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NLDS Preview: Braves vs Marlins

<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size has-custom-weight has-custom-letterspacing" style&equals;"letter-spacing&colon;1px&semi;font-weight&colon;bold&semi;font-size&colon;30px"><img class&equals;"wp-image-10092" style&equals;"width&colon; 90px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;atlanta&lowbar;braves&lowbar;2018-pres&period;png" alt&equals;""> <strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-black-color">Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins<&sol;span><&sol;strong> <img class&equals;"wp-image-5318" style&equals;"width&colon; 90px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;1200px-marlins&lowbar;team&lowbar;logo&period;svg&lowbar;&period;png" alt&equals;""><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size" style&equals;"font-size&colon;30px"><strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Things to Know&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">&&num;8211&semi; Neither team will be playing in their home parks&period; Games will be played at a neutral site in Houston&comma; Texas in Minute Maid Park&period;<br>&&num;8211&semi; Series is set to begin October 6th&comma; allowing each team to rest up their top starting pitchers and be ready for Games 1 &amp&semi; 2&period;<br>&&num;8211&semi; No off days during the series&comma; so pitching depth&comma; both in the rotation and in the bullpen&comma; will be incredibly valuable in this series&period;<br>&&num;8211&semi; The Battle of the NL East saw the Braves edge the season series 6-4&period; The Braves outscored the Marlins 69-44&period; including a 29-9 win&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size" style&equals;"font-size&colon;30px"><strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Expected Starting Pitching Matchups&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>Game 1&colon; <&sol;strong>Max Fried &lpar;ATL&rpar; vs Sandy Alcantara &lpar;MIA&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; Tuesday October 6th<br><strong>Game 2&colon; <&sol;strong>Ian Anderson &lpar;ATL&rpar; vs Sixto Sanchez &lpar;MIA&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; Wednesday October 7th<br><strong>Game 3&colon;<&sol;strong> Pablo Lopez &lpar;MIA&rpar; vs Kyle Wright &lpar;ATL&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; Thursday October 8th<br><em><strong>Game 4&colon;<&sol;strong> &lpar;If necessary&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; Friday October 9th<br><strong>Game 5&colon;<&sol;strong> &lpar;If necessary&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; Saturday October 10th<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The starting pitcher duels see some interesting battles&comma; especially Game 2&period; The first match-up should see Alcantara take on Fried&comma; but the Battle of the NL ROY Candidates is the most exciting duel&period; All 3 starters for the Braves have been confirmed&comma; but these are the most likely pitchers for the Marlins&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"rn8ycAiV" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">With Fried&&num;8217&semi;s impressive 7-0 record and Anderson&&num;8217&semi;s ERA of just 1&period;95&comma; it was obvious who the first 2 starters were&period; Although Wright hasn&&num;8217&semi;t got the best record&comma; he bounced back with decent outings against the Mets and the Red Sox&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Alcantara took the ball for the first Wildcard game against the Cubs&comma; and performed extremely well&comma; thus putting him in contention for the first game&period; Sanchez followed suit and Game 2&comma; and pits himself against fellow NL ROY Candidate Anderson&period; The 3rd starter is up in the air&comma; but Pablo Lopez seems the logical choice after picking up a victory against the Braves not so long ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">What will become interesting is whether the series makes Games 4 and 5&period; If it does then the Braves look short of starter options due to Huascar Ynoa&&num;8217&semi;s injury&period; There have been 4 or 5 different SP4s throughout the season so Bryse Wilson may step up into that role&comma; but leaves a potential reliever opening Game 5&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Marlins aren&&num;8217&semi;t as short on options but Trevor Rogers and Jose Urena haven&&num;8217&semi;t looked the strongest this season so Games 4 and 5 could be an interesting couple of games&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-dots"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size has-custom-letterspacing" style&equals;"letter-spacing&colon;1px&semi;font-size&colon;40px"><img class&equals;"wp-image-10092" style&equals;"width&colon; 120px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;atlanta&lowbar;braves&lowbar;2018-pres&period;png" alt&equals;""> <strong>ATLANTA BRAVES<&sol;strong> <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">After finishing the NL season 2nd to only the Los Angeles Dodgers&comma; the Braves took