4:10 pm
June 12

Braves @ Marlins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Atlanta Braves (29-32)

@ Miami Marlins (28-35)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Fried (ATL): 3-3; 4.63 ERA

Thompson (MIA) 0-1; 6.00 ERA

 

Current odds:

Atlanta Braves: (-160)

Miami Marlins: (+150)

 

• Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried, who has posted a 2.41 ERA in six starts since returning from the injured list, will get the start against the host Miami Marlins on Saturday. Fried (3-3, 4.63 ERA) beat the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, in his most recent outing on Sunday. Fried does not have good overall career numbers against the Marlins, going 0-2 with a 6.53 ERA in seven starts. In Miami, though, Fried has been much better, sporting a 2.70 ERA in three starts (no decisions).

• Since then, however, the Braves have gone 1-3, including three straight losses. They are 5-8 in their past 13 games. Those losses include Miami’s 4-3 win over Atlanta on Friday night as the Braves stranded 10 runners. Part of Atlanta’s problem this year has been due a slump by star first baseman Freddie Freeman, the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 2020. Freeman hit .341 last year. This year, he is hitting .228, including his 1-for-5 performance on Friday, during which he stranded four runners.

• Meanwhile, the Marlins, who have won four of five games against the Braves this season, improved on Friday to 15-13 at home this season. Jazz Chisholm Jr. stroked a two-out, two-run, opposite-field single to give Miami a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning, and the Marlins’ pitching held up from there.

• Miami on Saturday could start backup catcher Sandy Leon. Starting catcher Jorge Alfaro left Friday’s game after getting hit by a pitch on his left arm. There was no immediate update on his status going forward.

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