Preview: Marlins trying to pull out of slump, stay in playoff race against Atlanta
TV: FOX Sports Florida
TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Miami Marlins (28-27, second in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (33-22, first in the NL East)
PITCHING PROBABLES
Miami: Sixto Sanchez (3-2, 2.75 ERA)
Atlanta: Max Fried (7-0, 1.96 ERA)
LINE
Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE
Miami enters the matchup as losers of their last three games.
The Braves are 23-15 against NL East teams. The Atlanta offense has compiled a .271 batting average as a team this season, good for second in the National League. Freddie Freeman leads the team with a mark of .347.
The Marlins have gone 20-18 against division opponents. Miami is slugging .389 as a unit. Brian Anderson leads the team with a slugging percentage of .457.
TOP PERFORMERS
Freeman leads the Braves with 34 extra base hits and is batting .347.
Anderson leads the Marlins with nine home runs and is batting .261.
INJURIES
Braves: Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow), Tommy Milone: (left elbow).
Marlins: Pat Venditte: (right oblique), Stephen Tarpley: (right oblique), Drew Steckenrider: (elbow), Mike Morin: (elbow), Brian Moran: (knee), Brandon Leibrandt: (left elbow), Elieser Hernandez: (right lat), Magneuris Sierra: (right hamstring), Harold Ramirez: (left hamstring), Logan Forsythe: (oblique), Isan Diaz: (groin), Francisco Cervelli: (concussion).
