New York to visit Miami

Updated Aug. 18, 2020 3:20 a.m. ET

New York Mets (10-14, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (9-7, second in the NL East)

Miami; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: David Peterson (3-1, 2.91 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) Marlins: TBD

LINE: Mets favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runs

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BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.

The Marlins went 24-52 in division games in 2019. Miami averaged 8.2 hits with 2.6 extra base hits per game last year.

The Mets went 40-36 in division games in 2019. New York hit .257 as a team last year while averaging 8.9 hits per game.

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. New York leads the season series 3-1.

INJURIES: Marlins: Drew Steckenrider: (elbow), Mike Morin: (elbow), Richard Bleier: (left tricep), Jorge Alfaro: (undisclosed).

Mets: Michael Wacha: (shoulder), Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Jacob deGrom: (neck), Jake Marisnick: (left hamstring), Eduardo Nunez: (knee), Jed Lowrie: (knee), Rene Rivera: (elbow).

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