The Braves' problem right now isn't pitching, it's the lineup. They put up 0 runs against Cincinnati, 3 in a win, and 0 again in the opener here. According to FOX Sports, Atlanta is hitting .237 over its last 10 and has been outscored by 3 in that stretch, and the team is only 41-38 on the road this year. Drake Baldwin is the exception: 14-for-41 over those 10 games. Olson is still the guy who can end a slump with one swing.
Miami is 79-81, but this is a different team at loanDepot park. The Marlins are 46-33 at home, per FOX Sports, and they took 2 of 3 from the Cubs before blanking Atlanta. Griffin Conine is 9-for-34 with 3 homers over his last 10 games and has more or less carried the lineup with Edwards out. Miami's .327 team OBP ranks 5th in the NL, and a lineup that works counts is the right kind to bring against a bullpen game.
- 10-Day-ILLane Thomas (LF) — Thomas (intercostal) took some swings off a tee Tuesday.09/22
- 15-Day-ILMartin Perez (SP) — Perez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Houston, striking out two while allowing one run on six hits and two walks in 4.1 innings.09/24
- 15-Day-ILReynaldo Lopez (RP) — Lopez (4-5) took the loss in Monday's 7-3 loss against the Cubs after allowing five runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts over three innings. After the game, manager Walt Weiss stated that Lopez may be placed on the injured list due to a shoulder injury.09/15
- 15-Day-ILBryce Elder (SP) — Atlanta placed Elder on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to arthroscopic right knee surgery.09/09
- suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHurston Waldrep (SP) — Atlanta recalled Waldrep (elbow) from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday and placed him on the 60-day injured list.09/24
- 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Jimenez (knee) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.09/15
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP) — Strider (elbow) is not expected to return to Atlanta's active roster before the end of this season.08/28
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Schwellenbach will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a fracture in his right elbow.08/28
- 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayNewXavier Edwards (2B) — Edwards (thumb) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game versus Atlanta.09/25
- 10-Day-ILOwen Caissie (RF) — The Marlins placed Caissie on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a lumbar stress reaction.09/13
- 15-Day-ILNewTyler Zuber (RP) — Zuber gave up a run on two hits in one-third of an inning during Monday's loss to the Red Sox.09/25
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender (RP) — Bender will undergo surgery to address the stress reaction in his right shin.09/19
- 15-Day-ILPete Fairbanks (RP) — Fairbanks will undergo surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome.09/19
- 15-Day-ILMax Meyer (SP) — Meyer (neck) has been shut down from throwing and will not return this season.09/15
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — Nardi (elbow) is slated to undergo season-ending surgery Friday.08/24
- 60-Day-ILWilliam Kempner (RP) — The Marlins transferred Kempner (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday.08/21
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program in September.08/07
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — Mazur (elbow) is expected to begin a throwing program sometime in September.08/07
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — Henriquez (elbow) began playing catch from 60 feet out Friday.07/18
Atlanta still leads the season series comfortably, according to FOX Sports, and on paper the Braves have the better roster. It's a Saturday afternoon under the roof with nothing but late-season innings from both staffs. The Braves have had plenty of chances to put this opponent away this year. How this one goes depends on whether their bats show up before the Marlins' makeshift pen runs out of outs.