I like the Atlanta Braves here in the opener of a three-game series with the Miami Marlins.

The Braves are coming off three straight losses and they've had a day off to prepare and focus while Miami snapped a three-game skid of its own with a 14-11 extra-inning win over Toronto on Thursday. Their bullpen was heavily used which will put extra pressure on tonight's starter Pablo Lopez (1-1, 1.80 ERA) who while solid, has pitched only five innings in both his starts this season.

As for Atlanta starter Kyle Wright (0-2, 6.75 ERA), I'm not deterred by his weak numbers. Also, he's backed up by one of the best bullpens in baseball (5th, 3.22 ERA) and the Braves rank 5th in the major leagues for runs scored at 5.51 runs per game.

8* play on Atlanta Braves.