Giants at Marlins
Giancarlo Stanton is enjoying the roll of his life with home runs in a franchise-record six straight games and a staggering 23 in his last 35. The National League Player of the Week looks to keep the good times going on Wednesday afternoon as the Miami Marlins vie for a series victory in the rubber match of their three-game set with the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Stanton extended his career-high home run total to 44 with a solo shot in Tuesday's 9-4 loss to improve to 11-for-24 with 11 RBIs and eight runs scored during his six-game hitting streak. The 27-year-old powerhouse has left an imprint on San Francisco with five homers this season and is 8-for-22 with four blasts and six RBIs versus Wednesday starter Matt Cain. Giants leadoff batter Denard Span also went deep on Tuesday and has scored at least one run in seven of his last nine outings. The 33-year-old has enjoyed success in a small sample size versus Wednesday starter Jose Urena, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, NBCSN Bay Area (San Francisco), FSN Florida (Miami)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Matt Cain (3-9, 5.22 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Jose Urena (10-5, 3.76)
Cain saw his winless stretch extend to 14 games on Aug. 7 after scattering four hits over three scoreless innings of a no-decision versus the Chicago Cubs. The 32-year-old owns an 0-8 mark during that stretch, with a two-walk performance in a brief one-third of an inning appearance against Miami on July 9 included in the mix. Cain owns a 3.63 ERA in his career versus the Marlins, with Dee Gordon (3-for-13) and Christian Yelich (2-for-10) being kept under wraps.
After surrendering just one homer in his previous four outings, Urena was taken deep on two occasions and permitted three runs in 5 1/3 innings of a no-decision versus Colorado on Friday. The 25-year-old Dominican also yielded two homers and three runs total in his last encounter against San Francisco, resulting in a no-decision on July 9. Brandon Crawford and Nick Hundley supplied the power in that contest versus Urena, who also struggled in his previous outing with the Giants by permitting two runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings on April 22, 2016.
WALK-OFFS
1. Miami CF Christian Yelich has recorded multi-hit performances in each game of his series and four times in his last five outings.
2. San Francisco RF Hunter Pence has 12 RBIs in his last 13 contests.
3. Marlins LF Marcell Ozuna has hit 17 of his 27 homers at home this season.