Marlins at Tigers
The last-place Miami Marlins suddenly own the longest winning streak in the National League and they'll try to push their run to five in a row when they continue a three-game series at the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. After sweeping three from the New York Mets at home over the weekend, the Marlins picked up a 5-4 win over the Tigers in 11 innings on Tuesday.
Rookie outfielder Harold Ramirez clubbed his first career home run and Brian Anderson also went deep for Miami, which snapped a five-game road losing streak with the triumph. While the Marlins are on a roll, the Tigers are headed in the other direction with seven consecutive losses -- all at home. They've been held to four runs or fewer in each of those setbacks and managed only five hits in the 11-inning loss. Detroit will try to give a little more support to lefty Daniel Norris when he starts Wednesday opposite Jose Urena for Miami.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Florida (Miami), FS Detroit
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Jose Urena (1-6, 4.44 ERA) vs. Tigers LH Daniel Norris (2-2, 4.50)
Urena has allowed one earned run in each of his last two starts but is 0-1 in that span as run support remains hard to come by. He is 5-3 with a 3.03 ERA in his career in interleague play after posting six strong innings against Tampa Bay his last time out. The 27-year-old from the Dominican Republic, who has never faced the Tigers, has completed exactly seven innings in each of his last two road starts.
Norris is 2-2 with a 4.55 ERA since being moved into the rotation in April, finishing six innings in just one of his six starts. He was knocked around for a season-high six runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to Oakland on Friday. The Tennessee native defeated the Marlins with five innings of two-run ball in their only prior meeting.
WALK-OFFS
1. Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera is 7-for-16 with three RBIs during a five-game hitting streak.
2. Marlins RHP Sergio Romo, who leads the team with seven saves, has given up five runs (three earned) in seven innings over his last six outings.
3. Miami INF/OF Jon Berti (oblique) was placed on the 10-day injured list and OF Austin Dean was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans.