The Atlanta Braves will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 3 of their series at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon.
The Atlanta Braves are 77-48 this season and have won five of their last six games. Atlanta has won the first two games of this series by scores of 2-1 and 6-1. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.54 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .230 opponent batting average this season. The Braves offense has scored 608 runs with a .251 batting average and a .315 on base percentage. Austin Riley is batting .285 with 31 home runs and 80 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Kyle Wright, who is 15-5 with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP over 140.2 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 47-76 this season and have lost four games in a row. Prior to losing the first two games of this series, Pittsburgh lost two out of the three games played against Cincinnati. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.68 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .263 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 442 runs with a .220 batting average and a .288 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .256 with 20 home runs and 46 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Mitch Keller, who is 4-9 with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 114.1 innings pitched this season.
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