The brightest side of a 4:10 pm ET start? Not wallowing in the absolute stinker that was last night’s game for a full day.
The Braves will be looking to play a Normal game of baseball to deny the Fish a guaranteed series split. Here’s hoping the gloves and bats that didn’t make an appearance yesterday actually made it down to Miami for this one.
Martín Pérez (2-2, 2.25 ERA) has been an absolute professional whenever he has been given the ball. Whether it’s stints of different lengths out of the bullpen
or as a starter, he has been immensely valuable to the Braves and is making the most of a constantly-fluctuating situation.
He’ll make his sixth appearance as a starting pitcher, which will be his first since going 5.2 innings against Seattle on May 6. He was on the hook for the loss that night after giving up five hits, two earned runs, a homer, one walk, and matching his season-high in strikeouts with five. He tossed a perfect inning in each of his two relief appearances last homestand versus the Cubs and the Red Sox.
Opposing Pérez for the Marlins is the lefty Braxton Garrett, who will be making his second start this season since being recalled from Triple-A on May 14th. Prior to that, you have to go back to June of 2024 to find the last time he pitched on a Major League mound before losing the rest of his season to left forearm flexor strain. He would land on the IL again in February 2025 after needing UCL surgery.
As expected from such a long layoff , he struggled in his season debut versus the Twins. He only recorded four outs before being yanked and allowed four hits, five earned runs, walked five, and struck out three on 64 pitches. He didn’t have a feel for his slider and the command issues were too much to overcome. Garrett will be looking to find his form again and substantially lower that 33.75 ERA.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, May 19, 4:10 p.m. ET
Location: loanDepot Park, Miami, FL
TV: BravesVision
Streaming: MLB.tv
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan, La Mejor 1600/1460/1130 AM
