The Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals in a 9-6 shootout on Monday and now the two teams will play in the second game of a three-game set on Tuesday evening.
The Marlins have been quietly on a hot streak of late, going 8-2 in their last 10 games and are now just three games behind the Braves for the top spot in the NL East.
Can they keep their momentum going tonight? Let's find out what the oddsmakers think.
Royals vs. Marlins odds, run line, and total
Royals vs. Marlins prediction and pick
A big reason for the Marlins recent run of wins has been their offense, which has been red hot over the past month. In fact, over the last 30 days they rank fifth in the Majors in OPS at .775.
Over the same time span, the Royals come in at 24th at .684.
Today, the Marlins get to face Zack Greinke, who hasn't had his best stuff this season sporting a 4.19 ERA, a 4.34 FIP, and a 1.139 WHIP. He's in for a tough matchup against this Marlins offense.
On the other side, the Marlins will be rolling with Jesus Luzardo, who has been better than his 4.05 ERA indicates. He's striking out 10.5 pitchers per nine innings and he rocks a 3.69 FIP, indicating some potential positive regression to be in his near future.
To me, it's no question. You have to back the better offense in this matchup. I'll take the Marlins at home tonight.
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