Marlins at Braves 5/18/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Miami Marlins (16-26, 5th NL East) open a three-game series on the road against the Atlanta Braves (26-16, 1st NL East).

Miami will conclude its three-game set with the Dodgers on Thursday, and has won each of the first two games of that series including Wednesday night’s 6-5 victory. J.T Realmuto broke a sixth inning tie with a home run to lead the Marlins to the win.

Nick Markakis leads the Braves with a .333 batting average and team high 56 hits. Ozzie Albies is the team leader in home runs with 13, while Freddie Freeman leads in RBIs with 32. Atlanta has a team batting average of .266, while opposing hitters are averaging .234 at the plate against Braves pitching. On Friday, Atlanta will send Sean Newcomb to the mound. The left-hander this season is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.51, 54 Ks and 22 BBs.