Pirates bring 2-1 series lead over Marlins into game 4 July 14 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Pittsburgh Pirates (38-51, third in the NL Central) vs. Miami Kevin Fiala Kids Jersey Marlins (42-45, fourth in the NL East)Miami; Thursday, 12:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Zach Thompson (3-6, 4.38 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Marlins: Braxton Garrett (1-3, 4.33 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 29 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins -160, Pirates +137; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Miami Marlins.Miami is 42-45 overall and 21-19 at home. The Marlins have a 30-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Pittsburgh is 18-28 on the road and 38-51 overall. The Pirates are 28-14 in games when they record at least eight hits.Thursday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS:LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .202 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored by 11 runsPirates: 6-4, .221 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by nine runsINJURIES: Marlins: Garrett Cooper: day Dan Hamhuis Kids Jersey -to-day (knee), Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (pelvis), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (back), Louis Head: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (lat), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (elbow), Paul Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (back), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (arm)Pirates: Bryan Reynolds: 10-Day IL (oblique), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Greg Allen: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Egor Afanasyev Kids Jersey Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic National League Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball Miami Marlins share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn Alexander Campbell Jersey attention as it hosts the World Cup 52 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Hartman Jersey host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS