Braves host the Marlins on 4-game home losing streak
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Miami Marlins (40-68, fifth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (58-49, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Thursday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Max Meyer (2-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Braves: Charlie Morton (5-6, 4.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -204, Marlins +169; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Miami Marlins looking to end a four-game home slide.
Atlanta has gone 30-21 at home and 58-49 overall. Braves pitchers have a collective 3.48 ERA, which leads the NL.
Miami has an 18-34 record on the road and a 40-68 record overall. The Marlins have a 23-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Braves lead the season series 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jorge Soler has 23 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 40 RBI for the Braves. Travis d’Arnaud is 12-for-29 with four home runs over the last 10 games.
Nick Gordon has 11 doubles, a triple and eight home runs for the Marlins. Jake Burger is 10-for-36 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .224 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored by three runs
Marlins: 6-4, .276 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: day-to-day (forearm), Michael Harris II: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ozzie Albies: 10-Day IL (wrist), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (forearm), Raymond Kerr: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-Day IL (knee), Angel Perdomo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Marlins: Edward Cabrera: day-to-day (knee), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dane Myers: 10-Day IL (ankle), Ryan Weathers: 60-Day IL (finger), Sixto Sanchez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesus Luzardo: 60-Day IL (back), Josh Simpson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sandy Alcantara: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.