Neither club had a normal game Saturday. Both ran bullpen games. Brent Suter opened with 3 innings for Atlanta, and Miami's opener Jack Ralston lasted 1 1/3 and gave up 3 runs before the Braves pulled away to win 8-3. Miami took the opener 3-0, so the teams have traded wins and both staffs have covered a full game with relievers going into Sunday.
There's history here for Junk, and it's bad. The Braves hit him hard in May: 8 earned runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of a 9-1 rout, with 3-run homers from Austin Riley and Dominic Smith. He has pitched much better lately, and the Marlins lineup he's backed by this time is missing its second baseman. Still, Atlanta's hitters know exactly what he throws.
The open question is what lineup Atlanta brings to a 94-win club's last regular-season game. Nobody has said. Brian Snitker isn't the one deciding anymore; it's Walt Weiss's call. A full lineup facing Junk looks a lot like May. A day-off lineup against a pitcher coming off 5 scoreless innings is a different game, and it's the kind of news that only shows up when the lineup card does.
Miami is 79-82 and has played the Cubs and Braves even over the last week. They lost the regular-season series to Atlanta in May and don't have much else to play for beyond this set. Atlanta has been uneven lately: it dropped 2 of 3 at home to Cincinnati before coming to Miami. Neither team comes in looking dominant, and that fits a line this flat.