA). Two of his three runs batted in came via bases-loaded hit by pitches. If Puello’s bat doesn’t wake up soon, the Fish have a variety of outfield alternatives on the 40-man roster.
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To any fans attending Marlins Park, pleased be advised that there is a new enhanced security process. Try to arrive earlier than usual.
How to watch/listen/follow
The game gets underway at 1:10 p.m. ET. Watch on FOX Sports Florida and via MLB.TV or listen on 940 WINZ.
Sunday’s credentialed Fish Stripes writer is Brandon Liguori (@BrandonRLiguori).
Fish Picks
No Fish Picks today, sorry! Everything’s fine—back to business as usual when the Marlins-Padres series begins on Tuesday.
One more time, here’s a look at everybody’s point totals so far in July.