Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies 8/29/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Atlanta Braves will be filling bases against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 1:15 PM ET. Atlanta will try to bounce back from their last defeat (4-7) to the Phillies, Friday night. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is still hot after winning four games in a row. The Atlanta Braves, with an 18-13 standing and a .581 team percentage, are in 1st place over the Marlins in the NL East Division. The Braves are in 3rd place behind the Cubs in the National League. The Philadelphia Phillies are in 9th place behind the Mets in the National League, with a .481 team percentage and 13-14 standing. The Phillies are in 4th place behind the NY Mets in the NL East Division.

Atlanta won 7 of their last 10 outings, and lost the last game to the Phillies (4-7). Ender Inciarte and Austin Riley each scored a homer for the Braves in that loss. Right-handed Josh Tomlin (1-1, 3.93 ERA) will climb up the hill for his third start for Atlanta. The 35-year old Tomlin surrendered four runs and played for just three innings in their 4-5 home loss against Philadelphia.

Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions 8/29/2020

Philadelphia splits their last 10 assignments and won the last contest versus the Braves (7-4). Sean Kingery recorded a three-run blast at the end of the 11th inning, Friday night. Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura each hit a home run for the Phillies. The pitching staff of Philadelphia will be sending the right-handed Zach Eflin (1-1, 5.12 ERA) to the pitcher’s plate to start this contest. Eflin struck 29 batters out and has given up only two long balls in over 19 innings of play.

The Braves recorded 6 key players on their injured list. Starting Pitchers Mike Soroka (Achilles) and Cole Hamels (triceps), Relief Pitchers Phil Pfeifer (elbow), Jacob Webb (shoulder) and Jeremy Walker (shoulder), Second Baseman Ozzie Albies (wrist) will not be running in the field today. The Phillies have 5 key players who will not play in this match-up. Relief Pitchers Jose Alvarez (groin), Ranger Suarez (illness), David Robertson (elbow), and Seranthony Dominguez (elbow), with Left Fielder Jay Bruce (quadriceps) will be staying in the dug-out for Philadelphia.

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia -129. The Braves are 7-3 in their last 10 outings, and the totals went OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 contests when playing on the road against Philadelphia. The totals went OVER in 5 of the Braves’ last 6 match-ups against an opponent in the National League. The Phillies are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games, and the totals went OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 contests against Atlanta. The totals went OVER in 4 of the Phillies’ last 6 assignments when playing at home against the Atlanta Braves. The prediction, pick the Phillies -129 to a score of 7-3.

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