Miami Marlins at Houston Astros

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MIA	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	0
HOU	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	—	8	8	0

Ronel Blanco hadn't thrown a big-league pitch since May of last year, and Janson Junk (4-5, 5.09 ERA) came in on the other side trying to slow a Marlins offense that had gone cold. First pitch went off at 7:10 PM CT at Daikin Park, with both staffs banged up enough that neither manager could afford much go wrong early.

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Marlins(52-48)

LLLLL

5

+1.5-182+111o8.5-113

Astros(47-54)

LLLLW

8

-1.5+178-113u8.5+115

Best BetMarlins +109

Postgame

Miss — Houston's 6-run second inning buried the Marlins before Blanco's rust ever became the deciding factor.

Pregame

We backed the Marlins to win outright, and the appeal was straightforward: a team playing meaningful baseball at 52-48 catching an Astros club under .500 that had dropped 4 of 5. Blanco's first start off Tommy John surgery added real uncertainty for Houston, and sharp money leaned Miami pregame too. It just didn't hold up once the Astros offense got going early.

Neither team had the roster to spare mistakes. Miami is without Max Meyer, freshly on the 15-day IL with a neck strain, and shortstop Otto Lopez sat out with a finger issue. Houston, still trying to plug holes left by Carlos Correa's ankle surgery, played this one without Christian Walker as well. Blanco's return was the marquee subplot walking in, and the market had leaned Marlins before the first pitch even mattered.

Janson Junk

(5-6)·4.58 ERA

Jul 9 vs Mariners

W

5.0IP

1ER

5K

4BB

79P

07/20 Lineup

Ronel Blanco

(0-1)·7.36 ERA

07/20 Lineup

It didn't take long for this one to turn into a slugfest. Miami scored twice in the top of the 2nd off Blanco, who was working back from elbow reconstruction and always figured to need an adjustment period. Houston answered with a six-run bottom of the inning that buried the Marlins before the middle innings even arrived, and that was effectively the ballgame.

Miami Marlins

(52-48)

Jul 19L@ Brewers1-3

Jul 18L@ Brewers6-8

Jul 17L@ Brewers1-2

Jul 12Lvs Guardians2-5

Jul 11Lvs Guardians1-4

Houston Astros

(47-54)

Jul 19Lvs Orioles2-5

Jul 18Lvs Orioles2-4

Jul 18Lvs Orioles2-3

Jul 12L@ Rangers5-6

Jul 11W@ Rangers9-3

Miami Marlins

(11)

• Day-To-DayOtto Lopez (SS) — Lopez (finger) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.07/20
• 10-Day-ILOwen Caissie (RF) — Caissie was diagnosed with a mild right calf strain Thursday, Craig Mish of FanDuel Sports Network Florida reports.07/09
• 15-Day-ILMax Meyer (SP) — The Marlins placed Meyer on the 15-day injured list Monday with a neck strain.07/20
• 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender (RP) — Bender (shin) was cleared to begin a throwing program Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILWilliam Kempner (RP) — The Marlins placed Kempner on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right elbow sprain.07/12
• 15-Day-ILJohn King (RP) — The Marlins placed King on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left lateral ankle sprain.07/09
• 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — Henriquez (elbow) began playing catch from 60 feet out Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILJosh Ekness (RP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Ekness is expected to miss approximately six weeks due to a right calf strain, Kyle Sielaff of Marlins.tv reports.06/21
• 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — The Marlins transferred Nardi (ribcage) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.05/22
• 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

Houston Astros

(6)

• Day-To-DayChristian Walker (1B) — Walker (hip) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.07/20
• 10-Day-ILBrice Matthews (CF) — The Astros announced that Matthews was removed from Sunday's game against the Rangers after the first inning due to a left knee injury, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMike Burrows (SP) — General manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Burrows (elbow) is expected to begin throwing off a mound within the next 7-to-10 days, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILHayden Wesneski (SP) — Wesneski (elbow) struck out three and allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk across four innings Sunday in a rehab start with Double-A Corpus Christi. He also hit a batter and threw two wild pitches.07/07
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Walter (SP) — The Astros announced Friday that Walter (elbow) is in the midst of a throwing progression at the team's complex in West Palm Beach, Fla., Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Correa (SS) — Correa is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday in Houston to repair the tendon in his left ankle, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.06/02