Padres at Marlins 6/8/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the East Coast in South Florida against the Miami Marlins.

The Marlins are off on Thursday after beating the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Wednesday. Five relievers for the Padres combined to hold the Braves to four hits in the win. The Padres won two of three at home over the NL East leading Braves.

Brian Anderson leads the Marlins with a .297 batting average and team high 30 RBIs. Justin Bour has the team lead in home runs with 10 and Starlin Castro has a team high 70 hits. Miami has a team batting average of .237 while opposing hitters are averaging .254 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Friday, Miami will send Caleb Smith to the mound. The left-hander on the season is 4-6 with an ERA of 4.03, 74 Ks and 28 BBs.