Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction: A close contest ahead

On Friday, Major League Baseball action will take place at LoanDepot Park, featuring a matchup between the Oakland Athletics and the Miami Marlins.

After playing the San Diego Padres in a series, the Miami Marlins are currently off. The Miami Marlins had a terrible showing in that clash, winning only once out of the three games in the series. That victory came by a score of 2-1 in the second game of the series. In spite of this, both the first game of the series and the most recent match resulted in losses for the team, with scores of 4-9 and 1-10, respectively. Edward Cabrera is scheduled to start for the Miami Marlins in this game. He has a record of 3-4, a 5.02 earned run average, and 66 strikeouts so far this season. The under is 6-1 in the Miami Marlins' previous 7 games following a loss, including 5-2 in their last 7 games played at home, while the team's overall record is 4-1 in their last 5 games played.

The Oakland Athletics had just completed a series against the Atlanta Braves in which they won two of the three games but were defeated in the decisive game. The Oakland Athletics won the first game of the series by a score of 7-2, but the second game was a much closer contest that they won by a score of 2-1. The Oakland Athletics have a record of 9-25 in their previous 34 games against teams from the National League East, and they have a record of 12-39 in their last 51 games against teams that start a right-handed pitcher, while the under is 6-1 in their past 7 road games.

I'm laying -1.5 with the Marlins. I rarely pick against Miami, and Oakland did just sweep Atlanta, but the Oakland Athletics scored only two runs in two of the three games in that series, and that's still a problem. Edward Cabrera is starting for Miami, and he's been pitching well. More significantly, though, the Marlins' offense has been clicking in recent weeks, so I predict they pull off the win.