Hicks leads Marlins against the Orioles after 4-hit game

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Baltimore Orioles (16-20, fourth in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (16-20, fourth in the NL East)

Miami; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Brandon Young (2-1, 6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Marlins: Eury Perez (2-3, 4.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins -129, Orioles +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the Baltimore Orioles after Liam Hicks had four hits against the Orioles on Tuesday.

Miami has a 16-20 record overall and an 11-10 record in home games. The Marlins are 13-3 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Baltimore has a 16-20 record overall and a 7-11 record on the road. The Orioles have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .386.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hicks leads the Marlins with eight home runs while slugging .575. Esteury Ruiz is 4 for 15 with two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Gunnar Henderson has six doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Orioles. Adley Rutschman is 11 for 39 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 3-7, .219 batting average, 4.33 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Orioles: 3-7, .213 batting average, 7.74 ERA, outscored by 42 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (thumb), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Conine: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

Orioles: Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (illness), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.