Atlanta’s offense has routinely punished Miami pitching, piling up 38 runs in their last four head-to-head wins, and nothing in the current matchup suggests that trend will reverse. Grant Holmes enters with sharp early-season command (1.08 WHIP, two quality starts out of three) and should work efficiently through six before handing the ball to a stingy back-end trio of Bummer, Kinley and Iglesias. Eury Pérez flashes elite stuff but continues to fight inconsistency and the long ball (12 HR in 95⅓ IP last year; four more already this season). A stacked left-right Atlanta core—Acuna, Albies, Olson, Riley, the sizzling rookie Drake Baldwin—forces Pérez into deep counts and cracks him for a two-run third and a solo shot in the fifth. Once Miami’s middle relief takes over, the Braves tack on a pair in the eighth. The Marlins’ best hope is speed and contact at the top—Xavier Edwards and Otto Lopez manufacture a run in the fourth, and a solo blast by Liam Hicks off Holmes in the sixth trims the gap—but Miami’s lineup remains too top-heavy and strikes out against Atlanta’s bullpen when it matters. With superior depth, recent form (WLWWW vs LLLWW), and home-field comfort, the Braves control the game wire-to-wire and widen their early NL East lead with a 6-2 victory.

Probable Pitchers

E. Pérez Marlins

4-6 4.21 ERA

81 K

G. Holmes Braves

4-4 3.96 ERA

69 K

Miami Marlins — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Jakob Marsee	CF	.152	0	3	.260	.227
Xavier Edwards	2B	.359	1	6	.414	.516
Agustín Ramírez	DH	.250	1	8	.348	.383
Liam Hicks	C	.319	3	16	.370	.532
Otto Lopez	SS	.317	2	7	.364	.517
Owen Caissie	RF	.267	2	12	.333	.489
Connor Norby	1B	.255	2	5	.379	.468
Heriberto Hernández	LF	.163	0	5	.280	.209
Graham Pauley	3B	.167	0	4	.189	.278

Atlanta Braves — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Ronald Acuña Jr.	RF	.242	1	5	.338	.379
Drake Baldwin	C	.300	5	17	.372	.543
Matt Olson	1B	.299	4	11	.382	.597
Austin Riley	3B	.226	0	8	.324	.274
Jorge Mateo	SS	.438	1	3	.471	.688
Ozzie Albies	2B	.288	3	7	.333	.424
Dominic Smith	DH	.353	3	11	.378	.647
Michael Harris II	CF	.259	2	7	.298	.389
Mauricio Dubón	LF	.339	2	11	.381	.542

Scoring Plays

▲ 4

Liam Hicks out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jakob Marsee scores. Xavier Edwards to 3rd.

1-0

▲ 4

Otto Lopez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Xavier Edwards scores. Agustín Ramírez to 2nd.

2-0

▲ 4

Connor Norby singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Agustín Ramírez scores. Otto Lopez to 2nd.

3-0

▼ 4

Austin Riley singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Drake Baldwin scores. Matt Olson to 3rd.

3-1

▼ 4

Mike Yastrzemski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Owen Caissie. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley to 3rd.

3-2

▼ 4

Dominic Smith out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Owen Caissie. Austin Riley scores.

3-3

▲ 5

Agustín Ramírez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Graham Pauley scores. Xavier Edwards scores.

6-3

▼ 5

Austin Riley grounds out sharply, pitcher Andrew Nardi to second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Connor Norby. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 3rd.

6-4

▲ 6

Connor Norby homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

7-4

▲ 6

Agustín Ramírez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Austin Riley. Heriberto Hernández scores. Jakob Marsee to 3rd.

8-4

▲ 6

Liam Hicks singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ozzie Albies, deflected by pitcher Rolddy Muñoz. Jakob Marsee scores. Agustín Ramírez to 2nd.

9-4

▲ 8

Liam Hicks singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Xavier Edwards scores. Agustín Ramírez to 2nd.

10-4

Miami Marlins — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Jakob MarseeCF	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.152	.487
Xavier Edwards2B	4	3	2	0	1	1	0	.359	.930
Agustín RamírezDH	4	2	3	4	1	0	1	.250	.731
Liam HicksC	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	.319	.902
Otto LopezSS	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	.317	.881
Owen CaissieRF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.267	.822
Connor Norby1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	1	.255	.847
Heriberto HernándezLF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.163	.489
Graham Pauley3B	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	.167	.467
Totals	41	10	16	10	3	9	2

BATTING

HR: Ramírez (1, 5th inning off Bummer, 2 on, 1 out); Norby (2, 6th inning off Muñoz, Rol, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Caissie; Edwards, X 2; Hernández, H 2; Hicks, L 3; Lopez, O; Marsee; Norby 5; Pauley; Ramírez 6.

RBI: Hicks, L 3 (16); Lopez, O (7); Norby 2 (5); Ramírez 4 (8).

2-out RBI: Norby; Hicks, L; Ramírez.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pauley; Caissie 2; Hernández, H; Lopez, O.

SF: Hicks, L.

GIDP: Pauley.

Team RISP: 6-for-14.

Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: Hicks, L (1, 2nd base off Bummer/Baldwin, D); Hernández, H (3, 2nd base off Muñoz, Rol/Baldwin, D); Marsee (7, 2nd base off Muñoz, Rol/Baldwin, D).

FIELDING

Outfield assists: Marsee (Smith, Do at 3rd base).

PB: Hicks, L (1).

DP: 2 (Marsee-Lopez, O-Pauley; Lopez, O-Edwards, X-Norby).

