Marlins @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Miami Marlins (10-13)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (14-9)

Starting Pitchers:

Alcantara (MIA): 0-2; 3.34 ERA

Godley (MIL) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

Current odds:

Miami Marlins: (-115)

Milwaukee Brewers: (-105)

• When the Miami Marlins and the host Milwaukee Brewers wrap up their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon, at least part of the focus will be on the leadoff men. In the first two games of the series, an 8-0 Miami win on Monday and a 5-4 Milwaukee victory on Tuesday, Brewers leadoff batters Kolten Wong and Tyrone Taylor combined to go 6-for-8 with one homer and three RBIs.

• Meanwhile, Marlins rookie leadoff batter Jazz Chisholm left Tuesday’s game due to a strained left hamstring. The Miami second baseman is unlikely to play on Wednesday and could be headed for the injured list, which would be a shame for the Marlins because he is hitting .290 with four homers, 11 runs, seven stolen bases and a .926 OPS. Chisholm showed what he can do in Tuesday’s first inning, legging out an infield hit on what would’ve been a routine groundout for most major league batters. He then stole second and came around to score thanks to a groundout and a sacrifice fly. In his place, the Marlins inserted 21-year-old rookie second baseman Jose Devers, who appears overmatched at the plate at this stage of his career. He is hitless in six at-bats with four strikeouts this season.

• The Brewers have had their own injury issues. On Tuesday, they placed catcher Manny Pina on the injured list with a fractured toe and infielder Daniel Robertson on the seven-day concussion IL. The Brewers have had more than a dozen players go on the injured list already this year, including stars such as Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain.

• Still, the Brewers are looking to win their third straight series. After a 1-3 start, they have gone 13-6.

• Godley brings a fair amount of experience in teams’ rotations, having started in 88 of 136 appearances since he debuted with the Diamondbacks in 2015. He put together impressive numbers during his best season, 2017, when he threw 155 innings of 3.37 ERA/3.67 SIERA ball with a 55.3 percent groundball rate. Godley has not approached that type of success since then, however, and is now coming off an especially difficult two-year stretch divided among the D-backs, Blue Jays and Red Sox.

• Last season in Boston, opposing offenses lit up Godley for 42 hits and nine home runs in 28 2/3 innings, which helped lead to a career-worst 8.16 ERA. Godley, who averaged just under 90 mph on his fastball, also registered a personal-low grounder rate (40.8) and a below-average strikeout percentage (19.6).

• Miami will start right-hander Sandy Alcantara (0-2, 3.34 ERA), who is looking for his first win this season despite pitching well overall. Alcantara is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in three career appearances against Milwaukee. In his one start against the Brewers, he held them to one run over seven innings in 2019. In his first three times out this year, Alcantara was credited with quality starts. But that was not the case in his two most recent starts as he allowed a total of six runs in 11 1/3 innings.