Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies 8/28/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Atlanta Braves will be peeling off balls against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7:05 PM ET. Atlanta comes into this contest after sweeping the doubleheader game against the NY Yankees. Meanwhile, Philadelphia will be playing in this contest after the postponement of their game versus Washington. The Braves, with an 18-12 standing and .600 in the series, are in 1st place in the NL East Division and are in 3rd place in the National League. The Phillies, with a 12-14 standing and a .462 team percentage, are in 3rd place in the NL East Divisionand are in 8th place in the National League.

Atlanta won seven of their last 10 assignments, including the last two victories (5-1, 2-1) over the Yankees. Dansby Swanson scored a two-run home run, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna each added a solo homer in that win. Nick Markakis went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI to seal off the offense for the Braves. Robbie Erlin (0-0, 5.14 ERA, 17 Ks) will start this game. In his career playing against the Phillies, Erlin posted a 1-1 record with a 4.32 ERA and 28 strikeouts.

Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions 8/28/2020

Philadelphia split their last 10 contests, and won the last three games versus Washington (8-3, 3-2) and Atlanta (5-4). J.Y. Realmuto recorded 25 RBIs, 9 home runs, with a team-high 91 at-bats in leading the Phillies. Bryce Harper added a .317 BA with a .457 on-base percentage. Philadelphia is eyeing Zack Wheeler (3-0, 2.76 ERA, 20 Ks) to start this match-up versus. Wheeler posted a 6-5 record with a 3.93 ERA and 893 strikeouts in playing in his career against the Braves.

The Braves reported 5 key players, including 4 pitchers who will not play tonight. Starting Pitchers F. Hernandez (personal reasons), C. Hamels (triceps), and M. Soroka (Achilles), with Relief Pitcher J. Walker (shoulder) and Second Baseman O. Albies (wrist) will be sitting on the bench for Atlanta. The Phillies will be missing 4 key players, including 3 pitchers in their line-up. Relief Pitchers D. Robertson (elbow), J. Alvarez (lower body) and S. Dominguez (elbow), with Right Fielder J. Bruce (quadriceps) will not be seeing action in the field.

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia Phillies -120. The Braves are 4-1 SU in their last 5 outings, and 4-2 SU in their last 6 contests against Philadelphia. The totals went OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 match-ups against an opponent in the National League. The Phillies are 7-2 SU in their last 9 assignments against an opponent in the National League. The totals went OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 outings against the Braves. The Phillies are 7-2 SU in their last 9 contests against an opponent in the NL East Division. The prediction, pick the Phillies -120 to a score of 6-2.

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