MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
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ATLANTA BRAVES NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Marlins tonight open a three-game weekend series in what is the eighth of 13 games between the teams this season… The two next meet for the final three games of the season set, September 15-17, in Miami.
- Atlanta is 6-1 against Miami this season, outscoring the Marlins, 54-22 (+32)…The Marlins are 1-6 with a -32 run differential against the Braves, and 47-28 with a +32 run differential against all other teams.
- Atlanta went 13-6 against Miami last season, including wins in nine of their final 11 games between the clubs…The Braves beat Miami, 2-1, on October 4 in the penultimate game of the season to clinch the NL East division title.
- Atlanta has won the season set against Miami for eight consecutive years, dating to 2015…Moreover, the Braves have won double-digit games over the Marlins in 17 of the last 19 full seasons…They went 9-10 in 2014 and 8-10 in 2009…Since 2015, the Braves are 97-52 (.651) against Miami.
- Atlanta is 305-202 (.602) all-time against the Marlins franchise since it was founded in 1993…The Braves’ 305 wins versus Miami since the start of 1993 are its most against any one team in baseball…Per Elias, since 1993, only one MLB club has beaten another club more times than Atlanta has beaten Miami…The New York Yankees have beaten the Baltimore Orioles 311 times since that year.
- RH Bryan Hoeing is set to make his second start and fourth career appearance against Atlanta, and is 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA (7 ER/6.0 IP) in his first three games…The 6-foot-6, 210-pound native of Batesville, IN, started against Atlanta in his season debut earlier this year, April 25 here at Truist Park, and allowed six hits and four runs over 3.2 innings to take the loss…In his last two starts, June 19 vs. Toronto and June 24 vs. Pittsburgh, he has combined to pitch 9.0 scoreless innings.
MICHAEL SOROKA: Was recalled today from Triple-A Gwinnett and makes his first start at Truist Park since August 3, 2020, when he tore his right achilles while facing the Mets…Tonight marks his third start of the season, and just his third appearance in the majors since 2020.
- Tonight is his first start in Atlanta with fans in attendance since beating the Phillies, September 19, 2019.
- Soroka has never lost to Miami, going 2-0 with a 1.07 ERA (4 ER/33.2 IP) in five career starts… Atlanta is 4-1 in his five turns.
- Was honored as the International League’s Pitcher of the Week for the period of June 19-25…In his start for Gwinnett on June 22, he tossed a 7.0- inning complete game with nine strikeouts while allowing just one run…Carried a no-hitter through 6.2 innings.
- In 11 starts with the Stripers overall this year, Soroka is 3-2 with a 3.31 ERA (20 ER/54.1 IP), 1.14 WHIP, and .215 opponents’ batting average.
HALFWAY: Atlanta tonight plays its 81st game of the season, marking the halfway point of the 162-game MLB schedule…The Braves are 53-27 (.663) on the season,
percentage points behind Tampa Bay for the best record in baseball.
- Regardless of tonight’s outcome, Atlanta’s 53 wins are its most through 81 games since the National League went to a 162-game schedule in 1962…The previous best was a 52-29 (.642) record, first set in 1995 and then matched in 1997 and 1998.
- The Braves’ 53 wins (at minimum) through 81 games are the most by an NL team since the 2019 Dodgers were 55-26 (.679).
- At the halfway point last season, the Braves were 47-34 (.580), 3.5 games behind the Mets for the division lead…The Braves’ current 6.0 games lead in the division is the largest in baseball.
JUNE: Atlanta plays its final game of June tonight, and enters play with a 20-4 (.833) record for the month… That mark is easily the best in the majors.
- The second and third-best records for the month also belong to teams in the NL East…Miami is 19-7 (.731), while Philadelphia is 18-7 (.720).
- With a win tonight, the Braves would match the Atlanta-era franchise record for wins in a calendar month…The club has won 21 games in month four times previously and most recently in June of last year…The Braves also won 21 games in June of 2002, May of 1998 and August of 1999.
- The Atlanta-era record for winning percentage in a calendar month is .808, set by the 2002 team with a 21-5 record that June…With a win tonight, Atlanta would better that mark.
- The Braves lead the majors in average (.302), on-base (.368), slugging (.552), OPS (.920), homers (55), runs (159), RBI (152), and runs per game (6.63) for the month, and their 171 strikeouts are second fewest behind just Washington (165).
- Since the start of the 2018 season, Atlanta has gone 88-44 (.667) in the month of June, the best record in baseball.
HOME RUNS: 1B Matt Olson homered in the eighth inning on Wednesday, and the Braves have a majors-most 55 home runs in June, with one game left to play.
- The single-month franchise record for home runs is 56, done in June 2019…The franchise has just eight 50-homer months in history, including May of this season (51)…The club had never before hit 50 homers in consecutive months within a single season.
- Atlanta leads all of baseball with 147 homers on the season, 19 more than any other club (Dodgers, 128)…The Braves are on pace for 298 homers on the season, which would shatter the single-season franchise record…The 2019 Braves hold the current record with 249.
Tonight’s Starting Pitcher – #40 Michael Soroka RHP
2023 Record: 0-1, 8.38 ERA • 2023 MiLB Record: 1-2, 4.33 ERA
vs. RHB: .400 (6-for-15), 0 HR • vs. LHB: .240 (6-for-25), 3 HR
Home: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/0.0) • Away: 0-1, 8.38 ERA (9/9.2)
Today’s Game
- Set to make his third start of the season for Atlanta.
- Will face the Marlins for the sixth time in his career…Has a 1.07 ERA against the Marlins; the lowest against any opponent (min. 5 appearances).
- Recalled to Atlanta for the second time this season.
- Was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 4 after his start in Arizona.
- Went 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in three starts after rejoining the Stripers.
- Named International League Pitcher of the Week for June 19-25.
- Threw a 7.0-inning complete game on June 22 vs. Jacksonville.
- Was first recalled to Atlanta for the this season on May 29.
- His first outing against Oakland marked his first MLB appearance in 1,029 days, dating to August 3, 2020.
- Missed a total of 486 games with a torn Achilles.
- Allowed seven hits, five runs, four walks and two home runs while fanning two hitters in 3.2 innings pitched in his last start against Arizona.
- In 11 starts with Triple-A Gwinnett, Soroka went 3-2 with a 3.31 ERA.
- Struck out 18 hitters over 19.0 innings pitched through his last three starts
