Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 29

Marlins commit to manager Clayton McCullough for 2027 season

Injuries and inactives

Marlins3rd in NL East

• Jakob Marsee CF

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  Out
• Anthony Bender RP

  Lower Leg, Fracture, right
  15-Day-IL
• Max Meyer SP

  Neck, Strain
  15-Day-IL
• Owen Caissie RF

  Back, Fracture, right
  10-Day-IL
• Ronny Henriquez RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Astros1st in AL West

• Brice Matthews CF

  Knee, Inflammation, left
  Out
• Cristian Javier SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  Out
• Daulton Varsho CF

  Wrist, Surgery, left
  Out
• Enyel De Los Santos RP

  Knee, Tendinitis, right
  Out
• Mike Burrows SP

  Elbow, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL

Lineups

Marlins3rd in NL East

Lineup

1. 1Jon Berti2B
2. 2Jazz Chisholm Jr.CF
3. 3Yuli Gurriel1B
4. 4Bryan De La CruzDH
5. 5Jesus SanchezLF
6. 6Jacob StallingsC
7. 7Jose IglesiasSS
8. 8Garrett Hampson3B
9. 9Brian MillerRF

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Chas McCormickRF
2. 2Jeremy PenaSS
3. 3Alex Bregman3B
4. 4Jose Abreu1B
5. 5David HensleyLF
6. 6Jake MeyersCF
7. 7Korey LeeDH
8. 8Mauricio Dubon2B
9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

Head to head

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Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 2,551

Officials

Edwin Moscoso (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Second Base Umpire), Jonathan Parra (Third Base Umpire)