Braves at Blue Jays 6/20/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Atlanta Braves will conclude their short two-game interleague series on the road Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Atlanta was idle Monday opening its series with Toronto on Tuesday, but won its last game played on Sunday 4-1 over the San Diego Padres. Julio Teheran pitched six innings of no-hit ball before being taken out as it was his first start back from the disabled list. The Braves now lead the National League East by 3 ½ games.

Toronto has won three straight entering this series after sweeping the Washington Nationals in three games concluding with an 8-6 win on Sunday. The Blue Jays received consecutive home runs off the bats of Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte that broke a tie game in the eighth inning to help the Blue Jays outslug the Nationals. Freddie Freeman leads the Braves with a .337 batting average and a team high 49 RBIs. Ozzie Albies leads the team in home runs with 16. Atlanta has a team batting average of .258 while opposing hitters are averaging .230 at the plate against Braves pitching. On Wednesday, the Braves will send Anibal Sanchez to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.93, 32 Ks and 11 BBs.

Teoscar Hernandez leads the Blue Jays with a .268 batting average. Yangervis Solarte has the team lead in hits with 70, home runs with 15 and RBIs with 41. Toronto has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .259 at the plate against Blue Jays pitching. On Wednesday, the Blue Jays will send J.A. Happ to the mound. The lefthander this season is 8-3 with an ERA of 3.48, 94 Ks and 25 BBs.