Marlins vs. Mets: Start time, how to watch, game thread and Fish Picks—September 30, 2021

Edward Cabrera and Rich Hill will start Thursday’s Marlins vs. Mets game at Citi Field. Full lineups and game notes in here.

Welcome to Thursday’s Marlins (65-93, -67 RD) vs. Mets (75-83, -36 RD) game thread. This game will determine who wins the season series (currently tied at nine wins apiece).

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Marlins Starting Lineup

1. SS Miguel Rojas
2. 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.
3. LF Lewis Brinson
4. RF Jesús Sánchez
5. C Nick Fortes
6. 1B Lewin Díaz
7. 3B Eddy Alvarez
8. CF Magneuris Sierra
9. RHP Edward Cabrera (2021 season stats: 5.79 ERA, 6.76 FIP, 20.6 K%, 46.9 HardHit% in 23.1 IP)

Baseball Savant

Notes: Cabrera will be making his seventh and final start of the season. Will this be the night that the Marlins take off the training wheels and allow him to reach 80 pitches?! I’m not getting my hopes up…De La Cruz enters play with a sub-.300 batting average for the first time since August 11…The most well-rested pitchers available in the Marlins bullpen are Anthony Bass, Anthony Bender, Paul Campbell, Sean Guenther, Luís Madero and Zach Pop.

Mets Starting Lineup

1. CF Brandon Nimmo
2. SS Francisco Lindor
3. RF Michael Conforto
4. 1B Pete Alonso
5. 2B Javier Báez
6. LF Jeff McNeil
7. 3B Jonathan Villar
8. C James McCann
9. LHP Rich Hill (2021 season stats: 3.87 ERA, 4.31 ERA, 22.6 K%, 34.8 HardHit% in 153.2 IP)

Baseball Savant

Notes: Brandon Nimmo has raked against the Marlins over the last two seasons, with the most surprising aspect of his game being his contact skills. The outfielder has struck out only nine times in 83 plate appearances vs. Miami since 2020…Closer Edwin Díaz has a streak of five straight hitless outings, while setup man Aaron Loup owns MLB’s lowest earned run average among qualified relievers this year (0.95 ERA).

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How to watch/listen/follow

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Watch on Bally Sports Florida or listen to the radio broadcast on 940 WINZ.

I will handle the game recap article.

Fish Picks

Please submit your picks for the following props. The contest locks at first pitch.

1. Which team scores first? (Marlins/Mets)
2. Over/Under 79.5 pitches thrown by Edward Cabrera? (Over/Under)
3. Over/Under 9.5 total swings taken by Jesús Sánchez? (Over/Under)
4. Will Anthony Bass make an appearance? (Yes/No)
5. Who wins? (Marlins/Mets)