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We're getting good value on the D-Backs here considering the disparity in win-loss records and Miami not being a strong team at home this year (11-15). Zack Greinke is coming off a down start but has been fantastic this year and is a good bet to rebound. Jeff Locke will be making his season debut in the majors after a couple quality starts in the minors; facing the D-Backs lineup is a severe jump in talent.
Miami has finally caught fire and have won four straight, but one was against the Angels and the other three were in the just-completed sweep of Philadelphia. Arizona should be a different story Thursday and not just because Zack Greinke is pitching well and his teams are 7-0 all-time against Miami. But it's more about Marlins starter Jeff Locke making his 2017 debut after spring tendinitis issues. Arizona is the cheap play.
This is a tempting price for a projected bounce-back spot from Arizona ace Zack Greinke, who is coming off one of his worst outings of the year. he yielded five earned runs in a 6-1 loos ot the Brewers in his last outing, but had won his prior four starts while allowing just eight total runs. Miami's roster has a combined batting average of .231 against Greinke and strikes out in about 25 percent of at-bats.