In late September the Atlanta Braves lost two of the three to the visiting Florida Marlins to close out the regular season.
By then, the Philadelphia Phillies had already closed out the National League East division and the battle at Turner Field was for second place.
Fast forward eight months later.
The two teams are a half game apart in the standings and will once again face each other Tuesday night at Sun Life Stadium.
For all the talk about division rivals playing way too many times during a 162-game schedule, the Marlins (23-22) and Braves (23-21) somehow managed to complete almost 30 percent of the season before sharing the same diamond.
Jason Heyward, meet Anibal Sanchez.
Mike Stanton...Scratch that.
After a quick three-game set, Florida and Atlanta won't meet again until July ...
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Article written by Christina De Nicola
First Act: NL East Foes Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves to Finally Meet
Posted: 25th May 2010 by Christina De Nicola in MLBComments Off on First Act: NL East Foes Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves to Finally Meet