Arizona Diamondbacks at Miami Marlins 5/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/04/2021 at 9:57 PM ET
The Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. Arizona is 15-13 following an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The Diamondbacks were off Monday and have won three of their last four. Arizona is fourth in the National League West two games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants.
David Peralta is batting .300 to lead Arizona and the left fielder has team highs in RBIs with 22 and hits with 30. Eduardo Escobar is the leader in home runs with seven while third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera is the leader in on-base percentage at .379. On Wednesday, Arizona will send Luke Weaver to the mound. The right-hander 1-2 with an ERA of 4.91, 23 Ks and 9 BBs.
Miami is 11-16 following its 3-1 loss on Sunday to the Washington Nationals. The Marlins were also off on Monday and Miami has lost three straight and four of the last five. The Marlins are last in the National League East 2 ½ games behind the first place Washington Nationals. Marlins pitcher Paul Campbell was handed an 80-game suspension by MLB for the use of PEDs, which Campbell said he never knowingly ingested.
Corey Dickerson is batting .316 to lead Miami and the left fielder has team highs in hits with 25 and on-base percentage of .400. First baseman Jesus Aguilar is the leader in home runs with six and RBIs with 23. Miami has hit 23 home runs in its first 27 games. On Wednesday, Miami will send Pablo Lopez to the mound. The right-hander is 0-2 with an ERA of 2.34, 34 Ks and 10 BBs.
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Miami is going through a slump at the moment having lost each of its last three and four of the last five. The Marlins also have had their share of problems at home losing nine of the last 13. In contrast, Arizona has bounced back from a poor start to win 10 of its last 13 overall and the Diamondbacks have dominated Miami winning 10 of the last 15 versus the Marlins. Arizona has also played well on the road, winning six of the last seven away from home. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-2.
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