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August 9, 2026 · NL East

Los Angeles Angels at Miami Marlins

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AWAY
Los Angeles Angels
44-71
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HOME
Miami Marlins
58-58

Probable starters

AWAY · LAA
HOME · MIA

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · LAA Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Zach Neto SS · R .230 .317 .426 .743 20 50 160 .750
2 Nolan Schanuel 1B · L .273 .343 .384 .727 6 38 55 .744
3 Mike Trout CF · R .239 .384 .441 .825 18 40 110 .731
4 Oswald Peraza 2B · R .233 .279 .362 .641 7 24 89 .708
5 Vaughn Grissom 2B · R .261 .325 .407 .732 7 47 46 .727
6 Josh Lowe LF · L .201 .259 .347 .606 8 22 59 .723
7 Moisés Ballesteros C · L .228 .296 .371 .667 6 23 38 .753
8 Wade Meckler LF · L .310 .377 .424 .801 3 20 38 .730
9 Denzer Guzman 3B · R .231 .285 .361 .646 5 16 40 .748
HOME · MIA Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Otto Lopez SS · R .318 .351 .474 .825 9 51 64 .719
2 Xavier Edwards 2B · S .288 .369 .395 .764 6 41 64 .735
3 Jakob Marsee CF · L .199 .319 .302 .621 6 28 97 .746
4 Kyle Stowers 1B · L .232 .317 .453 .770 16 48 123 .739
5 Javier Sanoja 3B · R .269 .306 .403 .709 4 39 24 .740
6 Heriberto Hernández LF · R .229 .302 .455 .757 16 43 81 .739
7 Owen Caissie RF · L .228 .288 .439 .727 12 50 100 .740
8 Joe Mack C · L .240 .293 .440 .733 11 34 55 .746
9 Griffin Conine RF · L .257 .344 .515 .859 10 22 47 .722

Pitcher vs. lineup projection

Projected expected wOBA for each probable starter against the opposing lineup, by batting order. A season-to-date matchup read — forward-looking, not a result.

LAA starter vs Marlins lineup

Grayson Rodriguez (RHP)

Lineup avg xwOBA .321
  1. 1 OL Otto Lopez RHB .325
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Otto Lopez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .371 xwOBA over 349 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .245 xwOBA over 172 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 86 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 252 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 XE Xavier Edwards SH .322
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Xavier Edwards
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 451 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 94 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 131 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 JM Jakob Marsee LHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jakob Marsee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 230 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 75 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 KS Kyle Stowers LHB .334
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Stowers
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 358 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 141 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .360 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 130 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 JS Javier Sanoja RHB .300
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Javier Sanoja
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 197 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .280 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .280 xwOBA over 113 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 HH Heriberto Hernández RHB .321
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Heriberto Hernández
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 163 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 34 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 83 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  7. 7 OC Owen Caissie LHB .315
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Owen Caissie
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 JM Joe Mack LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Joe Mack
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 GC Griffin Conine LHB .343
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Griffin Conine
    • Four-Seam Fastball (51% usage) projects to .359 xwOBA over 78 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (23% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (13% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (13% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Grayson Rodriguez vs Marlins: full season matchup breakdown →
MIA starter vs Angels lineup

Ryan Gusto (RHP)

Lineup avg xwOBA .316
  1. 1 ZN Zach Neto RHB .328
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Zach Neto
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .355 xwOBA over 421 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 143 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 96 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .384 xwOBA over 113 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 320 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 159 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 272 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 NS Nolan Schanuel SH .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nolan Schanuel
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 519 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .260 xwOBA over 171 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 89 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 239 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 92 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 MT Mike Trout RHB .358
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Mike Trout
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .376 xwOBA over 443 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 39 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 85 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .383 xwOBA over 172 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .362 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .332 xwOBA over 111 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 OP Oswald Peraza RHB .290
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Oswald Peraza
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 145 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 36 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .247 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 VG Vaughn Grissom RHB .315
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Vaughn Grissom
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 90 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 78 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 JL Josh Lowe LHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Josh Lowe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 299 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 125 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 89 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .350 xwOBA over 90 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 125 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 71 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .253 xwOBA over 138 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 MB Moisés Ballesteros LHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Moisés Ballesteros
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 70 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 WM Wade Meckler LHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wade Meckler
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 61 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .356 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 DG Denzer Guzman RHB .301
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Denzer Guzman
    • Four-Seam Fastball (38% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (12% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (12% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (12% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (11% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (11% usage) projects to .278 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (3% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Ryan Gusto vs Angels: full season matchup breakdown →

Manager comparison

AWAY · LAA
Kurt Suzuki
Lineup 2.4 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · MIA
Clayton McCullough
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 0.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · LAA
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1
HOME · MIA
  • Available 4
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · LAA
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HOME · MIA
6-4 L3 -2 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Angels and Marlins staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.