The Atlanta Braves will play the Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of their series at T-Mobile Park on Friday night.
The Atlanta Braves are 86-51 this season and have won seven games in a row. Atlanta is coming off of a series win against Oakland, where they won both games played in the series. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.48 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .227 opponent batting average this season. The Braves offense has scored 683 runs with a .254 batting average and a .319 on base percentage. Austin Riley is batting .285 with 35 home runs and 89 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Charlie Morton, who is 7-5 with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP over 146 innings pitched this season.
The Seattle Mariners are 77-60 this season and have won eight of their last ten games. Seattle is coming off of a series loss against the White Sox, where they lost two out of three games. The Seattle pitching staff has a 3.46 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .235 opponent batting average. The Mariners offense has scored 574 runs with a .230 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Julio Rodriguez is batting .270 with 23 home runs and 68 RBI’s for the Mariners this season. The projected starter for Seattle is Robbie Ray, who is 12-8 with a 3.45 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP over 161.2 innings pitched this season.
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