Atlanta Braves (84-58, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (80-62, second in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Tyler Mahle (5-10, 4.25 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.93 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 157 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -111, Braves -111; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies square off against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Philadelphia has an 80-62 record overall and a 39-31 record at home. The Phillies have gone 38-12 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Atlanta has a 36-34 record in road games and an 84-58 record overall. The Braves have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .248.
The teams square off Sunday for the ninth time this season. The Braves lead the season series 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 41 home runs while slugging .520. Edmundo Sosa is 8 for 22 with two home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Michael Harris II has a .291 batting average to lead the Braves, and has 32 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 16 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .240 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Braves: 7-3, .265 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)
Braves: Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
