Padres at Marlins
Impressive rookie Brian Anderson looks to continue another hot streak as his Miami Marlins go for a fourth win in five contests when they host the San Diego Padres on Saturday for the middle contest of a three-game set. Anderson, who easily leads all major league rookies with 72 hits, had two singles and a double Friday to extend his hitting streak to six games as the Marlins recorded a 4-0 victory in the series opener.
Anderson is 12-for-24 with six RBIs during his current hitting streak and has hit safely in all five games against the Padres this season (10-for-22) to raise his batting average to a team-best .304 overall. Dan Straily looks to clinch a second straight series victory for Miami when he takes the ball Saturday against Tyson Ross in a rematch of the game on May 29, won 9-5 by San Diego. The Padres came in 7-2 in their previous nine games with three straight series victories, but managed six hits Friday and went 0-4 with runners in scoring position after scoring 22 times while winning three of four against the Marlins last month. San Diego first baseman Eric Hosmer registered a double and a single Friday for his team-high 24th multi-hit game, and is 17-for-37 over his last 10 contests.
TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, FS Florida (Miami)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Tyson Ross (5-3, 3.31 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Dan Straily (2-2, 3.50)
Ross is unbeaten in his last five starts, allowing nine runs and 26 hits across 29 innings during that stretch, earning three victories and receiving a no-decision against Miami along the way. The 31-year-old Californian beat Cincinnati last Sunday with five innings of two-run ball and owns a 2.97 ERA in six road starts. J.T. Realmuto and Justin Bour are both 3-for-6 versus Ross, who permitted three runs over 5 1/3 innings against Miami on May 29.
Straily walked five batters while giving up just one run and two hits over 4 1/3 innings of a 6-1 setback at Arizona last Sunday to post his second consecutive loss. The 29-year-old Marshall product gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and zero walks over 5 2/3 innings in a loss against Ross and San Diego last month. Hosmer is 3-for-4 with a double versus Straily, who is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three career starts against the Padres.
WALK-OFFS
1. San Diego INF-OF Jose Pirela has hit safely in seven of his last eight games and four straight (6-for-16).
2. Miami 2B Starlin Castro is 10-for-30 with four RBIs in seven games during June to raise his batting average to .292.
3. The Marlins (220) and the Padres (212) came into the series with the most games played by rookies in the majors this year.