Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros 4/1/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Miami Marlins (7-4) are all geared up to challenge the Houston Astros (7-4) in the MLB Spring Training Grapefruit League at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in Palm Beach on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 1:05 PM ET.

Miami bounced back from their last shutout loss to the NY Mets at 0-10; the Marlins upset the St. Louis Cardinals at 7-4 in their recent duel yesterday.

Miami tied with Houston in 2nd place at 7-4 in the Grapefruit League with a .636 team percentage and 0.5 games behind first-place while gaining 57 runs and wasting 41 for a +16 run difference on the season.

The Fishes left the Cardinals behind in the 3rd frame at 7-3 and controlled the match from there in allowing St. Louis to add just one run on the way to their three-run victory yesterday. Starting Pitcher Trevor Rogers dominated the mound after allowing just four hits and 2 earned runs but struck out 6 batters in pitching for 3.1 innings last game.

Second Baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the batting leader for Miami with two home runs, 9 RBIs, and a batting average of .333 while Center Fielder Jarrod Douglas Orr chipped in an OBP, a slugging percentage, and a batting average of 1.000 this pre-season.

On the mound, Starting Pitcher Sandy Alcantara struck out 5 batters and earned an ERA of 1.29 in leading the Fish in one win while Relief Pitcher William A. Stewart added 8 strikeouts with a 6.75 ERA.

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Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros Predictions 4/1/2022

The Houston Astros are red-hot in coming to this match-up after winning seven consecutive outings including their recent 5-3 win over the NY Mets in a rematch yesterday.

The Astros shared 2nd place with the Marlins at 7-4 in the Grapefruit League with a team percentage at .636 and 0.5 contests behind first place with 42 runs scored and 39 allowed for a run difference of +3 on the year.

Center Fielder Chas McCormick scored one run on one hit in one at-bat while DH Michael Brantley contributed one run, one hit, a walk, and 2 runs batted in for Houston.

First Baseman Yuli Gurriel nailed three home runs, nine runs batted in, and a batting average of .417 in leading the Astros. Right Fielder Rainier Andres Rivas recorded a batting average, an on-base percentage, and a slugging rate at 1.000 for Houston this pre-season.

Starting Pitcher Justin Verlander led the pitching staff with 10 strikeouts in winning two outings for the Astros.

Miami Marlins vs. Houston Astros. The MLB Pick for this contest is Houston -141. The Astros are the favorites in this match-up and Houston will dominate this game with momentum from winning seven consecutive matches.

The Marlins have a batting average of .243 while the Astros recorded only .238 BA but Houston outmatched them in driving home runs with 11 to 9 while striking out a total of 101 batters with a team slugging rate of .382. Miami recorded only 93 strikeouts with a slugging percentage of .374. Prediction: Houston will win to a score of 5-3.

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