Pittsburgh Pirates (24-30, third in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (30-27, second in the NL East)Atlanta; Thursday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (0-5, 4.70 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Braves: Max Fried (5-2, 2.74 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -275, Pirates +226; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Pittsburgh Pirates to start a four-game series. The Braves have a 16-6 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. The Pirates have gone 10-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs. TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Riley ranks second on the Braves with 29 extra base hits (13 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs). Ke’Bryan Hayes has 13 doubles and two home runs for the Pirates.

Source: The Star June 09, 2022 20:02 UTC