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Marlins set to open big series

Florida (27-30) at Atlanta (32-24), 7:05 p.m. ET

By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com

 

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? Braves back home to face Marlins

? Obermueller's game log

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After dropping three of four at Milwaukee, the Marlins are ready for a change of scenery.

They will get it beginning on Monday, as they take on the Braves at Turner Field in the first of four games.

 

Now 4-3 on the road trip, the Marlins are preparing for a critical series against their division rivals. Three games under, Florida is scratching to get to the .500 mark.

 

On Monday, the Marlins are turning to veteran Wes Obermueller, who is making the start on short rest. The right-hander threw 86 pitches on Thursday night at Milwaukee. In a no-decision, he gave up three runs and struck out five in seven innings.

 

Originally slated to start on Tuesday, Obermueller is going a day earlier, as he flip-flopped with Sergio Mitre.

 

Mitre has been nursing a mild right hamstring strain, and the club hopes the extra day will get him ready to pitch in the first game of Tuesday's split doubleheader.

 

Obermueller has faced the Braves just once in his career. It was in 2003, when he suffered a loss, giving up seven runs in 4 1/3 innings.

 

The Braves are countering with veteran Tim Hudson, who has never lost to the Marlins.

 

Hudson is 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in nine career starts against Florida.

 

At home this season, Hudson is 3-2 (2.74).

 

Pitching matchup

FLA: RHP Wes Obermueller (1-3, 5.02 ERA)

Obermueller has a 3.57 ERA over five games, including three starts, on the road this season.

 

ATL: RHP Tim Hudson (6-3, 2.77 ERA)

Hudson easily could have been the hard-luck loser Wednesday in Milwaukee, though he turned into the comfortable winner after the Braves gave him seven runs of support in the eighth. The right-hander had allowed just two manufactured runs to that point, one via wild pitch that gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead in the seventh. He allowed the two runs on six hits with three strikeouts.

 

Player to watch

Dan Uggla, who had two doubles on Sunday, is 6-for-19 (.316) off Hudson.

 

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Up next

? Tuesday: Game 1 -- Marlins (Sergio Mitre, 2-2, 1.74) at Braves (Buddy Carlyle, 0-1, 9.00), 2:35 p.m. ET

? Tuesday: Game 2 -- Marlins (Rick Vanden Hurk, 0-1, 12.75) at Braves (John Smoltz, 7-2, 2.82), 7:35 p.m. ET

? Wednesday: Marlins (Scott Olsen, 4-5, 5.35) at Braves (Kyle Davies, 3-3, 4.99), 1:05 p.m. ET

? Thursday: Off-day

a note to our national viewers...today's game is on SportsSouth in the Southeast, so mlb.tv for our out of area viewers, sorry.

 

Wes is working on 3 days rest, but he is taking this one for the team as we have no other options really...

 

And we're better than the Braves...we actually swept the Cubs!

 

This is a crucial series imo...we have to take 3-4. We can do this, go FISH and go Wes, thanks for taking this one for the team.

shut up about sweeping the cubs. i think the cubs got mad yesterday after losing for a week. we actually won our series against the brew crew, so there.

 

and i checked the schedule, no tbs this series. sorry for you guys outside the south. but i live in south florida and i get to watch.

 

i think the braves good road trip was just what we needed, now we need to start this eight game homestand off to a bang.

 

i personally think we'll split the series. i don't trust the pitcher we have tuesday in the day game, and davies will probably be bad wednesday.

Get to .500 in this series, please.

Go pescados!

I aint getting my hopes up for this one. Go Marlins!

just f***ing win damn it.

:marlins

 

GO FISH!!! GIT-R-DONE!!!

Hudson is 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in nine career starts against Florida.

 

 

:pray

 

please win

Hudson is 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in nine career starts against Florida.

 

nice. even though it should be 5-1 (see april 25th). i just hope hudson doesn't revert on me today.

This thread is now property of the Wes O fan club. Yes we are expecting a very solid effort from Wes tonight. Go Fish. I just honestly hate the bravos more than anybody else.

This thread is now property of the Wes O fan club. Yes we are expecting a very solid effort from Wes tonight. Go Fish. I just honestly hate the bravos more than anybody else.

 

:thumbdown

 

what about the huddy fans?

This thread is now property of the Wes O fan club. Yes we are expecting a very solid effort from Wes tonight. Go Fish. I just honestly hate the bravos more than anybody else.

hold on...I am the ultimate Braves' Hater...between my 7 years of the tomohawk chop and my absolute hatred for Admin Jones...

 

I was that guy in Marlins gear in Atlanta during the 1998-2002 years!

So big George wasnt drafted, but did get picked up by KC. Have you talked to him? is he doing good?

Beat the stinky Braves please.

line up:

amezaga

uggla

ramirez

cabrera

hermida

boone

olivo

abercrombie

obermueller

This thread is now property of the Wes O fan club. Yes we are expecting a very solid effort from Wes tonight. Go Fish. I just honestly hate the bravos more than anybody else.

hold on...I am the ultimate Braves' Hater...between my 7 years of the tomohawk chop and my absolute hatred for Admin Jones...

 

I was that guy in Marlins gear in Atlanta during the 1998-2002 years!

 

too bad you won't see Admin this series...he's on the dl.

 

what's to hate about the braves i ask?

 

and our lineup?

 

So big George wasnt drafted, but did get picked up by KC. Have you talked to him? is he doing good?

 

yeah, he's doing fine. he's going to be making alot more money in this first gig that i will, nearly a half million for two years if he makes the team.

 

i think being a free agent was better for him since he was going to be a late rounder anyway...he got to choose his team.

 

i hope to go to kc later in the year to see him and get some ribs...joey devine said they were good.

I was that guy in Marlins gear in Atlanta during the 1998-2002 years!

You were the only one.

Come on Iowa, beat them Braves!

Let's go Marlins!

 

I think we'll split this series, losing tonight, splitting the doubleheader, and winning on Wednesday (based on the pitching matchups). I hope we win 3-1 though.

haha they just did a farm segment on john baker.... i knew it was coming!!! i think he should get the call

braves

 

johnson

harris

renteria

mccann

a. jones

francoeur

thorman

escobar

hudson

What's the over / under on how many times they mention 4 games in 42 hours?

 

I say 183 times... sick of it already.

Just put a smile on my face at the end of this game. K? Thanks.

Figures none of these games are on TBS.

Oh a strike out... what's new?