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Miami Marlins (51-95, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (70-77, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (5-12, 4.04 ERA) Giants: Tyler Beede (4-9, 5.33 ERA) Article continues below … BOTTOM LINE: Miami enters the matchup as losers of their last four games. …

The Philadelphia Phillies have put outfielder Bryce Harper into the leadoff spot for Thursday night’s game against the Washington Nationals in hopes of putting a spark back into the top of their lineup. Since June 4, when Andrew McCutchen suffered a season-ending knee injury, Phillies leadoff hitters have ranked last in batting average (.115), on-base …