7:10 pm
May 15

Braves @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Atlanta Braves (18-20)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (20-19)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Anderson (ATL): 2-1; 3.46 ERA

Anderson (MIL) 2-2; 3.54 ERA

 

Current odds:

Atlanta Braves: (-115)

Milwaukee Brewers: (-105)

 

• Atlanta Braves (18-20, third in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (20-19, second in the NL Central)

• PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Ian Anderson (2-1, 3.46 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)

Anderson hasn’t been as dominant as he was when he broke into the big leagues in the second half of last season. But he has completed at least six innings in three of his past four starts, and the Braves have won five of his past six.

Brewers: Brett Anderson (2-2, 3.54 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

Anderson pitched three innings on 52 pitches last time out against the Marlins in his first start since returning from the injured list for a right leg injury. He should be able to extend a bit more against the Braves.

• BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee and Atlanta will face off on Saturday.

The Brewers are 9-11 on their home turf. Milwaukee has a team on-base percentage of .294, last in the National League. Avisail Garcia leads the club with a mark of .341.

The Braves are 9-9 on the road. Atlanta has hit an MLB-leading 56 home runs this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the club with 12, averaging one every 10.8 at-bats.

The Braves won the last meeting 6-3. Drew Smyly earned his second victory and Marcell Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI for Atlanta. Adrian Houser took his fourth loss for Milwaukee.

• TOP PERFORMERS: Garcia leads the Brewers with five home runs and is slugging .425.

Austin Riley is second on the Braves with 35 hits and has 10 RBI.

• LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 3-7, .202 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Braves: 6-4, .198 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored by two runs

• INJURIES: Brewers: Eric Yardley: (shoulder), Bobby Wahl: (right oblique), Justin Topa: (elbow), Dylan File: (elbow), Christian Yelich: (back), Tim Lopes: (right oblique), Derek Fisher: (left hamstring), Daniel Robertson: (concussion), Jace Peterson: (thumb), Mark Mathias: (shoulder).

Braves: Touki Toussaint: (right shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Grant Dayton: (thigh), Cristian Pache: (hamstring), Guillermo Heredia: (right hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr.: (ankle), Alex Jackson: (left hamstring), Travis d’Arnaud: (left thumb).

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Atlanta Braves
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