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Marlins vs. Angels: Start time, how to watch and game thread—July 5, 2022

Sandy Alcantara and Noah Syndergaard will start Tuesday’s Marlins vs. Angels game at LoanDepot Park. Full lineups and game notes in here.

Sandy Alcantara #22 of the Miami Marlins tosses a warm up pitch during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on May 28, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images

Welcome to Tuesday’s Marlins (38-40, +14 RD) vs. Angels (37-44, -13 RD) game thread.

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Angels Starting Lineup

  1. 3B Jonathan Villar (64, 95)
  2. CF Mike Trout (177, 172)
  3. DH Shohei Ohtani (137, 135)
  4. RF Taylor Ward (172, 115)
  5. 1B Jared Walsh (109, 119)
  6. 2B Luis Rengifo (94, 73)
  7. C Max Stassi (87, 90)
  8. LF Brandon Marsh (78, 82)
  9. SS Andrew Velazquez (33, 38)

RHP Noah Syndergaard (102, 117)

Syndergaard’s 2022 pitch distribution and Statcast percentile rankings
Syndergaard’s 2022 pitch distribution and Statcast percentile rankings
Baseball Savant

Notes: With Joe Maddon fired and regular interim manager Phil Nevin and bench coach Ray Montgomery both serving suspensions, catching coach Bill Hasselman will act as Angels skipper for this series opener...Syndergaard at his peak threw about as hard as Sandy Alcantara, but he hasn’t fully regained his velocity coming off Tommy John surgery. His four-seam fastball is performing poorly so far in 2022 (minus-2 run value, according to Baseball Savant)...The only active Angels hitters with substantial playing experience at LoanDepot Park are Kurt Suzuki (1.036 OPS in 82 PA) and the former Marlin Jonathan Villar (.570 OPS in 101 PA).

Marlins Game Notes

Marlins Starting Lineup

  1. 2B Joey Wendle (120 wRC+ this season, career 104 wRC+)
  2. DH Garrett Cooper (140, 124)
  3. 1B Jesús Aguilar (100, 111)
  4. RF Avisaíl García (72, 102)
  5. CF Jesús Sánchez (89, 96)
  6. 3B Brian Anderson (130, 113)
  7. SS Miguel Rojas (95, 88)
  8. LF Bryan De La Cruz (75, 99)
  9. C Jacob Stallings (52, 83)

RHP Sandy Alcantara (213 ERA+ this season, career 132 ERA+)

Alcantara’s 2022 pitch distribution and Statcast percentile rankings
Alcantara’s 2022 pitch distribution and Statcast percentile rankings
Baseball Savant

Lineup Changes from Previous Game: Cooper, García and Wendle in, Nick Fortes, Billy Hamilton and Luke Williams out; De La Cruz switches from RF to LF, Stallings switches from DH to C

Additional Notes: First time this season that Wendle is batting in the leadoff spot...The NL Pitcher of the Month for June, Alcantara has completed at least seven innings in 10 consecutive starts...Rojas (.549 OPS in 21 PA) has the most head-to-head history with Syndergaard among active Marlins players.


How to Watch/Listen/Follow

First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 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 the game on MLB.TV.

Noah Berger and Daniel Rodriguez are representing Fish Stripes at LoanDepot Park as credentialed reporters. Follow them on Twitter (@Trainboy100 and @Drodyyy) for in-game updates.

Alex Krutchik will handle the game recap article.

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