Miami Marlins face off against the Washington Nationals for game 5 of their series after the Nationals tied it up last game 2-2. For the Marlins, Pablo Lopez will be taking the mound. Lopez is a righty posting a 2.42 era and 2 wins and 1 loss on the season. Lopez has a whip of 1.164 and 24 stirke outs this year while giving up 21 hits, 7 runs, and 5 walks. The Miami Marlins are batting 0.241 as a team and have a 0.320 on base percentage.
For the Nationals, Austin Voth will take the mound. Voth is 0-2 on the season posting a 5.00 era. Voth has a whip of 1.444 and 12 strike outs on the year, while giving up 20 hits, 11 runs, and 6 walks. The Nationals are batting 0.260 as a team and have a 0.235 obp. The Miami Marlins have a clear starting pitching advantage, but I feel the Nationals have momentum coming into this game and their batting can pull off the win.
Miami Marlins:
Record 11-11
L10 3-7
Streak L1
Washington Nationals:
Record 11-14
L10 5-5
Streak W1