The Houston Astros will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of their series at Truist Park on Saturday night.
The Houston Astros are 77-44 this season and have lost three of their last five games. Houston lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 6-2 on Friday night. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.08 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and a .216 opponent batting average this season. The Astros offense has scored 556 runs with a .246 batting average and a .319 on base percentage. Kyle Tucker is batting .259 with 22 home runs and 81 RBI’s for the Astros this season. The projected starter for Houston is Christian Javier, who is 7-8 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP over 106.1 innings pitched this season.
The Atlanta Braves are 74-47 this season and have won 10 of their last 11 games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Atlanta won three out of four games against the Mets. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.60 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .232 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 591 runs with a .253 batting average and a .317 on base percentage this year. Austin Riley is batting .291 with 31 home runs and 78 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Spencer Strider, who is 7-4 with a 3.04 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 94.2 innings pitched this season.
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