In Friday night MLB action, the Atlanta Braves will battle the Philadelphia Phillies from Citizens Bank Park. The Braves (93-57) are ten games above .500 on the road and trail NL East Division leading New York by 1.5 games. Last night, All-Star 3B Austin Riley collected three of Atlanta's six hits during a 1-0 road loss against Philadelphia.
Thirty-two year old righty Jake Odorizzi (5-5 4.04 ERA) will head to the hill for the Braves in this contest. In his last start, Odorizzi allowed one run in four plus innings during a 4-3 home victory versus Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Phillies have won 46 of their 78 home games and are currently in second place in the NL Wild Card standings. On Thursday, Philadelphia scored their only run on a sacrifice fly in the second inning that scored J.T. Realmuto. SP Ranger Suarez (10-5) scattered five hits across six frames to earn the win for the Phillies, who improved to 82-67 on the year.
The Phillies will counter with talented right-hander Aaron Nola (9-12 3.38 ERA) on Friday. Through 186 plus innings, Nola has fanned 210 batters and ranks seventh in the National League with a 0.98 WHIP.
Recent Betting Trends
- Braves are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
- Phillies are 20-7 in their last 27 home games.
- Over is 18-6-3 in Braves last 27 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Phillies last 6 during game 2 of a series.
- Braves are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
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