On Sunday, the Miami Marlins (17-27, 5th NL East) conclude their series on the road with the Atlanta Braves (26-17, 1st NL East).
The Marlins won the opening game of the series on Friday 2-0 for their third win in four games. Dan Straily pitched seven shutout innings for the Marlins while catcher J.T. Realmuto tripled to knock in a run. The loss was Atlanta second in its last three games. Straily gave up three hits, while striking out six and walking three, successfully shutting down the top-scoring offense in the National League. Straily beat Atlanta last week in his previous start. The Braves began Friday’s game with the best record in the National League.
Starlin Castro leads the Marlins with a .301 batting average and team high 50 hits. Justin Bour is the team leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 23. Miami has a team batting average of .230, while opposing hitters are averaging .252 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Saturday, the Marlins will send Wei-Yen Chen to the mound. The left-hander this season is 1-2 with an ERA of 7.56, 9 Ks and 11 BBs
Nick Markakis leads Atlanta with a .343 batting average and team high 59 hits. Ozzie Albies is the home run leader with 13 and Freddie Freeman the RBIs leader with 32. Atlanta has a team batting average of .264, while opposing hitters are averaging .234 at the plate against Braves pitching. Atlanta will send Julio Teheran to the mound on Sunday. The right-hander this season is 4-1 with an ERA of 3.49, 43 Ks and 21 BBs.
