This series by no means will be an easy one for the Fish. The Rays are one of the elite teams in baseball, even though they come into this series as losers of seven of their past ten games. The series will be a low-scoring, good pitching series, and I for one am looking forward to that.

Per the usual, I had a chat with Robbie Knopf from Fansided’s Rays site, Rays Colored Glasses. Look for the game preview later tonight, right before the game. Here is the questions I answered for Robbie on his site. Here is a look at the chat I had with Robbie today:

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The Marlins and Braves squared off just a few weeks ago in a two-game series in Atlanta. The two teams split the series. The Marlins are fresh of series wins against three division opponents, the Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets. The Marlins are targeting the Braves as their next division opponent to take down.

Since the Marlins and Braves last played, the Braves have cooled down. The Braves offense is no longer looking like a top five offense, which it truly never was. The Braves pitching, which was supposed to be a strong point, still has been struggling, but since the Marlins and Braves last squared off, the Braves ERA has regressed towards their FIP, which means their pitching has actually gotten worse overall.

Stadium: Marlins Park

Five-year Run PF*: N/A
Five-year HR PF*: N/A
Stadium Dimensions:
Left field line—340 ft.
Left-center field—384 ft.
Center field—416 ft.
Right-center field—392 ft.
Right field line—335 ft.

*Five-year regressed park factors provided by Patriot here

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