Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves 7/30/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee is 60-42 following a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The Brewers have won each of the first two games of their three-game set with the Pirates that concludes on Thursday. Milwaukee is first in the National League Central, leading the second place Cincinnati Reds by seven games.

Catcher Omar Narvaez is batting .291 to lead Milwaukee, while center fielder Avisail Garcia is leading the Brewers in home runs with 17, RBIs with 16 and hits with 84. Third baseman Luis Urias is the leader in on-base percentage at .335. On Friday, Milwaukee will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 with an ERA of 2.12, 146 Ks and 18 BBs.

Atlanta dropped to 50-52 following a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Braves have alternated between wins and losses in each of their last 12 games and have dropped back to third in the National League East, five games behind the first-place Mets. Atlanta’s team ERA has increased to 4.09, which is 14th in baseball after being in the top 10 for much of the first half of the season.

Freddie Freeman is batting .291 to lead Atlanta and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 23, hits with 109 and on-base percentage at .395. Ozzie Albies is the leader in RBIs with 68. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Touki Toussaint to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with an ERA of 1.32, 15 Ks and 2 BBs.