After a 7-game road trip against two of the best in the West, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves will return home tonight to open a 3-game set with the Miami Marlins. Atlanta’s bats have been quiet but should find a spark tonight against Miami’s expected starter, southie Trevor Rogers. His season has gotten off on the wrong foot. Rogers is 0-2 with a bloated ERA of 12.15, a 2.25 WHIP, and in his career against the Braves he is 0-2 with an ERA of 6.92. Not good. The Braves are expected to counter with Kyle Wright and he has been on his mark. Wright comes in at 1-0, with a 1.64 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.73, and that could spell trouble for a Marlins team that has also been struggling at the plate. The Champs have won 5 of the last 6 against Donnie Baseball’s team and are worth considering tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES