Max Fried Returns as Braves Seek Series Win Against Marlins on Sunday

The Atlanta Braves (60-50) couldn't get enough offense going on Saturday night to win a seventh straight game against the Miami Marlins (41-70). Sunday afternoon they face off in game four with a chance to win the series.

Sunday morning the Braves reinstated LHP Max Fried (7-5, 3.08) from the injured list and optioned Dylan Lee to Triple-A Gwinnett as the corresponding move. Fried was placed on the IL back on July 21 with left forearm neuritis, and the forecast for his absence was very uncertain. After throwing several bullpen sessions since being shelved, Fried is asymptomatic and ready to return to action. The news of his return is a huge sigh of relief for Atlanta who desperately needs his arm in the rotation for the rest of 2024.

Fried threw an inning during the All-Star Game, but his last start was on July 11 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He took the loss but pitched well, giving up just one run and striking out seven hitters over six innings of work. Sunday he will return to the mound facing a Marlins team he's had great success against in recent years. Over his last four starts against Miami, Fried is 4-0 with a 0.68 ERA including a complete game shutout in Miami back on April 23 of this year. The Braves are hoping Fried will pick up where he left off in July and help earn the team a second straight series victory.

RHP Edward Cabrera (1-3, 6.65) will get the start for Miami. In his fourth season with the Marlins, the right-hander has had his fair share of troubles. Over his last four starts, he is 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA and six homers allowed. Command has been an issue for Cabrera as well who has walked 11 batters over that span. His ERA skyrockets to 9.39 on the road this year. The Braves have faced Miami's starter three times in his career. Cabrera is 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA against Atlanta in those games.

The Braves are just 4-5 in Sunday home games this season but are 11-2 against the Marlins at Truist Park over the last two seasons.

Here's how Atlanta lines up for game four:

RF Jorge Soler
3B Austin Riley
DH Marcell Ozuna
1B Matt Olson
SS Orlando Arcia
LF Eddie Rosario
C Sean Murphy
CF Jarred Kelenic
2B Whit Merrifield

Austin Riley, Sean Murphy and Eddie Rosario have all homered against Miami's starter. Orlando Arcia and Whit Merrifield will face him for the first time this afternoon.

Here is the Marlins lineup for Sunday's game:

SS Xavier Edwards
DH Jake Burger
1B Jonah Bride
RF Jesús Sànchez
3B Emmanuel Rivera
2B Otto Lopez
CF Christian Pache
LF David Hensley
C Ali Sànchez

Six Miami starters have faced Max Fried in their careers. Jesús Sànchez is the only Marlin with any success, going 4-for-7 with a homer and two RBI. Burger, Hensley, Pache, Lopez, and Rivera have combined to go 2-for-18 against the Braves' starter.

Broadcast Information for Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on Sunday, August 4.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. EST. The Braves broadcast can be viewed on Bally Sports Southeast. You can also listen to the game by tuning in to the Atlanta Braves Radio Network on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan and affiliates across Braves Country.