MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Marlins open the home portion of their schedule Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, but will do so without the left side of their infield.
Third baseman Martin Prado, sidelined with a hamstring injury suffered in the World Baseball Classic, will miss the two-game series as he begins a minor-league rehab assignment, and the Marlins placed shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria on the disabled list Sunday with a strained left oblique muscle.
Miami finished its six-game, season-opening road trip 3-3, and began the week fourth in the majors in batting average (.274). Atlanta, which closed last season with victories in 20 of its final 30 games, has been sloppy in losing five of its first six contests.