Astros host the Marlins on 8-game home win streak

Miami Marlins (32-60, fifth in the NL East) vs. Houston Astros (48-44, second in the AL West)

Houston; Thursday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Roddery Munoz (1-3, 5.48 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Astros: Jake Bloss (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -197, Marlins +163; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep their eight-game home win streak alive when they take on the Miami Marlins.

Houston has a 48-44 record overall and a 26-19 record in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .421 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.

Miami has a 32-60 record overall and a 14-29 record in road games. The Marlins are 22-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 21 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 13-for-41 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins with a .256 batting average, and has 12 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 32 walks and 41 RBI. Xavier Edwards is 10-for-30 with two RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .267 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Marlins: 3-7, .230 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (hip), Jake Bloss: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10-Day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (finger), Otto Lopez: 10-Day IL (back), Sixto Sanchez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Braxton Garrett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (back), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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