Preview: Pablo Lopez gets the nod as Marlins set sights on sweep of Atlanta
TV: FOX Sports Florida
TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Miami Marlins (19-18, third in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (24-18, first in the NL East)
PITCHING PROBABLES
Miami: Pablo Lopez (3-3, 3.05 ERA)
Atlanta: Tommy Milone (1-4, 5.30 ERA)
LINE
Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE
Atlanta and Miami will play on Wednesday.
The Braves are 15-13 against the rest of their division. The Atlanta offense has compiled a .263 batting average as a team this season, good for eighth in the MLB. Freddie Freeman leads the team with a mark of .322.
The Marlins are 12-11 in division games. The Miami pitching staff as a whole has an ERA of 4.03. Pablo Lopez leads the team with a 3.05 earned run average.
TOP PERFORMERS
Dansby Swanson leads the Braves with 49 hits and has 24 RBIs.
Corey Dickerson leads the Marlins with six home runs home runs and is slugging .416.
INJURIES
Braves: Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow), Cole Hamels: (left arm), Max Fried: (spine), Ozzie Albies: (right wrist).
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), Francisco Cervelli: (concussion).
