Marlins vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 8/2/2024

The Miami Marlins play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday versus the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins are 40-68 following a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Miami split a two-game interleague series with Tampa Bay after losing the opener. Miami is last in the National League East, 25 games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Bryan De La Cruz is batting .245 with 18 home runs, 51 RBIs and 104 hits to lead Miami in the four categories, while Josh Bell is the leader in on-base percentage at .323. As a team, Miami is batting .237 with a .365 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Miami Marlins will send Max Meyer to the mound. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 17 Ks and 5 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves improved to 58-49 following a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud belted consecutive home runs twice for the Braves. Atlanta has won two straight and four of the last five. The Braves are second in the National League East, 6 ½ games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. 

Marcell Ozuna is batting .301 with 31 home runs, 84 RBI, 120 hits and an on-base percentage of .377 to lead Atlanta in each of the five statistical categories. Atlanta has a team batting average of .240 and a slugging percentage of .407. On Friday, Atlanta will send Spencer Schwellenbach to the mound. The right-hander is 4-5 with a 4.06 ERA, 60 Ks and 10 BBs.