Marlins to break losing streak in game against the Red Sox

Boston Red Sox (46-39, third in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (30-56, fifth in the NL East)

Miami; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (4-5, 4.52 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Marlins: Kyle Tyler (0-1, 3.37 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, seven strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -163, Marlins +138; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins head into a matchup with the Boston Red Sox as losers of three straight games.

Miami is 16-29 in home games and 30-56 overall. The Marlins have a 15-40 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Boston is 26-16 in road games and 46-39 overall. The Red Sox have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .421.

The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan De La Cruz leads the Marlins with 15 home runs while slugging .420. Nick Gordon is 10-for-39 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 23 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs while hitting .285 for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 14-for-38 with a double, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .221 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .253 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Sixto Sanchez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Braxton Garrett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (back), Edward Cabrera: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (finger), Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Mata: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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