Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves 4/13/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Miami Marlins improved to 2-6 following a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Miami's game against New York on Sunday was suspended after just seven minutes was played in the top of the first inning due to heavy rains. Miami's Trevor Rogers out dueled New York's Jacob deGrom in Saturday's victory for Miami. The Marlins are fourth in the National League East 3 ½ games behind first-place Philadelphia.

Starling Marte is batting .323 to lead Miami and the center fielder has a team-high 10 hits. Adam Duvall is tied with two other teammates for the lead in home runs with one each, while Jesus Aguilar is the leader in RBIs with four and on-base percentage at .400. On Tuesday, Miami will send Pablo Lopez to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 1.54, 10 Ks and 4 BBs.

Atlanta dropped to 4-5 following its 7-6 loss on Sunday to the Philadelphia Phillies. A controversial ending took place when a call at home plate was held up on video review and resulted in the Phillies scoring the winning run. Atlanta is second in the National League East two games behind first-place Philadelphia and the loss on Sunday snapped a four-game winning streak for the Braves.

Ronald Acuna Jr is batting .444 to lead Atlanta and the right fielder has team highs in RBIs with eight, hits with 16 and on-base percentage at .462. First baseman Freddie Freeman and Acuna Jr each have four home runs to lead the Braves. Atlanta has hit 14 home runs in its first nine games played. On Tuesday, Atlanta will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 9.00, 11 Ks and 4 BBs.