Stowers leads Marlins against the Angels following 4-hit game

Los Angeles Angels (45-71, fifth in the AL West) vs. Miami Marlins (58-59, third in the NL East)

Miami; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Walbert Urena (7-7, 2.54 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (12-6, 3.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins -160, Angels +136; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins take on the Los Angeles Angels after Kyle Stowers had four hits on Friday in a 4-3 loss to the Angels.

Miami has a 34-24 record in home games and a 58-59 record overall. The Marlins have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .325.

Los Angeles has a 45-71 record overall and a 20-38 record on the road. Angels hitters are batting a collective .237, which ranks 10th in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Javier Sanoja has 24 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 39 RBI for the Marlins. Stowers is 11 for 36 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Nolan Schanuel has 21 doubles and seven home runs for the Angels. Vaughn Grissom is 11 for 38 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .232 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored by four runs

Angels: 3-7, .202 batting average, 3.27 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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