Miami Marlins (26-41, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (30-39, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Cade Gibson (1-3, 0.93 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Nationals: Trevor Williams (3-7, 5.91 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Miami Marlins looking to stop their three-game home skid.
Washington is 30-39 overall and 15-19 at home. The Nationals are ninth in the NL with 66 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.
Miami has a 12-21 record in road games and a 26-41 record overall. The Marlins have a 22-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Marlins have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has 17 doubles and 17 home runs for the Nationals. Jose Tena is 8 for 34 with four doubles, a triple and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 10 home runs while slugging .466. Agustin Ramirez is 8 for 44 with three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 2-8, .220 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
Marlins: 3-7, .264 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Marlins: Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (lat), Jesus Tinoco: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (hip), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Rob Brantly: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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