Jose Urena (3-6, 5.54 ERA) and Kenta Maeda (14-8, 3.29 ERA) take the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Miami Marlins (70-72) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-61) at Marlins Park. The Dodgers won the last game 5-0, and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 1:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sep. 11 and can be seen on SNLA and FSFL.
Urena pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs, striking out five and walking one in a 4-3 defeat to the Phillies. Maeda went 6.1 innings, surrendering one run, striking out eight and walking one in a 10-2 win over the Diamondbacks in his most recent start. Corey Seager (.319, 95 Rs, 25 HRs, 68 RBIs, 1 SB) has been successful at the plate for the Dodgers, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Los Angeles is 32-24, while Miami is 31-33.
The Dodgers are coming into this game after allowing no walks during their last outing. The Marlins have a 5-9 record when opponents don’t give up any walks.
When they outhit their opponents, the Marlins are 58-18. The Dodgers have a 57-16 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 26th, Miami is near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 579 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top half with 634.
Ranking 23rd, Miami is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.724). Los Angeles ranks in the bottom half at 18th with an OPS of .737.
The Dodgers are 36-49 when they allow at least one home run. The Marlins perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 31-44 record.