on the Cincinnati Reds&period; They swept the series by shutting out the Reds in both games&comma; in what was a slugfest in Game 1&period; With the Reds&&num;8217&semi; BA issue&comma; the Braves just had to be solid and be patient with what they were doing&period; Their overall BA was just &period;212&comma; but they did have 4 players with 10&plus; HRs this season&period; With the likes of Nick Castellanos&comma; Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez in their ranks&comma; the Braves had to pitch smart and pick up the pieces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Game 1 saw a 13-inning match end with Freeman&&num;8217&semi;s single to bring home Cristian Pache&period; Both starters in the game produced solid performances&comma; and it came down to who could hold their nerve as the game entered record-breaking time&period; The Braves used 8 pitchers in total&comma; allowing 11 hits overall&comma; but the Reds could not find the break-through&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Game 2 was huge as it was Ian Anderson&&num;8217&semi;s postseason debut &lpar;catch the breakdown <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;01&sol;the-ian-anderson-show&sol;"><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">here<&sol;span><&sol;a>&rpar;&period; He pitched 6 solid innings&comma; striking out 9 of the Reds hitters as they could only muster 2 hits in the whole game&period; Acuna&&num;8217&semi;s 3-for-5 performance&comma; including an RBI double in the bottom of the 5th&comma; saw the Braves through until Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall both hit 2-run HRs in the bottom of the 8th to put the game out of sight&period; The Braves&&num;8217&semi; bullpen stepped up in the last 3 innings&comma; not allowing a single hit or walk as Ian Anderson picked up his first postseason win&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" data-videoid&equals;"20PVRqo&lowbar;PWo" title&equals;"Rookie Ian Anderson DOMINATES Reds to lead Braves to NLDS &lpar;9 Ks&comma; 0 runs&excl;&rpar; &vert; MLB Highlights"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;20PVRqo&lowbar;PWo"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;20PVRqo&lowbar;PWo&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Rookie Ian Anderson DOMINATES Reds to lead Braves to NLDS &lpar;9 Ks&comma; 0 runs&excl;&rpar; &vert; MLB Highlights"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-dots"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size has-custom-lineheight has-custom-letterspacing" style&equals;"line-height&colon;2&period;01&semi;letter-spacing&colon;1px&semi;font-size&colon;40px"><img class&equals;"wp-image-5318" style&equals;"width&colon; 130px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;1200px-marlins&lowbar;team&lowbar;logo&period;svg&lowbar;&period;png" alt&equals;""> <strong>MIAMI MARLINS<&sol;strong> <img class&equals;"wp-image-5318" style&equals;"width&colon; 130px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;1200px-marlins&lowbar;team&lowbar;logo&period;svg&lowbar;&period;png" alt&equals;""><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Marlins finished in 2nd place in the NL East and faced off against the NL Central Champions&comma; the Chicago Cubs&period; Although it was expected to be a close series&comma; the Marlins continued their phenomenal record of not losing a postseason series&period; The Cubs finished 34-26 but was no match for the Marlins&&num;8217&semi; starting pitchers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Game 1 saw the Cubs take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 5th with Ian Happ&&num;8217&semi;s HR&comma; but the Marlins fought back in the top of the 7th&comma; exploiting Kyle Hendricks&&num;8217&semi; fatigue to land a 3-run HR courtesy of Corey Dickerson&period; Jesus Aguilar followed this up with a 2-run HR to end Game 1 with a 5-1 victory&period; Sandy Alcantara was strong as he allowed just 3 hits and 3 walks in a solid 6 2&sol;3 inning appearance&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Game 2 was exciting due to Sixto Sanchez&&num;8217&semi;s postseason debut &lpar;again covered<span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color"> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;03&sol;sixto-sanchez-leads-the-marlins-to-the-nlds&sol;">here<&sol;a><&sol;span>&rpar; and he showcased his ability by relying heavily on his electric fastball to dominate the Cubs&&num;8217&semi; hitters&period; His 5-inning debut saw 6 SOs and 4 hits&comma; in a competitive battle with Yu Darvish&period; The Marlins ran away with the game in the top of the 7th&comma; with Garrett Cooper hitting a HR and Magneuris Sierra bringing home Lewis Brinson&comma; as they finished the game 2-0 victors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" data-videoid&equals;"mlkiN5Z01Mc" title&equals;"Cubs Yu Darvish &plus; Marlins Sixto Sanchez duel in epic showdown in Wild Card round Game 2&excl;"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;mlkiN5Z01Mc"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;mlkiN5Z01Mc&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Cubs