Athletics start 3-game series against the Marlins

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Miami Marlins (46-42, third in the NL East) vs. Athletics (41-46, fourth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Tyler Phillips (1-3, 3.02 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Athletics: Jack Perkins (2-3, 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)

LINE: Athletics -131, Marlins +108; over/under is 10 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Miami Marlins on Friday to start a three-game series.

The Athletics have a 41-46 record overall and a 19-25 record at home. The Athletics have gone 31-10 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Miami is 46-42 overall and 18-25 on the road. The Marlins have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .250.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Kurtz has a .279 batting average to lead the Athletics, and has 15 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs. Tyler Soderstrom is 9 for 33 with a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

Otto Lopez has a .336 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has 23 doubles, five triples and seven home runs. Javier Sanoja is 16 for 38 with a home run and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .235 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Marlins: 6-4, .285 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom: 10-Day IL (hip), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (hand), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (hip), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Marlins: Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Janson Junk: 15-Day IL (shin), Josh Ekness: 60-Day IL (calf), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.