Braves vs Marlins Picks and Prediction – 6/21/2025

The Atlanta Braves play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Miami Marlins. Atlanta is 34-39 following its 7-1 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday. Matt Olson hit a three-run double for the Braves. Atlanta swept New York in its three-game series. Atlanta trails first-place New York by 10 games in the National League East. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Austin Riley is batting .274 with 82 hits to lead Atlanta in both categories. Matt Olson leads in home runs with 15 and in RBI with 48, while Marcell Ozuna is the leader in on-base percentage at .381. Atlanta is batting .245 with a .386 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Atlanta will send Grant Holmes to the mound. The right-hander is 3-6 with a 3.97 ERA, 92 Ks, and 34 BBs.

The Miami Marlins dropped to 29-44 following Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Miami lost three out of four to Philadelphia in its just-completed series. The Marlins are 24th in runs scored and 28th in ERA. Miami is last in the National League East, 15 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Xavier Edwards is batting .289 with 67 hits and an on-base percentage of .358 to lead Miami in the three categories. Kyle Stowers leads in home runs with 10 and RBI with 34. Miami is batting .251 with a .383 slugging percentage. On Saturday, 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.

Miami will win at home on Saturday when hosting Atlanta. The Marlins have a starting pitcher who is coming off a strong outing, while Atlanta’s starter has struggled in four straight outings. Atlanta starter Grant Holmes has had four consecutive below-average outings, allowing 11 runs across 20.2 innings. Miami star Eury Perez is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed just one run on four hits across four innings. Final Score Prediction: Miami Marlins win 6-4.