The 8-4 Atlanta Braves and the 2-12 Miami Marlins will play the second game of their 3-game set this afternoon at LoanDepot Park. The Braves poured it on once again last night, pounding the Marlins, 8-1. Atlanta is expected to send flamethrower and southpaw Chris Sale to the hill. Sale, who has been battling injuries the last few years, appears to be back to Sale form. The future Hall of Famer is 1-0 with a respectable 3.38 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Miami is expected to turn to Max Meyer to throw strikes. Meyer has been delivering with a record of 1-0, a 2.46 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.73, and he had better be on his mark today or this Braves lineup will do damage. Atlanta is averaging just shy of 7 runs per game, averaging over 11 hits, and has a team batting average of .308 which are all the best in the majors. The bottom line is the Braves can score runs and the Marlins can’t. The Fish are averaging just over 3 runs per game and with Sale on the hill, the Braves are the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES