Lopez to start home opener for Miami against the Orioles

Posted July 27, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (2-1, first in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (2-1, second in the AL East)

Miami; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Asher Wojciechowski (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts) Marlins: Pablo Lopez (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins hit the field for the first time in 2020 against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Marlins finished 30-51 in home games in 2019. Miami hit .241 as a team last season and averaged 2.6 extra base hits per game.

The Orioles finished 29-52 in road games in 2019. Baltimore averaged 8.5 hits with 3.0 extra base hits per game and 252 total doubles last season.

INJURIES: Marlins: Drew Steckenrider: (elbow), Jorge Alfaro: (undisclosed).

Orioles: Dillon Tate: (undisclosed), John Means: (left arm), Trey Mancini: (tumor), Richie Martin: (wrist).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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