Preview: Marlins look to take series from Pirates in finale of road trip

TV: FOX Sports Florida

TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.

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Miami Marlins (49-89, fifth in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-78, fifth in the NL Central)

PITCHING PROBABLES

Marlins: Elieser Hernandez (3-5, 5.06 ERA)

Pirates: Dario Agrazal (4-3, 4.50 ERA)

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LINE

Pirates -145; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE

Starlin Castro and the Marlins will take on the Pirates Thursday.

The Pirates are 30-38 in home games. Pittsburgh ranks sixth in the league in hitting with a .267 batting average, Bryan Reynolds leads the team with an average of .334.

The Marlins are 21-46 on the road. Miami ranks last in the National League in hitting with a .238 batting average. Miguel Rojas leads the team with an average of .282. The Pirates won the last meeting 6-5. Wei-Chung Wang earned his second victory and Reynolds went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Pittsburgh. Jose Urena registered his eighth loss for Miami.

TOP PERFORMERS

Starling Marte leads the Pirates with 155 hits and has 79 RBIs. Adam Frazier is 18-for-41 with four doubles, two triples, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

Starlin Castro leads the Marlins with 44 extra base hits and is batting .270. Jorge Alfaro is 8-for-22 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games for Miami.