Atlanta Braves — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF	4	1	1	0	1	2	.242	.717
Drake BaldwinC	4	1	1	0	1	1	.300	.915
Matt Olson1B	5	1	2	0	0	2	.299	.979
Austin Riley3B	5	1	1	2	0	0	.226	.598
Jorge MateoSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.438	1.159
Ozzie Albies2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.288	.757
Dominic SmithDH	3	0	1	1	0	2	.353	1.025
Michael Harris IICF	3	0	2	0	1	1	.259	.687
Mauricio DubónLF	2	0	0	0	2	0	.339	.923
Totals	33	4	9	4	6	10

BATTING

2B: Smith, Do (1, Pérez, Eu).

TB: Acuña Jr.; Baldwin, D; Harris II 2; Olson 2; Riley, A; Smith, Do 2; Yastrzemski.

RBI: Riley, A 2 (8); Smith, Do (11); Yastrzemski (4).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dubón; Farmer, K; Acuña Jr.; Baldwin, D 2.

SF: Smith, Do.

GIDP: Riley, A.

Team RISP: 3-for-12.

Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: Riley, A (2, 2nd base off Pérez, Eu/Hicks, L); Yastrzemski (1, 2nd base off Pérez, Eu/Hicks, L).

FIELDING

DP: (Albies-Mateo-Olson).

a-Grounded out for Yastrzemski in the 5th.

Miami Marlins — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Eury Pérez	4.0	7	4	3	2	2	76-45	5.40
Andrew Nardi(W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16-9	1.80
Calvin Faucher	0.2	0	0	0	3	2	21-7	5.40
John King(H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	0.00
Lake Bachar	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	35-23	3.00
Anthony Bender	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-6	6.43

Atlanta Braves — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Grant Holmes	4.0	3	3	3	2	3	0	59-34	3.32
Aaron Bummer(L, 0-1)	1.0	4	3	3	0	2	1	22-14	5.40
Rolddy Muñoz	2.0	5	3	3	1	3	1	49-30	13.50
José Suarez	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	34-21	8.64

Game Info

Umpires: Home Plate: Dan Iassogna; First Base: James Jean; Second Base: Adam Beck; Third Base: Jeremie Rehak

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta

Weather: 78°F, Clear

Wind: 7 mph, R To L

Miami Marlins — News

Marlins surge to 8-2 in last 10 games; Yankees collapse to 2-8

Miami's pitching depth is carrying the June surge: Meyer (2.60 ERA, 9-0) anchors a rotation where even the fourth starter (Phillips at 3.02 ERA) outperforms New York's third option (Weathers at 4.08 ERA). Yankees' L6 streak has erased their +91 run differential advantage and dropped them 2.5 games behind Tampa Bay in AL East.

Miami Marlins

New York Yankees

Marlins Place Bender On IL; Brzykcy Called Up

Bender (2.62 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 10.75 K/9) was Miami's most efficient reliever before the stress reaction—his xwOBA of 0.254 ranked among the staff's best. Brzykcy arrives as an unproven replacement into a bullpen that's been solid (3.56 ERA across relief appearances) backing a +13 run differential in contention.

Anthony Bender

Miami Marlins

Marlins Win June Record, Eye Wild Card Spot

Miami (45-40, +13 run diff) sits 0.2 percentage points behind St. Louis (43-38) for the final NL Wild Card with a 20-win June within reach; the Marlins have gone 8-2 in their last 10 after struggling on the road (17-23).

Miami Marlins

New York Yankees

Marlins Release Christopher Morel

Morel departs with a .162 AVG and .220 xwOBA across 22 games, clearing organizational depth at first base after Griffin Conine (.396 xwOBA, 2 HR in 15 games) earned the roster spot.

Griffin Conine

Christopher Morel

Miami Marlins

Marlins Outright Christopher Morel to Triple-A

Morel clears waivers after hitting .162/.220/.206 with a .187 xBA across limited action, freeing roster space as Miami (42-39, +3 run diff) activates Conine from hamstring surgery.

Christopher Morel

Miami Marlins

Atlanta Braves — News

Braves Sign Andrew McCutchen To Minor League Deal

McCutchen arrives with a .192 AVG and .237 xwOBA after Texas DFA'd him in late May, offering Atlanta depth on a rebuilding deal rather than a lineup upgrade.

Andrew McCutchen

Atlanta Braves

Braves Designate Ian Hamilton For Assignment

Hamilton exits with a 7.71 ERA and 5.79 BB/9 across 4.2 IP, clearing bullpen space for Molina (5.40 ERA in limited action) as Atlanta makes room for Young's return from the 60-day IL.

Ian Hamilton

Atlanta Braves

Braves lead NL East at 50-34 but recent form shows vulnerability

Atlanta's 3-7 L10 clip masks a +90 run differential that still ranks among league's best. Sale (2.10 ERA, 109 SO) anchors a rotation capable of contention, but the urgency to add pitching depth reflects the reality that only Sale and Iglesias (1.27 ERA) offer true reliability in October.

Atlanta Braves

Braves Designate Rowdy Tellez For Assignment

Tellez departs after 7 games with a .506 xwOBA despite just .200 actual average—a small sample that doesn't warrant the roster spot. Jim Jarvis (0.177 xwOBA, 2 G) replaces him at short, a lateral move for Atlanta's 50-34 division-leading roster.

Jim Jarvis

Rowdy Tellez

Atlanta Braves

AJ Smith-Shawver: Making first rehab start Tuesday

Smith-Shawver begins his return assignment with Single-A Augusta, marking the first step in rehabilitation. The Braves rotation currently sits with Sale (2.10 ERA, 109 SO) and Pérez (3.00 ERA) as anchors, but Smith-Shawver's absence has forced reliance on Holmes (3.96 ERA) and Elder (4.01 ERA) as depth starters.

AJ Smith-Shawver

Atlanta Braves