Braves vs Marlins Picks and Prediction – 6/20/2025

The Atlanta Braves open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Miami Marlins. Atlanta is 33-39 following its 5-0 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Chris Sale pitched 8 ⅔ innings of shutout baseball, while Ronald Acuna Jr and Matt Olson hit home runs. Atlanta trails first-place New York by 11 games in the National League East. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Austin Riley is batting .275 with 81 hits to lead Atlanta in both categories. Matt Olson leads in home runs with 15 and in RBI with 45, while Marcell Ozuna is the leader in on-base percentage at .384. Atlanta is batting .245 with a .387 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Bryce Elder to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 4.45 ERA, 51 Ks, and 19 BBs.

The Miami Marlins dropped to 29-43 following Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Miami has lost two out of three in its four-game series with Philadelphia that concludes on Thursday. However, the Marlins have won four of the last six. Miami is last in the National League East, 15 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Xavier Edwards is batting .294 with 67 hits and an on-base percentage of .363 to lead Miami in the three categories. Kyle Stowers leads in home runs with 10 and RBI with 34. Miami is batting .252 with a .385 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Miami Marlins will send Eury Perez to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA, 5 Ks, and 5 BBs.

The Miami Marlins have won four of the last six despite sitting last in the National League East, and the Marlins have won five of the last seven versus an opponent from the NL East. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder struggled last time out, allowing four runs on seven hits across 3.1 innings. Miami starter Eury Perez is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed one run on four hits across four innings. Final Score Prediction: Miami Marlins win 6-3.