HOUSTON, TEXAS – OCTOBER 06: Miguel Rojas #19 of the Miami Marlins reacts after being out at first to end the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game One of the National League Division Series at Minute Maid Park on October 06, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Miami Marlins (31-29, second in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (35-25, first in the NL East)
Houston; Wednesday, 2:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Miami: Pablo Lopez (6-4, 3.61 ERA in regular season) Atlanta: Ian Anderson (3-2, 1.95 ERA in regular season)
LINE: Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
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NLDS: Atlanta leads the series 1-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Braves will look to increase their lead in the NLDS to two games in Game 2 against the Marlins Wednesday.
The Braves are 24-16 against teams from the NL East. Atlanta has a team batting average of .239 this postseason, Travis d'Arnaud has lead them with an average of .417
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The Marlins are 21-19 against NL East Division opponents. Miami has a team slugging percentage of .386 this postseason, Miguel Rojas leads them with a mark of .600 in 10 at-bats.
REGULAR SEASON TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 18 home runs and is slugging .632.
Brian Anderson leads the Marlins with 19 extra base hits and is slugging .465.
INJURIES: Braves: Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow).
Marlins: Pat Venditte: (right oblique), Drew Steckenrider: (elbow), Josh A. Smith: (nail), Mike Morin: (elbow), Brian Moran: (knee), Brandon Leibrandt: (left elbow), Elieser Hernandez: (right lat), Harold Ramirez: (left hamstring), Logan Forsythe: (oblique), Isan Diaz: (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
