Miami faces Atlanta following Rogers' strong performance

Updated Jun. 11, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Atlanta Braves (29-31, third in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (27-35, fourth in the NL East)

Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Charlie Morton (5-2, 4.94 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 72 strikeouts) Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (3-5, 3.30 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 74 strikeouts)

LINE: Marlins +115, Braves -132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup after a strong showing by Rogers. Rogers went seven innings, surrendering two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts against Colorado.

The Marlins are 10-9 against the rest of their division. The Miami pitching staff averages 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, Trevor Rogers leads them with a mark of 10.6.

The Braves are 14-16 against division opponents. Atlanta's team on-base percentage of .311 is fifteenth in the league. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the team with an OBP of .386.

The Braves won the last meeting 7-6. A.J. Minter earned his first victory and Pablo Sandoval went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBIs for Atlanta. Dylan Floro took his first loss for Miami.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jesus Aguilar leads the Marlins with 12 home runs and is batting .269.

Ozzie Albies leads the Braves with 32 extra base hits and is slugging .502.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 3-7, .260 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored by five runs

Braves: 5-5, .238 batting average, 4.22 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Marlins: Cody Poteet: (knee), Nick Neidert: (biceps), Jordan Holloway: (undisclosed), Elieser Hernandez: (quad), Jorge Guzman: (elbow), Daniel Castano: (shoulder), Jeff Brigham: (undisclosed), Garrett Cooper: (back), Miguel Rojas: (finger), Brian Anderson: (shoulder).

Braves: Huascar Ynoa: (hand), Touki Toussaint: (right shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Grant Dayton: (shoulder), Marcell Ozuna: (hand), Alex Jackson: (left hamstring), Travis d'Arnaud: (left thumb).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Cody Poteet

Touki Toussaint

Ronald Acuña

Charlie Morton

Trevor Rogers

A.J. Minter

Pablo Sandoval

Brian Anderson

Sandy Alcantara

Huascar Ynoa

Jordan Holloway

Grant Dayton

Michael Soroka

Elieser Hernández

Daniel Castano

Marcell Ozuna

Alex Jackson

Jeff Brigham

Dylan Floro

Nick Neidert

Miguel Rojas

Garrett Cooper

Travis d'Arnaud

Jesús Aguilar

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