The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins meet on Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Martin Perez (2-2, 2.25 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 32-16 this season and first in the NL East. Braxton Garrett (0-1, 33.75 ERA) is the expected starter for the Marlins, who are 22-26 and fourth in the NL East.
How to watch Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins
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Injury reports
Braves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Finger), Kyle Farmer: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dylan Dodd: 15 Day IL (Back), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee), Eli White: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Marlins
Griffin Conine: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Robby Snelling: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin has hit 13 home runs this season, which ranks 8th in MLB. He has also tallied 38 RBIs (4th in MLB) and has scored 39 runs. In 216 plate appearances, he has recorded a .303 BA, .389 OBP and .543 SLG with an 11.1% walk rate and a 20.4% strikeout rate.
- In 209 plate appearances, Matt Olson has hit 14 long balls (7th in MLB), tallied 38 RBIs (4th in MLB) and scored 36 runs (5th in MLB). He is batting .277/.354/.587 and has posted a 24.4% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate.
- Miami’s Xavier Edwards is slashing .322/.406/.486 this season with five home runs, 18 RBIs and an OPS of .892. He has a 10.8% strikeout rate and a 12.3% walk rate in 203 plate appearances, and he has scored 35 total runs. Edwards has recorded six steals on eight attempts.
- In 170 plate appearances, Liam Hicks has hit nine long balls, tallied 42 RBIs (1st in MLB) and scored 22 runs. He is batting .289/.353/.497 and has posted an 8.8% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate.
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