The Atlanta Braves (1-2) and Philadelphia Phillies (2-1) continue their best-of-5 NL Division Series at 2:07 p.m. ET (FS1) at Citizens Bank Park Saturday. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Braves vs. Phillies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Playoff series: Philadelphia leads 2-1
NL East-champion Atlanta was bludgeoned 9-1 Friday. A Braves pitching staff that logged a 3.48 ERA during the regular season has now had more than a couple missteps of late. Atlanta shut out Philadelphia in Game 2 of this series, but in the losses it has yielded 7 and 9 runs, respectively. Before that, on the last day of the regular season, the Braves coughed up 12 runs in a loss to the Miami Marlins (Oct. 5).
The Phils had a pair of home runs Friday and also went 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Philadelphia has now clubbed 21 home runs in its last 12 games on home turf. The Phils are 8-4 over those last dozen games at Citizens.