Miami Marlins (63-72, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (73-62, second in the NL East)

New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.32 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Mets: David Peterson (8-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins take on the New York Mets after Otto Lopez had four hits on Friday in a 19-9 loss to the Mets.

New York has gone 45-25 at home and 73-62 overall. The Mets have the fifth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .328.

Miami is 63-72 overall and 32-35 in road games. Marlins hitters have a collective .394 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.

The matchup Saturday is the ninth time these teams meet this season. The Mets hold a 5-3 advantage in the season series.

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