{"id":704254,"date":"2026-05-20T20:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/704254\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:30:20","slug":"the-scouting-report-braves-vs-marlins-game-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/704254\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scouting Report: Braves vs Marlins, Game Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Atlanta Braves baseball! Let\u2019s break down everything you need to know about this evening\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n

First Pitch: 6:40 PM ET<\/p>\n

Location: loanDepot Park, Miami, FL<\/p>\n

TV: BravesVision, Gray TV (OTA)<\/p>\n

Radio: 680 AM\/93.7 FM The Fan<\/p>\n

Roof: loanDepot Park\u2019s roof will be CLOSED today<\/a><\/p>\n

RF Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr
CF Michael Harris II<\/a>
1B Matt Olson<\/a>
2B Ozzie Albies<\/a>
DH Dominic Smith<\/a>
SS Mauricio Dub\u00f3n<\/a>
3B Austin Riley<\/a>
LF Mike Yastrzemski<\/a>
C Sandy Le\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n

Quick thoughts: <\/p>\n

The Braves make some notable changes here, including Ronald being back in the field, Dub\u00f3n at shortstop in place of Ha-Seong Kim, and Riley being dropped down to the #7 spot in the order. <\/p>\n

2B Xavier Edwards
SS Otto Lopez
LF Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez
1B Connor Norby
CF Esteury Ruiz
3B Leo Jim\u00e9nez
DH Christopher Morel
C Liam hicks
RF Javier Sanoja<\/p>\n

Quick thoughts:<\/p>\n

A lot of the same names as last night, but in a wildly different order. There\u2019s also a six-hitter righty lane, from #2 through #7, so that\u2019s fun. <\/p>\n

Quick snapshot:<\/p>\n

Pitch mix:<\/p>\n

vs LHH: 41% slider, 31% sinker, 26% four-seamer, 2% changeup<\/p>\n

vs RHH: 44% four-seamer, 40% slider, 16% changeup, <1% sinker<\/p>\n

Who to watch:<\/p>\n

There are a grand total of seven at-bats and\u00a0one\u00a0hit off Sale,\u00a0an RBI single by Christopher Morel<\/a> on April 13th, 2025. <\/p>\n

Quick snapshot:<\/p>\n

The arsenal:<\/p>\n

How he attacks hitters (all graphics courtesy of Thomas Nestico<\/a>)<\/p>\n

vs LHH: A very well-sequenced kitchen sink with no significant tendencies other than strike-stealing with curveballs early and when behind in the count and a slight uptick in four-seam fastballs with two strikes. <\/p>\n

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vs RHH: A very well-sequenced kitchen sink with no significant tendencies other than slightly elevated slider use early in the at-bat and a slight uptick in four-seamers when behind <\/p>\n

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Sequencing:<\/p>\n

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How to read a plinko chart: Each circle represents the usage of a pitcher\u2019s arsenal in a given count (color key is on the bottom of the graphic). The thickness of the connecting lines reflects how often each count occurs, helping show how a pitcher navigates an at-bat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s not a ton of experience against Junk on Atlanta\u2019s roster, but some of these limited samples are fun – Ronald Acu\u00f1a\u2019s 2-3 with two singles, while Matt Olson\u2019s 1-2 with a RBI and Mauricio Dub\u00f3n is 1-2 with a double. <\/p>\n

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Likely available:<\/p>\n

Dylan Dodd<\/a> and recently called-up Victor Mederos<\/a> are both fresh and available. Tyler Kinley<\/a> pitched a back-to-back, but had last night off and can come in for a lower-leverage spot. <\/p>\n

Used recently:<\/p>\n

Both Robert Suarez<\/a> and Raisel Iglesias<\/a> pitched in last night\u2019s win, but with their modest pitch counts, should be available in a leverage spot today. <\/p>\n

Potential limitations:<\/p>\n

Didier Fuentes<\/a> (!) pitched a back-to-back and is almost certainly down for the day. Dylan Lee<\/a> is more of a question – he threw 25 pitches last night in his first game action since Friday. Do they ask him to come back and try and get a quick inning out of him, or is he unavailable unless it\u2019s an emergency? <\/p>\n

Quick takeaway:<\/p>\n

Two leverage arms, a lefty (albeit one with reverse splits in Dodd), some middle relievers, and a long man. Not a bad place to be for the ninth game in nine days. <\/p>\n

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Likely available:<\/p>\n

Used recently<\/p>\n

Everybody else. Andrew Nardi<\/a> threw 20 pitches yesterday, while Anthony Bender<\/a> threw 22, so they\u2019re likely both on the docket in this one. <\/p>\n

Potential limitations<\/p>\n

Miami has two relievers coming off a back-to-back, with Calvin Faucher<\/a> throwing an absurd 56 pitches in the last two days and Lake Bachar<\/a> throwing 39. It\u2019d be malpractice to ask either guy to be up today. <\/p>\n

Quick takeaway:<\/p>\n

Miami has some pieces, including closer Pete Fairbanks<\/a>, but they\u2019d love some length out of Junk. <\/p>\n

The Braves have struggled against well-sequenced kitchen sink guys, and nobody in the league is better sequenced than a Miami Marlins starter that\u2019s getting his pitches called from the dugout. How do the Braves handle a wide arsenal with no significant tendencies? <\/p>\n

Can the Marlins get any length out of Janson Junk at all, or will this be another brutal day for the Miami bullpen? <\/p>\n

Atlanta\u2019s favored (FanDuel) in what\u2019s expected to be a low-scoring game (O\/U 7 runs). Can the Braves find a way to break Chris Sale\u2019s two-game losing streak? <\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to also watch this, here\u2019s the Braves Today live stream from this afternoon, after lineups were announced.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Atlanta Braves baseball! Let\u2019s break down everything you need to know about this evening\u2019s matchup. First Pitch:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2395],"tags":[5,1816,778,58,4171,4],"class_list":["post-704254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-marlins","tag-baseball","tag-marlins","tag-miami","tag-miami-marlins","tag-miamimarlins","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116608803042964529","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}