Braves at Phillies 5/23/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Atlanta Braves will visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday for a National League East showdown between the first and second place teams.
Atlanta leads the division at 28-18, but by only a half game over the 27-18 Phillies. In the first game of this series on Monday, the Braves were beaten by the Phillies 3-0. The loss snapped Atlanta’s two-game winning streak. Nick Pivetta pitched seven shutout innings for the Phillies striking out seven while Aaron Altherr and Nick Williams each homered.
Odubel Herrera leads the Phillies with a .348 batting average, team high 57 hits and team high 30 RBIs. Carlos Santana leads in home runs with eight. Philadelphia has a team batting average of .239 while opposing hitters are averaging .237 at the plate against Phillies pitching. Philadelphia will send veteran Jake Arrieta to the mound Wednesday. The right-hander this season is 3-2 with an ERA of 2.82, 28 Ks and 16 BBs.
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The Phillies have the Braves number at home winning 10 of their last 14 head to head meetings in the City of Brotherly Love. The Phillies have also won 9 of their last 12 games overall. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win at home in high scoring game 8-4.