The Atlanta Braves play the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m. ET and we have the live stream available. It's actually MLB.com's Free Game of the Day. Whether you have MLB.tv or not, you can enjoy the live stream action for no cost at all. Check out lineups, pitching matchups and what to expect from this game.
The Braves take their 6-1 record down to Florida where they might be my Atlanta fans than Marlins fans in this game. The Marlins traded away everybody and it was noticeable as nobody in the stands of Citi Field on Sunday knew who their players were. It could be a sign of ignorance, but that also shows that the Marlins are filled with lackluster players evident in the struggles of their young outfielder, Giancarlos Stanton.
The Marlins are coming off a walkoff loss to the New York Mets as their closer, Steve Cishek, couldn't close out the bottom of the ninth. For the Braves, their season has started quickly posting a 5-1 record tied for the best in the majors after the conclusion of the first week in baseball. Led by Justin Upton, the Braves have been merciless against opposing pitchers. Their pitching has been pretty nasty as well.
Speaking of pitching, on the mound for the Braves will be Paul Maholm. The left-hander threw 5 2/3 of scoreless baseball against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of the season. He will pitch against Kevin Slowey, the five-year veteran who received all his major league experience while with the Minnesota Twins. Slowey pitched 5.1 innings of one-run baseball and still went down for the loss as the Marlins couldn't get any runs across Gio Gonzalez in their second game of the year.
The Braves will send the following lineup to face Slowey, take a look at these changes:
1. B.J. Upton CF
2. Jason Heyward RF
3. Justin Upton LF
4. Evan Gattis C
5. Dan Uggla 2B
6. Juan Francisco 3B
7. Chris Johnson 1B
8. Andrelton Simmons SS
9. Paul Maholm P
Gattis gets to clean up as he's set to protect Justin in the lineup. Gattis is hitting .364 with a home run in 2013. Simmons returns from a slight thumb injury and will be moved to the bottom of the lineup as B.J. has shown improvements at the leadoff spot.
The Marlins will have this lineup ready to go in this game:
1. Juan Pierre LF
2. Placido Polanco 3B
3. Giancarlo Stantion RF
4. Greg Dobbs 1B
5. Justin Ruggiano CF
6. Rob Brantly C
7. Adeiny Hechavarria SS
8. Donovan Solano 2B
9. Kevin Slowey P
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