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Miami Marlins 5, Houston Astros 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 20, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 19, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 53
5
5–8
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
8
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMarlinsJunk leads Blanco in P-Score (47 vs 33), WHIP and K/9.
LineupMarlinsMiami's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenMarlinsMiami has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formMarlinsMiami has won 4 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerAstrosHouston has 134 home runs this season, 33 more than Miami.

Starting pitchers

MIA
Janson Junk RHP
Janson Junk
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.57
121st
WHIP
1.31
108th
K/9
6.65
191st
BB/9
2.35
44th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.25
91st
OPS/R
–
IP
65.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.09
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
11
HOU
Ronel Blanco RHP
Ronel Blanco
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
0.00
220th
WHIP
0.00
146th
K/9
18.00
130th
BB/9
0.00
196th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
224th
OPS/R
–
IP
1.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
How the starters differ
·Blanco strikes out 11.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Blanco allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.00 WHIP compared with 1.31.
·Blanco enters with a 0.00 ERA compared with Junk's 4.57.
·Blanco allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.25 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Junk arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%94.1
Slider19%86.3
Changeup18%87.3
Sweeper14%80.1
Curveball9%80.7
Sinker4%93.6
Slurve0%84.8
Blanco arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%93.4
Changeup27%85.0
Slider21%86.5
Curveball15%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Marlins vs RHP (Ronel Blanco)
7th
in MLB
0.743OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Janson Junk)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Ronel Blanco
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Blanco (BvP)
1Kyle StowersL1B69.79021.821No MLB historyNo history
2Heriberto HernándezRLF70.75525.733No MLB historyNo history
3Xavier EdwardsS2B54.7316.738No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC64.80118.902No MLB historyNo history
5Griffin ConineLRF69.84619.922No MLB historyNo history
6Jakob MarseeLCF52.70711.721No MLB historyNo history
7Joe MackLC52.68514.730No MLB historyNo history
8Graham PauleyL3B34.6304.652No MLB historyNo history
9Javier SanojaR3B60.79111.753No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239 / .790 · 21 HRvs hand .821 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score2Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280 / .731 · 6 HRvs hand .738 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score5Griffin Conine RF · L.264 / .846 · 19 HRvs hand .922 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Jakob Marsee CF · L.231 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Joe Mack C · L.234 / .685 · 14 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score8Graham Pauley 3B · L.211 / .630 · 4 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score9Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Janson Junk
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Junk (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
5LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.653No MLB historyNo history
6Yainer DiazRC62.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
7Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
8Zach DezenzoRLF—.5871.515No MLB historyNo history
9Lucas SpenceLCF—.8264.859No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score5LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score6Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Zach Dezenzo LF · R.213 / .587 · 1 HRvs hand .515 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Lucas Spence CF · L.218 / .826 · 4 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMIAMIA·HOUHOU
AVG.249 7th.242 19th
OPS.726 10th.732 7th
Home runs168 23rd226 1st
Runs715 18th734 13th
OBP.326 6th.315 19th
SLG.400 17th.417 4th
PitchingMIAMIA·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.09vs4.45
MIAHOU
WHIP1.28vs1.34
MIAHOU
K/98.3vs8.8
MIAHOU
HR Allowed171vs204
MIAHOU
BullpenMIAMIA·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.66vs4.28
no league rank
Saves35vs49
MIAHOU
ResultsMIAMIA·HOUHOU
+33816th
Run differential
+35114th
80–82 Record81–81
4–6 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Miami Marlins (4–6)
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
Houston Astros (3–7)
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Janson Junk (4.57 ERA, 4–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Ronel Blanco (0.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Marlins and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Janson Junk is at 47; Ronel Blanco is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.