Braves at Phillies 9/28/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The NL East Division Champion Atlanta Braves will play their final series of the regular season when the visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Last night, Ronald Acuna Jr. collected two hits and drove in a run during a 4-1 loss at New York. SP Julio Teheran allowed one run over six innings for the Braves, who are 19 games above .500 overall.

Hard-throwing righty Kevin Gausman (5-2 2.80 ERA) will make his tenth start as a member of the Braves. Last time out, Gausman allowed three runs over six plus innings during an 8-3 victory versus Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phillies will be glad to return home after losing all eight games during their road trip to Atlanta and Colorado. On Thursday, Philadelphia surrendered a home run to David Dahl for their fourth straight game and fell by a 5-3 final score at Colorado. The Phillies were outscored 60-19 on the dismal trip and have been eliminated from postseason contention.

Twenty-eight year old righty Jerad Eickhoff (0-0 9.00 ERA) will make his first start of the season for the Phillies. In 65 career starts, Eickhoff owns a 18-25 record with a 3.90 ERA and a solid 1.27 WHIP.