Braves take on the Diamondbacks in first of 3-game series

Miami Marlins (62-60, third in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (58-62, fourth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Friday, 6:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (13-6, 3.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Reds: Chase Burns (13-2, 2.61 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 143 strikeouts) LINE: Reds -117, Marlins -103; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins hit the road against the Cincinnati Reds looking to break a three-game road losing streak.

Cincinnati is 58-62 overall and 29-31 in home games. The Reds have gone 23-14 in games when they did not give up a home run. Miami has a 24-35 record in road games and a 62-60 record overall.

The Marlins have a 38-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs. The teams square off Friday for the fifth time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Stewart leads the Reds with 26 home runs while slugging .480.

Tyler Stephenson is 9 for 33 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games. Heriberto Hernandez is third on the Marlins with 31 extra base hits (13 doubles, a triple and 17 home runs). Griffin Conine is 9 for 32 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 6-4, .200 batting average, 4.97 ERA, outscored by six runs Marlins: 5-5, .238 batting average, 3.41 ERA, even run differential INJURIES: Reds: Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tony Santillan: 15-Day IL (oblique), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist) Marlins: Kyle Stowers: 10-Day IL (hamstring), William Kempner: 15-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Arizona Diamondbacks (64-58, third in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (73-48, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (6-1, 3.36 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (12-7, 2.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 151 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -205, Diamondbacks +172; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks to start a three-game series. Atlanta has gone 41-21 at home and 73-48 overall. Braves pitchers have a collective 3.61 ERA, which ranks second in the NL.