6:10 pm
August 10

Braves @ Marlins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Atlanta Braves (69-49)

@ Miami Marlins (43-72)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Soroka (ATL): 10-2; 2.45 ERA

Alcantara (MIA) 4-10; 4.50 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Atlanta Braves: 6-4

Miami Marlins: 2-8

 

Current odds:

Atlanta Braves: (-208)

Miami Marlins: (+191)

 

• The Braves, who lead the National League East, beat the Marlins 8-4 on Friday night. However, the Marlins, who have the worst record in the NL, won the series opener on Thursday. Atlanta is 11-3 against Miami this season, including 7-1 at Marlins Park.

• Soroka (10-2, 2.45 ERA) trails Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals in the ERA race. In two starts against the Marlins this year, Soroka is 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA. Both of those outings were at Marlins Park. In fact, Soroka has been better on the road (6-0, 1.45 ERA) than at home (4-2, 4.08 ERA) this season.

• Matching up against Soroka on Saturday will be right-hander Sandy Alcantara (4-10, 4.50 ERA), who represented the Marlins at the All-Star Game this year. However, Alcantara — who at 23 is one year older than Soroka — has struggled of late. After compiling a 3.82 ERA in the first half of the season, Alcantara owns a 7.09 ERA in his five starts since then. He is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in his one start against Atlanta this season. At home, he is just 2-7 with 4.68 ERA.

• On Friday night, leadoff batter Ronald Acuna Jr. went 3-for-5 with four RBI, including a pair of two-run homers. Acuna has 32 homers this season. He has homered in four straight games and has gone deep seven times in his past eight contests. Braves two-hole hitter Ozzie Albies went 4-for-5 with one RBI on Friday for his third four-hit game in the past four games. He hit his 18th homer of the season, his 30th double, and he fell a triple short of the cycle.

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