Braves at Phillies 8/9/20 - Game 2 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Atlanta Braves will play the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies after the opening game of their series was rained out on Friday. Atlanta improved to 9-5 following a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Nick Markakis hit a walk-off home run in just his first game back since opting in for the season for the Braves.
Dansby Swanson is batting .296 to lead Atlanta and has team highs in RBIs with 13 and hits with 16. Marcell Ozuna is leading Atlanta in home runs with 3 and on-base percentage at .404. Atlanta has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Game 2 of its doubleheader on Sunday versus Philadelphia.
The Phillies improved to 3-4 following a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in their most recent game. Philadelphia is in third place in the National League East 3 ½ games behind the first-place Miami Marlins. JT Realmuto hit a three-run homer in the Phillies victory over the Yankees on Thursday.
JT Realmuto is batting .333 to lead the Phillies and the catcher has team highs in home runs with three, RBIs with eight and hits with eight. Bryce Harper is leading Philadelphia in on-base percentage at .464. Philadelphia has not announced its starting pitcher for Game 2 of its doubleheader on Sunday.
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On Sunday afternoon, the two teams will be playing their third game in less than 24 hours and that will affect the hitters at the plate. The play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of the Braves last six and in five of Atlanta's last seven on the road against Philadelphia. In addition, the UNDER has cashed in four of the Phillies last 6 at home. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win but our best play is UNDER 3-2.
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