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Welcome to Thursday’s Marlins (43-48, -12 RD) vs. Rangers (41-49, -1 RD) game thread. This is the makeup for a game that was originally scheduled to be played in April.
There’s no conventional Fish Stripes LIVE series preview for this, but enjoy Wednesday’s Marlins Jeopardy contest.
Rangers Starting Lineup
- 3B Josh H. Smith (91 wRC+ this season, 63 wRC+ over last 30 days)
- SS Marcus Semien (98, 135)
- 1B Nathaniel Lowe (115, 116)
- C Jonah Heim (121, 129)
- RF Adolis García (101, 87)
- CF Leody Taveras (161, 182)
- LF Kole Calhoun (89, 67)
- DH Elier Hernández (71, 71)
- 2B Charlie Culberson (76, 157)
RHP Jon Gray (106 ERA+ this season, career 107 ERA+)
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Notes: Gray is coming off arguably his best outing as a Ranger on July 13 (7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K). That was the last Texas win (they lost four straight games entering the break)...The talented Taveras struggled at the plate over his first two MLB seasons (.188/.249/.321 in 319 PA). It’s been a much different story since he was called back up from the minors last month (.341/.367/.553 in 90 PA).
Marlins Game Notes
Marlins Starting Lineup
- 2B Joey Wendle (109 wRC+ this season, 93 wRC+ over last 30 days)
- DH Garrett Cooper (124, 81)
- LF Jorge Soler (102, 23)
- 1B Jesús Aguilar (100, 84)
- 3B Brian Anderson (119, 103)
- RF Avisaíl García (67, 59)
- CF Jesús Sánchez (83, 59)
- SS Miguel Rojas (83, 77)
- C Jacob Stallings (41, -2)
RHP Pablo López (143 ERA+ this season, career 112 ERA+)
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Lineup Changes from Previous Game: Stallings in, Nick Fortes out; Aguilar and Cooper swap 1B/DH
Pregame Roster Moves: Tommy Nance recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville; Elieser Hernandez placed on injured list (unspecified reason)
Additional Notes: The Marlins have not scored since the second inning of Friday’s game and haven’t homered since July 9. And yet, their starting lineup is practically unchanged.
Marlins upcoming starting pitchers
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Braxton Garrett on Friday
Max Meyer on Saturday
Sandy Alcantara on Sunday
Trevor Rogers on Monday
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— Christina De Nicola (@CDeNicola13) July 21, 2022
Bender threw IP Sunday. TBD next outing
Berti undergoing rehab
Cabrera 4 IP 2morrow Pensacola
Luzardo 4 IP 2morrow Jacksonville
Sulser throwing bullpens
Sixto 25-pitch bullpen Saturday
Henry DH for FCL this weekend
Jazz followup CT scan, awaiting result
How to Watch/Listen/Follow
First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Watch on Bally Sports Florida or listen to the radio broadcast on Fox Sports 940 Miami. Out-of-market fans can stream on MLB.TV.
Noah Berger and Daniel Rodriguez are representing Fish Stripes at LoanDepot as credentialed reporters. Follow them on Twitter (@Trainboy100 and @Drodyyy) for in-game updates. Noah will handle the game recap article.
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