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Los Angeles Dodgers (87-60, first in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-67, third in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Dodgers: Jack Flaherty (12-6, 2.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 180 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (16-3, 2.38 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 213 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -126, Dodgers +106; Over/Under is 7 1/2 runs
CONCLUSION: The Atlanta Braves face the Los Angeles Dodgers and lead the series 1-0.
Atlanta has an 80-67 overall record and a 41-31 home record. The Braves are fifth in the major leagues with 188 total home runs and an average of 1.3 per game.
Los Angeles has an overall record of 87-60 and a road record of 39-33. The Dodgers are 61-12 in games in which they have scored at least five runs.
The teams meet for the fifth time this season on Saturday. The Dodgers lead the season series 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna has 28 doubles and 37 home runs with a .306 batting average for the Braves. Michael Harris II has hit 12 of 45 with three doubles and two home runs in the last 10 games.
Mookie Betts has hit 23 doubles, four triples and 17 home runs for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman has hit 12 of 39 hits in the last 10 games, including a double and four home runs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .234 batting average, 1.78 ERA, 14 runs more than opponents
Dodgers: 5-5, .259 batting average, 4.65 ERA, 4 runs less
INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-day IL (shoulder), Austin Riley: 10-day IL (hand), Alex Jordan Minter: 60-day IL (hip), Ozzie Albies: 10-day IL (wrist), Raymond Kerr: 60-day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-day IL (elbow), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-day IL (knee), Angel Perdomo: 60-day IL (elbow)
Dodgers: Anthony Banda: 15-day IL (hand), Gavin Stone: 15-day IL (shoulder), Clayton Kershaw: 15-day IL (toe), Joe Kelly: 15-day IL (shoulder), River Ryan: 60-day IL (forearm), Tyler Glasnow: 15-day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 60-day IL (elbow/esophagus), Connor Brogdon: 60-day IL (foot), Emmet Sheehan: 60-day IL (forearm), Tony Gonsolin: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
