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Marlins at Astros

MLB · Monday, Jul 20 · 7:10 PM CT · Daikin Park · Final MIA 5 – HOU 8
← MLB / Jul 20

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
MIA020200001590
HOU06001010880
Team box
MIA·HOU
9
hits
8
2
home runs
3
4
walks
5
14
strikeouts
8
139
pitches thrown
171
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Yordan AlvarezHOU3-4222
Jeremy PenaHOU1-4114
Liam HicksMIA2-5112
Joe MackMIA1-2112
Jose AltuveHOU1-4001
Taylor TrammellHOU1-4001
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Janson Junk (L)MIA4.05633
Ronel BlancoHOU4.22438
Enyel De Los Santos (W)HOU1.11002

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
HOU +4
MIA +4
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largest lead: HOU 4 · MIA 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was MIA 50%, HOU 50% · Updated Jul 20

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MIA 4.6 – 4.5 HOU
Expected total
9.1
MarlinsThe matchupAstros
−101Our fair odds+101
4.6Expected runs4.5
+0.01Power rating−0.05
4.5Runs / game4.5
4.3Allowed / game5.0
8.4Hits / game8.1
1.01Home runs / game1.33
3.4Walks drawn / game3.3
52−48Season record47−54
4−6Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
MIA chance · HOU chance
Our model fair50.2%49.9%
Kalshi49.7%54.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 7:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
MIAMiami Marlins−10150%+10149.7%———
HOUHouston Astros+10150%−12154.7%———
Spreadabout even
MIAMiami Marlins−0.2our margin————
HOUHouston Astros+0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 9.1
Over9.1our total————
Under9.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Miami Marlins by 13 runs: <1%Miami Marlins by 12 runs: <1%Miami Marlins by 11 runs: 1%Miami Marlins by 10 runs: 1%Miami Marlins by 9 runs: 1%Miami Marlins by 8 runs: 2%Miami Marlins by 7 runs: 2%Miami Marlins by 6 runs: 3%Miami Marlins by 5 runs: 4%Miami Marlins by 4 runs: 6%Miami Marlins by 3 runs: 7%Miami Marlins by 2 runs: 10%Miami Marlins by 1 run: 12%Houston Astros by 1 run: 15%Houston Astros by 2 runs: 9%Houston Astros by 3 runs: 7%Houston Astros by 4 runs: 5%Houston Astros by 5 runs: 4%Houston Astros by 6 runs: 3%Houston Astros by 7 runs: 2%Houston Astros by 8 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 9 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 10 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 11 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 12 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 13 runs: <1%
← MIA wins byHOU wins by →
Miami Marlins wins by 2 or more38%
Miami Marlins wins by 3 or more28%
Houston Astros wins by 2 or more34%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

9.1 expected
1 runs: 1%2 runs: 1%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 10%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 11%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: 1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%24 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 7.559%
Total over 9.541%
Total over 11.526%
Total from 8 to 1133%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
MIAJanson Junk SP · last 3 starts: 15.0 IP, 6.00 ERA, 11 Kstarted
HOURonel Blanco RP · last 3 starts: 20.0 IP, 2.70 ERA, 22 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
MIA·HOU
Jul 19 at MIL
last game
Jul 19 vs BAL
0 days
days of rest
0 days
3
games in last 7 days
3
4th straight road game
home / road
4th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 100+ games
MIA·HOU
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
−0.05
4.5
runs / game
4.5
4.3
runs allowed / game
5.0
52−48
season record
47−54
31−20
home record
23−27
21−28
away record
24−27
L6
streak
L4
4−6
last 10
3−7
8.4
hits / game
8.1
1.01
home runs / game
1.33
3.4
walks drawn / game
3.3
8.1
batter strikeouts / game
8.1
8.5
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.7
0.64
errors / game
0.43

Rating Trend

MIA · HOU · 114 days
Miami MarlinsHouston Astros
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · HOU 8−2
Aug 6, 2025at MIAMIA 6 − 4
Aug 5, 2025at MIAHOU 7 − 3
Aug 4, 2025at MIAHOU 8 − 2
Jul 11, 2024at HOUHOU 6 − 3
Jul 10, 2024at HOUHOU 9 − 1
Jul 9, 2024at HOUHOU 4 − 3
Aug 16, 2023at MIAHOU 12 − 5
Aug 15, 2023at MIAHOU 6 − 5
Aug 14, 2023at MIAMIA 5 − 1
Jun 12, 2022at HOUHOU 9 − 4

MIA · Last 10

4−6 · streak L6
Jul 19at MIL1 − 3L
Jul 18at MIL6 − 8L
Jul 17at MIL1 − 2L
Jul 12vs CLE2 − 5L
Jul 11vs CLE1 − 4L
Jul 10vs CLE2 − 3L
Jul 9vs SEA8 − 4W
Jul 8vs SEA2 − 0W
Jul 7vs SEA6 − 5W
Jul 5at ATH9 − 8W

HOU · Last 10

3−7 · streak L4
Jul 19vs BAL2 − 5L
Jul 18vs BAL2 − 4L
Jul 17vs BAL2 − 3L
Jul 12at TEX5 − 6L
Jul 11at TEX9 − 3W
Jul 10at TEX3 − 7L
Jul 8at WSH2 − 8L
Jul 7at WSH6 − 3W
Jul 6at WSH11 − 12L
Jul 5vs TB2 − 0W