Miami, FL—Coming off a win versus the Philadelphia Phillies in the series finale, the Miami Marlins came back to sunny South Florida to host the defending World Series champions. Joining them for the first game back from the IL was Jon Berti and Brian Anderson. The Atlanta Braves, coming off two great wins against the Boston Red Sox, sent newly acquired Jake Odorizzi to the mound while Pablo López started for Miami.
In the first, Pablo hurled a 1-2-3 inning, but need 25 pitches to get through it. Odorizzi followed that up with a scoreless inning of his own that would have been flawless if it wasn't for a Berti single in his first at-bat since July 14.