Miami Marlins vs Houston Astros Starting Lineup — Monday, Jul 20, 2026
Final Lineups
Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros · Monday, Jul 20, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Stowers | 0.230 | 0.315 | 0.750 | 12 | 42 | — | — |
| 2 | Heriberto Hernández | 0.236 | 0.313 | 0.777 | 13 | 37 | — | — |
| 3 | Xavier Edwards | 0.296 | 0.379 | 0.792 | 6 | 37 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Liam Hicks | 0.288 | 0.360 | 0.817 | 14 | 60 | — | — |
| 5 | Griffin Conine | 0.275 | 0.359 | 0.908 | 7 | 16 | — | — |
| 6 | Jakob Marsee | 0.194 | 0.316 | 0.606 | 5 | 25 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 7 | Joe Mack | 0.242 | 0.302 | 0.726 | 8 | 26 | — | — |
| 8 | Graham Pauley | 0.172 | 0.214 | 0.504 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 9 | Javier Sanoja | 0.272 | 0.310 | 0.709 | 3 | 34 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peña | 0.294 | 0.357 | 0.798 | 7 | 26 | — | — |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | 0.324 | 0.432 | 1.083 | 33 | 75 | 0.500 | 2.500 |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes | 0.257 | 0.351 | 0.770 | 12 | 50 | — | — |
| 4 | Jose Altuve | 0.235 | 0.303 | 0.710 | 12 | 29 | 0.000 | 0.250 |
| 5 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 0.195 | 0.327 | 0.717 | 2 | 8 | — | — |
| 6 | Yainer Diaz | 0.242 | 0.267 | 0.660 | 6 | 23 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Taylor Trammell | 0.229 | 0.289 | 0.653 | 3 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 8 | Zach Dezenzo | 0.231 | 0.306 | 0.644 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 9 | Lucas Spence | 0.214 | 0.313 | 0.527 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Miami Marlins at Houston Astros (2026-07-20). Janson Junk vs Ronel Blanco at Daikin Park.
Starters — Janson Junk has a 4.57 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 65 innings with 6.65 K/9, 2.35 BB/9, and 1.25 HR/9. His last three starts were mixed: 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 K, 4 BB on July 9; 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB on May 25; and 5 IP, 8 ER, 3 K, 0 BB on May 20. The recent form shows volatility, and the listed trend is down. Ronel Blanco has only 1 inning logged, with a 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 18.0 K/9, 0.0 BB/9, and 0.0 HR/9. His only recent outing was 1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB on July 20, so the sample is too small to draw strong conclusions.
Teams — Miami enters with a .734 OPS, 447 runs, and a .252 team average. On the pitching side, the Marlins have a 4.01 team ERA and 1.25 WHIP, and they are 4-6 over their last 10 games. Houston has a .724 OPS, 455 runs, and a .241 team average. The Astros’ staff has a 4.74 ERA and 1.40 WHIP, while the club is 3-7 over its last 10. Miami brings the slightly better overall offensive efficiency by OPS and the stronger season-long run prevention profile, while Houston has scored a few more total runs despite the lower average and OPS.