Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros · Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026
Miami’s lineup is almost entirely seeing Peter Lambert for the first time. Otto Lopez, Kyle Stowers, Heriberto Hernández, Xavier Edwards, Liam Hicks, Griffin Conine, Javier Sanoja, Joe Mack, and Esteury Ruiz all have no MLB history vs Lambert. There are no prior batter-pitcher results to lean on for this group.
Houston brings much more familiarity against Sandy Alcantara. Jeremy Peña is 2-for-3 in 4 PA with a 2.083 OPS, Yainer Diaz is 2-for-3 with a 1.667 OPS, and Christian Walker has the deepest track record at 5-for-14 in 15 PA with a 1.043 OPS. Nick Allen is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, while Isaac Paredes is 1-for-7 with a .286 OPS. LaMonte Wade Jr. is hitless, going 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, and Christian Vázquez is also hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS. Yordan Alvarez and Lucas Spence have no MLB history vs Alcantara.
The clear edge in familiarity belongs to Houston, which has several hitters with both success and meaningful exposure against Alcantara. Miami, by contrast, enters with a lineup that has no recorded MLB history against Lambert.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Lopez | 0.300 | 0.336 | 0.774 | 10 | 62 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 2 | Kyle Stowers | 0.247 | 0.333 | 0.804 | 18 | 59 | — | — |
| 3 | Heriberto Hernández | 0.230 | 0.313 | 0.780 | 23 | 61 | — | — |
| 4 | Xavier Edwards | 0.282 | 0.361 | 0.737 | 6 | 51 | — | — |
| 5 | Liam Hicks | 0.287 | 0.369 | 0.810 | 17 | 75 | — | — |
| 6 | Griffin Conine | 0.254 | 0.354 | 0.833 | 14 | 32 | — | — |
| 7 | Javier Sanoja | 0.287 | 0.327 | 0.756 | 7 | 53 | 0.500 | 1.500 |
| 8 | Joe Mack | 0.233 | 0.285 | 0.690 | 12 | 40 | — | — |
| 9 | Esteury Ruiz | 0.230 | 0.351 | 0.753 | 6 | 12 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peña | 0.277 | 0.331 | 0.798 | 17 | 46 | 0.667 | 2.083 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | 0.317 | 0.434 | 1.035 | 37 | 94 | — | — |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes | 0.258 | 0.358 | 0.781 | 18 | 76 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| 4 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 0.204 | 0.317 | 0.650 | 3 | 17 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| 5 | Yainer Diaz | 0.262 | 0.291 | 0.719 | 11 | 34 | 0.667 | 1.667 |
| 6 | Christian Walker | 0.229 | 0.302 | 0.727 | 24 | 77 | 0.357 | 1.043 |
| 7 | Lucas Spence | 0.162 | 0.244 | 0.433 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 8 | Nick Allen | 0.275 | 0.319 | 0.678 | 2 | 13 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez | 0.211 | 0.267 | 0.600 | 7 | 25 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
