Marlins at Giants
The Miami Marlins are winners of five of their last seven games, which includes a series victory over the San Francisco Giants at home. The Giants will try to get some revenge when they play host to the Marlins in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.
Miami began its nine-game road trip by taking two of three from the major league-worst Baltimore Orioles over the weekend but fly across the country with a sour taste after suffering a 10-4 loss on Sunday. The positive for the Marlins was an end to the power drought from first baseman Justin Bour, who homered twice after going 19 straight games without a blast. A pair of home runs could be all it takes to get the better of the Giants, who avoided a three-game sweep at the rival Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend with a 4-1 victory on Sunday but totaled seven runs in the series. San Francisco will try to get the bats going on Monday against Marlins lefty Caleb Smith while countering with rookie Andrew Suarez.
TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, FS Florida (Miami), NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins LH Caleb Smith (5-6, 3.75 ERA) vs. Giants LH Andrew Suarez (2-4, 4.92)
Smith is making his second consecutive start against San Francisco after allowing three runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings at home on Wednesday without factoring in the decision. The Texas native surrendered three or fewer earned runs in eight of his last 10 outings and is limiting opponents to a .213 batting average. Smith owns 83 strikeouts in 72 total innings while yielding just 56 hits.
Suarez went up against Smith on Wednesday and also did not factor in the decision while allowing two runs on five hits and two walks across five innings. The 25-year-old failed to complete six innings in four of his last five starts and is 1-1 in that span. Suarez is stronger at home, where he owns a 1-2 record with a 3.55 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Giants reportedly signed No. 2 overall draft pick C Joey Bart to a $7.03 million bonus.
2. Marlins INF Miguel Rojas (hand) sat out the last two games and is day-to-day.
3. San Francisco LHP Will Smith did not allow a run in any of his last nine appearances, spanning nine innings.