Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves 4/24/23

The Miami Marlins open a four-game series on the road Monday against the Atlanta Braves. Miami improved to 12-9 following its 6-1 and 3-2 victories over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday to sweep a doubleheader. Miami has won two straight and four of the last five. The Marlins are third in the National League East, two games behind first place Atlanta.

Second baseman Luis Arraez is batting .444 to lead Miami and has team highs in hits with 32 and on base percentage at .506. Right fielder Jorge Soler is the leader in home runs with five and first baseman Garrett Cooper is the leader in RBIs with 11. On Monday, the Miami Marlins will send Edward Cabrera to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.08 ERA and 18 Ks.

Atlanta dropped to 14-7 following its 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday. Atlanta has lost each of its first two games of a three-game interleague series with Houston and concludes that on Sunday. The Braves have lost three straight following an eight-game winning streak. Atlanta is first in the National League East, a half-game ahead of the New York Mets.

Right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr is batting .375 to lead Atlanta and has team highs in hits with 33 and on base percentage at .450. First baseman Matt Olson is the leader in home runs with six and RBIs with 20. Atlanta is batting .259 as a team with a .436 slugging percentage. On Monday, the Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider to the mound. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 36 Ks.

Miami has won each of its last four played on the road and the Marlins have won eight of the last 10 overall. Atlanta has stumbled a bit as the Braves have lost three straight. Miami starting pitcher Edward Cabrera has had solid outings in three of four starts and overall has allowed eight runs on 15 hits across 17 ⅔ innings with Miami winning each of the last two starts. Final Score Prediction, Miami Marlins win 5-4.