Atlanta @ Florida preview

Last Meeting ( Jul 24, 2010 ) Atlanta 10, Florida 5

The Atlanta Braves broke out for their biggest inning of the season in Saturday’s rousing come-from-behind victory.

With a healthy Jair Jurrjens on the hill, Atlanta may not need any late-inning heroics on Sunday.

Jurrjens takes the mound seeking to win a fourth straight decision as the NL East-leading Braves wrap up a three-game series with the Florida Marlins.

The Braves scored eight runs in the eighth inning on Saturday en route to a 10-5 victory. Brooks Conrad’s pinch-hit grand slam was the back-breaking blow, as Atlanta won for the just fourth time (4-33) when trailing after seven innings.

The way Jurrjens (3-3, 4.25 ERA) has been pitching since his return, they might not have to worry about trailing in the late innings. The 24-year-old right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.19 ERA in four starts since returning from the DL.

On Tuesday, he allowed just one run and five hits in seven innings of a 4-1 win over San Diego.

Jurrjens went 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in three starts against the Marlins last season.

Aside from the boost provided by Jurrjens' return, the Braves also are benefiting from the re-emergence of Jason Heyward.

The Rookie of the Year candidate went 3-for-3 with two runs scored on Saturday and is hitting .500 (15-for-30) during an eight-game hitting streak. Overall, Heyward is batting .441 (15-for-34) since returning from the disabled list on July 15.

He had been slowed by a lingering injury to his left thumb.

Heyward has yet to face Chris Volstad (4-8, 4.78), who will be recalled from Triple-A to make his first start since July 6. The right-hander started the season in the rotation, but was demoted after going 1-6 with a 5.22 ERA in his last 11 outings.

Volstad will work on short rest after throwing 70 pitches Wednesday in the minors. He is getting a second shot after Nate Robertson was designated for assignment on Wednesday.

Volstad is 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA in four starts against Atlanta, but has yet to face them this season.

The Marlins have been playing well despite Saturday’s meltdown. Florida is 6-3 on a 10-game homestand that ends Sunday.

Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla homered in Saturday’s loss and is 8-for-17 with three homers in his last four games against the Braves. He is 7-for-17 against Jurrjens.

Uggla’s name has been mentioned in trade rumors, but he could stay put now that the Marlins have shown some life lately.