Marlins vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 8/1/2024

Truist Park will play host to a Thursday night NL East Division clash between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks. The Marlins (40-68) were one of the biggest sellers at the MLB Trade Deadline and are stuck in last place. On Wednesday, Miami Jake Burger and Jonah Bride each went deep to power Miami to a 6-2 road triumph against Tampa Bay.

Twenty-five year old righty Max Meyer (2-0 3.00 ERA) will head to the hill for the Marlins in this contest. Miami has won Meyer’s last three starts and he has fanned 17 batters across 21 frames. 

The Atlanta Braves have won 30 of their first 51 home games and trail first place Philadelphia by 6.5 games. On Wednesday, 3B Austin Riley broke a seventh inning tie with a two-run single to lift Atlanta to a 6-2 road victory against Milwaukee. Travis d’Arnaud and Matt Olson each homered twice for the Braves, who improved to 58-49 on the year. 

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker will give the nod to forty year old right-hander Charlie Morton (5-6 4.16 ERA) on Thursday. Through 106 innings, Morton has struck out 103 batters and owns a respectable 1.25 WHIP.