Braves and Marlins square off in series rubber match

Miami Marlins (5-4) vs. Atlanta Braves (1-8)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (1-0, 3.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Braves: Grant Holmes (0-1, 7.20 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -155, Marlins +130; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Atlanta had an 89-73 record overall and a 46-35 record in home games last season. The Braves slugged .415 as a team in the 2024 season while hitting 1.3 home runs per game.

Miami went 62-100 overall and 32-49 on the road a season ago. The Marlins slugged .378 with a .678 OPS as a team in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10-Day IL (knee), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ignacio Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (rib)

Marlins: Nick Fortes: day-to-day (neck), Derek Hill: day-to-day (back), Jesus Tinoco: 15-Day IL (back), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (finger), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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