Where: Marlins Park, Miami
When: 7:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: SPSO/680, 93.7, 106.7
Probable starting pitchers: Braves RH Julio Teheran (3-1, 4.74) vs. RH David Phelps (2-0, 2.90)
What's new: The Braves return to Miami a different team than the one that got off to a 5-0 start on the season, including three wins at Marlins Park. The Braves have lost 15 of their past 22 games, including five of six on this trip to fall one-half game behind the Marlins into fourth place in the NL East. The Marlins have won seven of their past nine games at Marlins Park, where they have hit .271, compared with .264 on the road, and posted a 3.71 ERA compared with 4.47 on the road. This is the Braves' first look at Phelps as a starter. He gave up two hits in two-thirds of an inning in relief April 7. Phelps was traded along with Martin Prado from the Yankees this past winter. Outfielder Todd Cunningham was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett and will join the Braves in Miami. He'll replace Kelly Johnson, who was put on the 15-day disabled list after straining an oblique muscle swinging in his first at-bat Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
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