Marlins in rare position to sweep Braves

Miami will send right-hander Pablo Lopez to the mound on Wednesday to do something the Marlins have not done in quite a while -- sweep a series from the Atlanta Braves.

The Marlins beat the Braves 8-0 on Tuesday and will try to make it three in a row in Atlanta. Miami hasn't swept a three-game set against the Braves since Sept. 25-27, 2015. Miami leads the season series 3-2, one fewer win than the Marlins had in 19 meetings against Atlanta in 2019 during an entire 162-game season.

The Marlins (19-18) clinched their first series win over the Braves in three years. Atlanta (24-18) has lost four of its last five games and saw its lead in the National League East shrink to 1 1/2 games over…