The Atlanta Braves get to face a familiar enemy again.
Just a week and a half after securing two out of three at their home, the Braves are hosting the Miami Marlins at Truist Park for another three-game set.
Bryce Elder, who was announced as the starter for the game after Sunday Night Baseball, is Atlanta’s starter for the series opener, opposed by lefty Ryan Weathers for Miami.
Lineups for the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on Monday, April 22nd
Here is how the Braves lineup for the match:
- RF Ronald Acuña Jr.
- SS Orlando Arcia.
- 1B Matt Olson.
- DH Marcell Ozuna.
- C Travis d’Arnaud.
- LF Adam Duvall.
- CF Michael Harris II.
- 2B David Fletcher.
Elder will make his first MLB start of the 2024 season, but it will be against Miami. He has started seven matches against the Marlins in the last two seasons, going 1-2 with a 3.38 ERA. One of the best starts of the 2023 season was against the same opponent; seven innings of scoreless baseball with three hits and no walks, striking out six in a 6-0 Braves win on May 2nd.
One of Miami’s best hitters in 2024, Bryan De La Cruz, is the one to watch here, as he’s 4-8 with a homer and four RBIs off of Elder.
Here is the lineup for the Marlins:
- 2B Luis Arraez.
- DH Bryan De La Cruz.
- CF Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- 1B Josh Bell.
- RF Jesús Sánchez.
- SS Tim Anderson.
- LF Nick Gordon.
- 3B Emmanuel Rivera.
- C Nick Fortes.
Weathers, 24, has made one start against Atlanta, this was early last year when he was a member of the San Diego Padres. He went six innings, permitting two runs on six hits, while walking and striking out five in a 2-0 Braves victory in San Diego. Austin Riley took him deep in that game, with the third baseman being 2-4 with three RBIs in his career against Weathers.
