Friday, September 5, 2014

Marlins Park in Miami

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With the Washington Nationals pulling away from the rest of the pack in the National League East, the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins are both still vying for a berth in the playoffs. Marlins Park will be home to the NL East division rivalry and will see the Braves send Aaron Harang (10-9) to the hill to face the Marlins and Jarred Cosart (3-1).

The Braves offense has had many up and down periods throughout the season. Earlier this week, they were no-hit by the lowly Philadelphia Phillies, but in recent days, have seen a turnaround from their usual performance. Harang will hope to get more run support than he has in his most recent starts. In 6 August starts, he was 1-3 and received only 11 runs of support in the 5 games the team lost. In his career against the current roster of Marlins, Harang has allowed 64 hits in 175 at-bats with 7 home runs allowed. Marcell Ozuna has led the way with 2 home runs and a .308 average.

For the 24-year-old Cosart, 2014 has been a nice year. He has made 25 starts and has a 3.80 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and .258 BAA. His strikeout to walk ratio is just 92:58, but in 5 starts with the Marlins since being acquired from the Houston Astros, has a K:BB ratio of 17:7. He has allowed 13 hits in 50 at-bats against the current members of the Braves, but has given up just 2 extra base hits.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

Atlanta Braves are 56-72-12 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Atlanta Braves is 0.1

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

Miami Marlins are 73-55-10 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami Marlins is -0.2

Injuries to Watch

Atlanta Braves

09/04/14 LF Justin Upton Tricep questionable
07/29/14 P Shae Simmons Shoulder 15-day DL (7/29)
06/20/14 P Gavin Floyd Elbow 60-day DL (6/20), out for season
06/20/14 P Pedro Beato Elbow 15-day DL (6/19)
03/29/14 P Brandon Beachy Elbow 60-day DL (3/21), out for season
03/29/14 P Cory Gearrin Elbow 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/21), out for season
03/28/14 P Jonny Venters Elbow 60-day DL (3/21); out for season

Miami Marlins

09/04/14 P Henderson Alvarez Oblique questionable
07/18/14 P Kevin Gregg Elbow 60-day DL (7/14)
06/22/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (6/20), out for season
05/13/14 P Jose Fernandez Elbow 15-day DL (5/10), out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Miami

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