Marlins vs. Braves: Start time, how to watch, game thread and Fish Picks—April 12, 2021

Welcome to Monday’s Marlins (2-6, -8 RD) vs. Braves (4-5, +3 RD) game thread.

Fish Picks has indeed returned for a third season! Whether you enter picks here on fishstripes.com or at the @fishstripes Twitter account, it’s always free to participate and the prizes are real.

Fans can find the props within game threads like this one or as the pinned tweet on our Twitter account. They will be posted at least four hours prior to the game’s scheduled first pitch (assuming both the Marlins and their opponent declare a probable starting pitcher by then). Generally, there will be five props per game, four about individual/team stats and the final one always being the moneyline pick (which team will win). Picks are only valid if commented or tweeted to us prior to first pitch.

Your goal every day is to “pick a perfect game” and choose the correct outcome for each prop. Whoever has the most perfect games each month receives a t-shirt of their choice from our partners at Legends of Dade!

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Marlins Lineup

1. LF Corey Dickerson
2. CF Starling Marte
3. 1B Garrett Cooper
4. 3B Brian Anderson
5. RF Adam Duvall
6. 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.
7. SS Miguel Rojas
8. C Chad Wallach
9. RHP Sandy Alcantara (2021 season stats: 1.50 ERA, 1.57 FIP, 35.4 K%, 38.5 HardHit% in 12.0 IP)

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Notes: The Marlins need two able-bodied catchers, and thankfully, Alfaro (left hamstring tightness) has returned to the lineup. This will be his first game action since April 6 Nope, never mind—Jorge Alfaro was scratched yet again. Wallach has started every game since April 7...Adam Duvall is a lifetime .250/.328/.500 hitter at Truist Park, including a .287/.364/.575 slash line in 28 games there last season...In the first episode of a new video series, “Must-Watch Marlins,” I explain why this is an important week for Alcantara and Brian Anderson (for very different reasons).

Braves Lineup

1. RF Ronald Acuña Jr.
2. 2B Ozzie Albies
3. 1B Freddie Freeman
4. LF Marcell Ozuna
5. SS Dansby Swanson
6. 3B Austin Riley
7. C Alex Jackson
8. CF Ender Inciarte
9. RHP Huascar Ynoa (2021 season stats: 0.00 ERA, 1.98 FIP, 23.8 K%, 46.7 HardHit% in 6.0 IP)

Notes: The Braves brought back the vast majority of the offensive firepower that led them to within one win of the National League pennant in 2020. They’ve been surprisingly mediocre at the plate thus far, especially Ozuna (6 wRC+) and Cristian Paché (-16 wRC+). However, Atlanta leads the majors in hard hit rate (48.0%), indicating that their luck could turn around soon...The Braves’ bats roared to life on Sunday night, but that wasn’t enough to overcome a botched call at home.

How to watch/listen/follow

First pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. ET. Watch on Bally Sports Florida or listen to the radio broadcast on 940 WINZ.

Brandon Liguori (@BrandonRLiguori) will provide in-game Twitter commentary and handle the recap article.

Fish Picks

Please comment below or tweet to @fishstripes with your picks for the following props. The contest locks at first pitch.

1. Will Ronald Acuña Jr. reach base safely vs. Alcantara? (Yes/No)
2. Over/Under 98.9 miles per hour for Alcantara’s fastest pitch? (Over/Under)
3. Over/Under 1.5 total home runs? (Over/Under)
4. Over/Under 3:04 time of game? (Over/Under)
5. Who wins? (Marlins/Braves)