Braves' opponent: Miami Marlins
Keep an eye on: The Marlins of late. The Braves have lost five in a row but can take solace in facing the NL East's last-place team which has lost eight of its past 11 games while dropping three consecutive series. The Marlins' 110 runs scored this month was ranked 19th in the majors. Of course the Braves' 92 runs was ranked 29th.
Who's hot: Former Brave Martin Prado is hitting .357 (10-for-28) with a double, two homers and four RBIs in his past seven games.
Who's not: J.T. Realmuto is 2-for-his-last-17 (118) over his past six games.
Braves connection: Prado is hitting .263 (25-for-95) in 25 career games against his former team, with two doubles, four RBIs and five runs scored. He has three multi-hit games in the 13 games he's played against them this season.
In the news: Christian Yelich (bruised knee) has been out of the Marlins' lineup for the past four games but pinch hit in the ninth against the Nationals on Sunday. Jose Fernandez hasn't pitched since facing the Braves on Aug. 7, throwing 76 pitches in five innings of a 6-3 loss to Julio Teheran. He was placed on the disabled list with a biceps strain shortly thereafter. Fernandez was 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA in seven starts since making his return from Tommy John surgery. The Marlins are hopeful he can return in mid-September, which means the Braves have a chance of facing him again in a three-game series in Miami Sept. 25-27. Giancarlo Stanton is still on the DL with a wrist injury and not expected to return this series.
