Braves bring road win streak into matchup with the Blue Jays
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Atlanta Braves (25-12, first in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (21-16, fourth in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (4-0, 2.70 ERA, .93 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (4-2, 4.28 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -157, Blue Jays +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves visit the Toronto Blue Jays looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.
Toronto is 9-3 at home and 21-16 overall. The Blue Jays have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.10.
Atlanta is 25-12 overall and 15-3 in road games. The Braves are 19-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Chapman has a .338 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 17 doubles and five home runs. Bo Bichette is 16-for-44 with three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Matt Olson is second on the Braves with 18 extra base hits (six doubles, a triple and 11 home runs). Marcell Ozuna is 9-for-35 with four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .259 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by one run
Braves: 7-3, .278 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: George Springer: day-to-day (illness), Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adam Cimber: 15-Day IL (rhomboid), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mitchell White: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
Braves: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ehire Adrianza: 10-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Luetge: 15-Day IL (biceps), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.