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The Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks play Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET at Chase Field in Phoenix, with the winner claiming the three-game series. The Marlins are 75-77 overall and third in the NL East, while the Diamondbacks are 80-72 and third in the NL West. Miami holds a 4-1 lead in the season series between the teams.

Ryan Gusto (1-5, 4.14 ERA) is the expected starter for the Marlins, and Merrill Kelly (9-13, 4.97 ERA) will pitch for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are 43-34 at home this season and 37-13 in games when they did not give up a home run. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .249, which ranks sixth in the NL.