Marlins at Giants 9/15/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Miami Marlins play the third and final game of a three-game series on the road Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. The Marlins lost their fifth straight on Friday after falling to the Giants in the first game of the series 1-0. Sandy Alcantara was solid on the mound in the loss striking out six and not walking a batter. Alcantara absorbed the loss and fell to 5-13 but allowed just one run in seven innings.

San Francisco starter Tyler Beede gave up three hits over 6 1/3 innings and catcher Buster Posey drove in the only run of the game in the win. Beede tossed five strikeouts and walked just one. Brandon Belt collected three hits for the Giants including a pair of doubles but was stranded each time. 

Miguel Rojas is leading Miami with a .284 batting average. Starlin Castro leads in hits with 154 and RBIs with 78. Brian Anderson leads in home runs with 20. Miami has a batting average of .239 while opposing hitters are averaging .242. On Sunday, the Marlins will send Elieser Hernandez to the mound. The right-hander is 3-5 with an ERA of 5.24, 76 Ks and 25. 

Kevin Pillar is leading San Francisco with a .268 batting average, in home runs with 21, in RBIs with 79, and hits with 145. The Giants are averaging .240 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .252. On Sunday, the Giants will send Johnny Cueto to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00, 4 Ks and 1 BBs.