The Atlanta Braves will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
The Atlanta Braves are 58-40 this season and have won five of their last seven games. Atlanta lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 6-4 on Monday night. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.64 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average this season. The Braves offense has scored 466 runs with a .248 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Austin Riley is batting .294 with 28 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Spencer Strider, who is 4-3 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP over 74.1 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 50-46 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Philadelphia lost all three games in their series against the Cubs. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .238 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 444 runs with a .245 batting average and a .310 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .202 with 30 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Aaron Nola, who is 6-7 with a 3.13 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP over 126.2 innings pitched this season.