Live Updates for Braves vs Marlins – 5/18/2026

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Miami Marlins

Atlanta Braves Insights

• Ozzie Albies – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-165)
  Ozzie Albies pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.
  Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.

Miami Marlins Insights

• Max Meyer – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+110/-140)
  According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Max Meyer is expected to wring up 5.4 strikeouts in this game.
  Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, and more.
• Xavier Edwards – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-245/+185)
  The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards as the 16th-best batter in the majors when assessing his batting average skill.
  Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available. Batting average is the most common measure of a player’s ability to generate hits.
• The Miami Marlins have 4 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Kyle Stowers, Joe Mack, Owen Caissie, Connor Norby).
  Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts