Two teams in the NL East — the Atlanta Braves (66-46) and the Miami Marlins (50-61) — meet on Friday at 6:40 PM ET, at loanDepot park.
The Braves are a favorite (-162) at the Marlins (+140). The Atlanta Braves will hand the ball to Jake Odorizzi (4-4, 3.76 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Marlins will turn to Pablo Lopez (7-7, 3.57 ERA).
The Braves beat the Red Sox by an 8-4 score in their last game Friday. Vaughn Grissom went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Kyle Wright picked up the win after throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out five.
Yesterday, the Marlins knocked off the Phillies 3-0. Edward Cabrera was the winning pitcher after he went 5 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out six. Joey Wendle led the Marlins’ offense, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.