This Friday night edition of NRFIs is a National League affair. We have four of the best arms that you can find, all pitted against one another as they aim to put up zeroes on the scoreboard. So let’s find out who they are and why we’re backing them in today’s top NRFI plays of the slate.
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Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – 7:20 pm ET
Charlie Morton will have a tough act to follow after Spencer Strider’s 16 strikeout performance last night. However, he’ll have an opportunity to throw a gem of his own as he faces a Marlins lineup that has been one of the worst in baseball this season. They enter ranking in the bottom five in wRC+, wOBA, and team batting average. As you can imagine, those numbers are not a recipe for scoring in the first inning, in which Miami ranks dead last. Morton’s first-inning numbers are due to some rough early-season outings, but he’s pitched much better since the All-Star break. In seven second-half starts, he has a 3.27 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. We’ve also seen his strikeout numbers jump as he’s recorded 54 in 41 innings in that same span. Everything is trending Morton’s way for this matchup.