Miami Marlins at Houston Astros 6/11/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Miami Marlins play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday against the Houston Astros. Miami improved to 25-30 following its 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Miami has won three straight and four out of the last five. The Marlins are fourth in the National League East, 11 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Garrett Cooper is batting .319 to lead Miami and the right fielder has team highs in hits with 58 and on-base percentage at .386. Outfielder Jorge Soler is the leader in home runs with 12 and second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr is the leader in RBIs with 37. On Saturday, the Miami Marlins will send Braxton Garrett to the mound. The left-hander is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA, 5 Ks and 1 BBs.

Houston dropped to 36-21 following its 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The Astros were off on Thursday and despite Wednesday's loss Houston has won seven of the last 10. The Astros are first in the American League West with a nine-game lead over the second-place Los Angeles Angels and 9 ½ games over the third-place Texas Rangers.

Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is batting .299 with 17 home runs, 38 RBIs, 55 hits and an on-base percentage of .395, which leads Houston in each category. Right fielder Kyle Tucker has 10 home runs and is second-best in RBIs with a 34. On Saturday, the Houston Astros will send Framber Valdez to the mound. The left-hander is 6-2 with a 2.61 ERA, 55 Ks and 25 BBs.