Marlins take on the Angels in first of 3-game series

Los Angeles Angels (44-71, fifth in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (58-58, third in the NL East)

Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: George Klassen (0-0); Marlins: Tyler Phillips (3-5, 3.53 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins -171, Angels +141; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins host the Los Angeles Angels to start a three-game series.

Miami is 58-58 overall and 34-23 in home games. The Marlins are 29-12 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Los Angeles has a 19-38 record on the road and a 44-71 record overall. The Angels have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .312.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez leads the Marlins with a .318 batting average, and has 29 doubles, seven triples, nine home runs, 23 walks and 51 RBIs. Xavier Edwards is 10 for 36 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Zach Neto has 21 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 50 RBIs while hitting .230 for the Angels. Vaughn Grissom is 11 for 37 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 6-4, .238 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by two runs

Angels: 3-7, .206 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: William Kempner: 15-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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