Monday, April 21, 7:10 PM on FSFL, SPSO

Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia

Miami - Koehler, T (2-1) vs. Atlanta - Teheran, J (2-1)

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Turner Field will be the home on Monday night to a showdown between two of the best teams in the National League East, the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. The Atlanta Braves will send their staff ace to the mound in Julio Teheran, while the Marlins will send Tom Koehler to the hill.

This is the 3rd season in Major League Baseball for Koehler and he is off to a better start than he has had so far. In 3 starts, he has gone 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA. He has allowed just 13 hits and 8 walks in 19 innings, allowing only 4 earned runs with a BAA of .194. In his last outing against the Washington Nationals, the 27-year-old threw 7 shutout innings with 1 hit and 5 walks, while striking out 3. The current Atlanta roster has had some success against him, combining for a .297 average.

When Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy went down to injury in the same week of Spring Training, Teheran was thrust into the ace position and the Opening Day starter role. He has excelled thus far in 2014, going 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 4 starts. He has thrown 28 innings, allowing 23 hits and 6 walks with 6 earned runs and 13 strikeouts. His strikeout pitch hasn’t been working yet, but with a .228 BAA, Atlanta will be alright with that statistic. In his last start, he threw a complete game shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Miami Betting Trends

Miami is 12-5-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami is +0.7

Atlanta Betting Trends

Atlanta is 7-9-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Atlanta is +1.4

Injuries to Watch

Miami

04/20/14 C Jarrod Saltalamacchia Rest questionable
04/09/14 P Jacob Turner Shoulder 15-day DL (4/4)
03/28/14 3B Ed Lucas Hand 15-day DL (3/28)
03/28/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (3/21)

Atlanta

04/20/14 C Evan Gattis Rest questionable
03/29/14 P Brandon Beachy Elbow 60-day DL, 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, out for season
03/28/14 P Mike Minor Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Gavin Floyd Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Jonny Venters Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take Atlanta

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