San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins 7/23/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Diego Padres play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the Miami Marlins. San Diego is 56-42 following a 3-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday against Atlanta but the second game was suspended because of rain during the fifth inning San Diego is second in the National League West 5 ½ games behind the first place San Francisco Giants.

Fernando Tatis Jr is batting .295 to lead San Diego and the shortstop has team highs in home runs with 29 and RBIs with 66. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth is the leader in hits with 100 and left fielder Tommy Pham is the leader in on-base percentage at .380. On Friday, San Diego will send Joe Musgrove to the mound. The right-hander is 5-7 with an ERA of 3.14, 119 Ks and 27 BBs.

The Miami Marlins improved to 41-56 following a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, Jorge Alfaro doubled in the 10th inning to drive in the tie-breaking run and in the process helped to snap a four-game losing streak for the Marlins and avoid being swept in a three-game series by Washington. Miami is last in the National League East 10 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Shortstop Miguel Rojas is batting .271 to lead Miami while left fielder Adam Duvall is the leader in home runs with 21. First baseman Jesus Aguilar is the leader in RBIs with 68, hits with 85 and on-base percentage at .329. On Friday, the Miami Marlins will send Zach Thompson to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with an ERA of 1.93, 33 Ks and 9 BBs.