Braves bring home losing streak into matchup with the Astros
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Houston Astros (80-68, first in the AL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (65-82, fourth in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (11-7, 2.25 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 190 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (7-9, 5.35 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros looking to end their three-game home slide.
Atlanta has a 35-38 record at home and a 65-82 record overall. The Braves are 54-20 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Houston is 80-68 overall and 37-36 on the road. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.84 ERA, which ranks eighth in MLB play.
Saturday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has 23 home runs, 85 walks and 81 RBIs while hitting .270 for the Braves. Ozzie Albies is 12 for 40 with a double, a triple, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Yainer Diaz has 22 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Astros. Carlos Correa is 13 for 44 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 3-7, .212 batting average, 5.55 ERA, outscored by 30 runs
Astros: 4-6, .244 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Braves: Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Austin Riley: 60-Day IL (abdominal), Aaron Bummer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
Astros: Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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