Yu Darvish &plus; Marlins Sixto Sanchez duel in epic showdown in Wild Card round Game 2&excl;"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-dots"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size" style&equals;"font-size&colon;43px"><strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Series X-Factors&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;p><div class&equals;"wQLRbB5v" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size"><img class&equals;"wp-image-10092" style&equals;"width&colon; 90px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;atlanta&lowbar;braves&lowbar;2018-pres&period;png" alt&equals;""> <strong>Braves&colon; Dominant Hitting<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">When you look at the Braves&&num;8217&semi; roster&comma; you see the likes of Ronald Acuna and Ozzie Albies&comma; both exciting players&comma; but look a bit further and you see a team that finished 1st in Runs&sol;Game&comma; Hits&sol;Game&comma; Slugging and OBP&period; Although they averaged 9&period;6 SOs a game&comma; their ability to hit the ball and dominate games saw them finish 2nd in the NL&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Overall they had 5 players that had 10&plus; HRs and had 3 players finish with &period;300&plus; BAs&period; They outscored opponents 348-288 for the season&comma; and this included a massive 29-9 win against the Marlins back on the 10th of September&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Their starting rotation isn&&num;8217&semi;t the strongest&comma; as seen by their chopping and changing of SP4 and SP5&comma; but their batting ability and their overall offensive upside make them a dangerous proposition&period; The 3 top guys to look out for are as followed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dangerman number 1&colon; Marcell Ozuna<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Signed from the Cardinals on a one-year &dollar;18m contract&comma; he showcased his ability to be a top-class DH&period; He hit 20&plus; HRs in 5 of his last 6 seasons&comma; and would easily have made it this season if it wasn&&num;8217&semi;t for the shortened year&period; This included a 3-HR performance against the Red Sox at Fenway Park&comma; becoming the first National League player to hit three home runs in one game there&period; He finished the season with a line of &period;338&sol;&period;431&sol;&period;636 as well as an OPS of 1&period;067&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"mDrVo0HP" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The 29-year-old played all 60 games&comma; hitting 14 doubles&comma; 18 HRs&comma; and picked up 56 RBIs&period; This included 60 SOs but the Braves wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be too bothered about that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;cMw8RZDFk7Q&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dangerman Number 2&colon; Danby Swanson<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">He seems to be a player that has quietly progressed into an important member of the Braves&period; With a steady increase of doubles&comma; HRs&comma; and BA in the past few seasons&comma; it was interesting to see how he adapted to the 60-game season&period; He did so impressively&comma; slashing a line of &period;274&sol;&period;345&sol;&period;464 with an OPS of &period;809&period; This included 15 doubles&comma; 10 HRs&comma; and a team-2nd 49 runs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The 26-year-old played all 60 games&comma; striking out 71 times&comma; but picked up 5 SBs and bringing home 35 RBIs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;CMy32EejOaE&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Dangerman Number 3&colon; Freddie Freeman<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The main man in the Braves&&num;8217&semi; hitting line-up&period; He led all of the Majors with doubles &lpar;23&rpar; and runs &lpar;51&rpar;&comma; as well as smashing 13 HRs&comma; 1 triple and bringing home 53 batters&period; The 30-year-old has spent his whole career at the Braves and showed his experience and know-how to finish with a line of &period;341&sol;&period;462&sol;&period;640 and an OPS of 1&period;102&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Not only did he show his hitting ability&comma; but he also showed his plate discipline by only being struck out 37 times and walking 45 times&period; This&comma; alongside his power-hitting&comma; has led to calls for him to win NL MVP&period; He also picked up 2 grand slams&comma; despite not having a single one before this season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">FREDDIE FREEMAN GAME TYING GRAND SLAM <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;17s2MFNlil">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;17s2MFNlil<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Jared Carrabis &lpar;&commat;Jared&lowbar;Carrabis&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;Jared&lowbar;Carrabis&sol;status&sol;1302056481957859328&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">September 