The final game of a four-game weekend series between two NL East division foes will take place on Sunday afternoon when the Miami Marlins face the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Georgia, at Truist Park. The game will start at 1:35 PM ET and air on Bally Sports Southeast and Bally Sports Florida.
The Miami Marlins ended their two-game losing streak following a 4-3 win in Game 3 of their series on the road against the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins trailed 1-3 heading into the top of the 5th inning but would tie the game 3-3 after Xavier Edwards scored off a double hit by Jesus Sanchez before taking the 4-3 lead in the top of the 7th inning after Nick Fortes scored off a double off the bat of Jesus Sanchez.
The win in Game 3 ended the six-game losing streak in the series for the Marlins against the Braves. However, Miami has lost seven of the nine games against Atlanta this season and has been outscored by the Braves by an average of 2.78 to 4.67 runs per game.
The Miami Marlins will look to split the series with the Atlanta Braves when they travel to face the Braves for Game 4 of the weekend series.
Despite numerous injuries this season, the Atlanta Braves remain one of the top teams in the National League as they enter the final game of the series against the Miami Marlins in 2nd place in the NL East, only behind the Philadelphia Phillies, and are in the first Wild Card spot in the National League at 60-50.
However, Atlanta saw their four-game winning streak end following a 3-4 loss at home in Game 3 of their series against the Miami Marlins. The Braves scored three runs in the first three innings, including two in the bottom of the 3rd, including a one-run home run hit by Marcell Ozuna. However, they would not score another run in the game. Grant Holmes had a solid start against the Marlins, pitching 4 ? innings, allowing three runs, and recording four strikeouts.
The loss ended the six-game winning streak against the Marlins for the Braves this season. However, Atlanta has won seven of the last ten meetings by an average margin of .3 runs per game. The Atlanta Braves will look to win the series when they host the Miami Marlins for Game 4 on Sunday afternoon.
WagerWeb lists the Atlanta Braves as -303 moneyline favorites at home against the Miami Marlins for Game 4 of the series on Sunday afternoon. Atlanta has won seven of the last ten by an average margin of .3 runs per game and two of the previous three games in the series by an average margin of 1 run per game.
Atlanta has one of the best records in the National League this season. At the same time, Miami has the 2nd worst and is 29 games below .500. The Braves have dominated the series this season, winning seven of the nine meetings and have won by an average margin of 1.89 runs per game. The Marlins have also lost 10 of their last 15 road games.
However, the Braves have only outscored the Marlins by an average of .3 runs per game over the previous ten and 1 run per game over the last three meetings, which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Miami Marlins at +1.5 when they travel to face the Atlanta Braves for Game 4 of the series on Thursday afternoon.
