Paddack vs Elder: Marlins vs Braves

0:00On April 22nd, nobody saw this coming three weeks into the 2026 season, but the Miami Marlins are right behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East standings. Today wraps up their series with a pitching duel between Miami's Chris Paddock and Atlanta's Bryce Elder, who holds the edge in strikeouts and ERA so far. Paddock got roughed up in his opener against the White Sox, giving up eight earned runs and four innings, but he's turned it around lately. Over his last two starts this month, he's gone nearly 11 innings with just two earned runs, dropping his April ERA to 1.69. The Marlins have been striking out too much on the road lately, especially two guys combining for 18 whiffs in the past week. Still, hitters like Connor Norby, Augustine Ramirez, Javier Sonoja, and Otto Lopez are batting over 286 recently and they'll face Elder with. His sub-2 ERA, rookie Owen Casey started hot, carrying the team to wins, but he's got 11 strikeouts in his last five games while Miami win 1 and 4. If he snaps out of

1:04that slump today, it could flip the script. Miami hasn't won a series this month after getting swept by the Tigers, and they need his victory for momentum before heading home against the. Brewers and Cardinals, Paddock sets the tone right from pitch 1. This has been MLB news today, powered by AI.