5&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">It took <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;FreddieFreeman5&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;FreddieFreeman5<&sol;a> 10 years to hit his first grand slam and about a day and a half to hit his second 😎<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;ForTheA&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;ForTheA<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;7i0cCnoWhI">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;7i0cCnoWhI<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Atlanta Braves &lpar;&commat;Braves&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;Braves&sol;status&sol;1302686651261628416&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">September 6&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size"><br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size"><img class&equals;"wp-image-5318" style&equals;"width&colon; 90px&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;1200px-marlins&lowbar;team&lowbar;logo&period;svg&lowbar;&period;png" alt&equals;""> <strong>Marlins<&sol;strong>&colon; <strong>Strong Base-Running<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Although the Marlins offense hasn&&num;8217&semi;t been that impressive&comma; they have a way of picking up results&comma; usually by putting pressure on the pitchers with their superior base-running abilities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">This may not seem a big stat but 51 SBs in 60 games puts them 2nd to only the Padres&period; The team as a whole know-how to run the basepaths and do so to great effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">This compliments their underdog stature&comma; and utilizing anything they can to try and put teams under pressure&period; Their hitting stats aren&&num;8217&semi;t the best&comma; and their pitching hasn&&num;8217&semi;t been standout so they have to use something that can give them an edge&period; This relates to their 9th-best &period;319 BA&comma; allowing their hitters to get on base and cause problems&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;kkxMdM6Fpv8&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">This part of their game was heavily utilized against the Mets back in August when Berti stole 3 bases in 1 inning&period; This included home base and put the Marlins 3-0 in the bottom of the 6th&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">If they can put the Braves under pressure early&comma; like they did with the Cubs&comma; then this could be an interesting match-up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-dots"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size" style&equals;"font-size&colon;43px"><strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Something to watch&colon; <&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">It may not be that significant but neither team has played at this stadium this season&period; There is no clear home advantage&comma; and this will suit the Marlins much more than the Braves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Marlins defied the odds to not only beat the Cubs but dispatch them in just 2 games&period; Their offensive line-up isn&&num;8217&semi;t elite&comma; but they have managed to go about their business and get to where they are&period; They are unbeaten in playoff series in their 28-year history but that just adds to the value of the upcoming series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">There will be pressure on the Braves to perform and end the streak&period; With their potential and their awesome batting line-up&comma; it is expected that they do so effortlessly&period; If the Marlins can get to games 4 or 5&comma; then the Braves may start feeling the pressure&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size" style&equals;"font-size&colon;43px"><strong><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Series Prediction&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;strong> <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">This series is going to be interesting&period; It feels like the Braves should coast past the Marlins in 3 games&comma; but as seen by the Wildcard series&comma; the Marlins can step up when needed&period; Ultimately I think the Braves&&num;8217&semi; hitting line-up will have too much for them&comma; but we could see some exciting games in the series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">In the 10 games they have faced each other&comma; the Marlins have won 8-2 and 8-0&comma; whilst the Braves have won 29-9&comma; 11-1 and 9-4&period; This shows that these games could go either way&period; Both teams will need to be on top form and I see the series going like this&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Game 1 – <strong>Braves<&sol;strong>&period; Fried dominates and the Braves hitters step up in a big way&period;<br>Game 2 – <strong>Braves<&sol;strong>&period; The Battle of the NL ROY Candidates sees Anderson edge Sanchez&period;<br>Game 3 – <strong>Marlins<&sol;strong>&period; 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