Marlins and Angels meet to decide series winner

Los Angeles Angels (45-72, fifth in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (59-59, third in the NL East)

Miami; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Grayson Rodriguez (3-4, 7.24 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Marlins: Ryan Gusto (0-3, 4.80 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins -145, Angels +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Miami has a 59-59 record overall and a 35-24 record in home games. Marlins pitchers have a collective 3.98 ERA, which ranks 10th in the majors.

Los Angeles is 20-39 on the road and 45-72 overall. The Angels have gone 28-13 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has 29 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs for the Marlins. Javier Sanoja is 10 for 30 with five doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Mike Trout has 16 doubles and 19 home runs for the Angels. Wade Meckler is 10 for 29 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .241 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Angels: 3-7, .197 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), William Kempner: 15-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.