Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies 7/25/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division rivals will clash on Sunday afternoon, when the Atlanta Braves take on the Philadelphia Phillies from Citizens Bank Park. The Braves (48-49) are two games below .500 on the road and 4.5 games out of first place. On Saturday, newly acquired OF Joc Pederson homered and drove in four runs to power Atlanta to a 15-3 road triumph.

Twenty-five year old righty Touki Toussaint (1-0 1.35 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Braves. Last time out, Toussaint allowed three hits across six plus solid innings during a 2-1 home victory versus San Diego.

The Philadelphia Phillies are nine games above .500 at home and tied with the Braves for second place in the division standings. On Saturday, Philadelphia SP Vince Velasquez (3-5) was tagged for six runs in two plus innings and took the loss. OF Andrew McCutchen had three hits and scored a run for the Phillies (48-49).

Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi will turn to talented right-hander Aaron Nola (6-6 4.64 ERA) on Sunday. Through 106 plus innings, Nola has struck out 131 batters and owns a respectable 1.23 WHIP.