Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series finale against left-hander Ranger Suarez and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Payton Henry is starting at catcher over Fortes and hitting sixth.
Suarez is registering an xwOBA and an xERA that both rank in the top 5% of the league this season, with a 25.1 strikeout percentage and an 8.2 walk percentage. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Marlins have the third-lowest implied total on the main slate.
Source: Baseball Press