Houston Astros vs Miami Marlins 6/11/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Miami Marlins (25-30) vs. Houston Astros (36-21)
June 11, 2022 4:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -263 / Miami Marlins +205; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros meet in MLB action from Minute Maid Park on Saturday.
The Miami Marlins will look to build on their current four-game win streak after a 7-4 win over the Astros in Friday’s series opener. Jesus Sanchez has 40 hits along with 3 triples, 8 home runs, 23 RBIs and a .230 batting average. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has 7 doubles and 4 triples as well as 12 home runs and 40 RBIs as well this season. Jorge Soler has 11 doubles with 12 home runs of his own and Garrett Cooper has 15 doubles while Brian Anderson has 9 doubles of his own and Joey Wendle has 6 doubles and a .284 batting average. Jesus Aguilar also has 49 hits of his own this season. Braxton Garrett will start here and is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season.
The Houston Astros will try to bounce back after back-to-back losses after Friday’s defeat. Michael Brantley has 55 hits with a .293 batting average while Yuli Gurriel has a team-high 17 doubles and Alex Bregman has 43 hits with 12 doubles, 6 home runs and 28 RBIs. Yordan Alvarez has a team-high 17 home runs and 39 RBIs and Kyle Tucker has 11 home runs and 36 RBIs as well this season. Jeremy Pena also has a .276 batting average with 8 home runs and 25 RBIs of his own this season. Framber Valdez will start here and is 6-2 with a 2.61 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season.
Miami is 20-46 in their last 66 games as an underdog and 23-57 in their last 80 road games while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 interleague games against a left-handed starter. Houston is 14-4 in their last 18 home games and 25-10 in their last 35 games overall while the under is 9-1 in their last 10 Saturday games.
I get the reasoning for either side in this one, but I’m going with the Astros. I like Braxton Garrett and the heavy plus money attached, but he didn’t look good in his last start and while the Astros have been hit or miss in spots, they’ve been a hit over the last month with Framber Valdez on the mound, winning each of Valdez’s last 6 starts and Valdez himself going 5-0 in his last 5 starts, going six or more innings in all five and seven plus innings in four of the five starts. I just think a long day is in store for Miami, so give me the Astros -1.5 here.
