Atlanta Braves (75-48, second in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (47-74, fifth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Jake Odorizzi (4-5, 4.15 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Pirates: Roansy Contreras (3-3, 4.02 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -201, Pirates +168; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will try to keep a six-game road win streak going when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates have a 30-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. The Braves have the sixth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.58. TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 14 doubles, three triples and 20 home runs for the Pirates. Dansby Swanson has 27 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 68 RBI for the Braves.

Source: The Star August 23, 2022 04:12 UTC