Two National League East teams will face each other tonight when the first place Atlanta Braves play host to the last place Miami Marlins. “Donny Baseball” will send the right-hander to the hill, Dan Straily. Straily, who missed the first 4 weeks of the 2018 campaign due to a right forearm injury, will be making his 4th start of the season. He is 1-0, with a 5.54 ERA, a 1.77 WHIP, and his lone win came against the team he will face tonight, the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta has to be the surprise team of the year and will send southpaw Sean Newcomb to the hill. Newcomb has been outstanding. He is 4-1, with a 2.51 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and he has been lethal in his last 3 turns, going 3-0 with an ERA of 0.00 (no typo there), and a WHIP of just 0.68. Now that is total dominance. The Marlins are just 2-7 in their last 9 games in Atlanta and 2-8 in their last 10 road games against lefties. Miami’s backs are against the wall in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES