Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves 7/31/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/30/2021 at 8:18 PM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee is 61-42 following a 12-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Manny Pina hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs for the Brewers in the victory. The National League Central leading Brewers swept Pittsburgh in its three-game series, outscoring the Pirates 28-3.

Catcher Omar Narvaez is batting .291 to lead Milwaukee, while center field Avisail Garcia is the leader in home runs with 17, RBIs with 60 and hits with 84. Third baseman Luis Urias is the leader in on-base percentage at .333. On Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Brandon Woodruff to the mound. The right-hander is 7-5 with an ERA of 2.14, 146 Ks and 31 BBs.

Atlanta improved to 51-52 following its 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday. Austin Riley had a two-run home run and drove in three runs for Atlanta. The Braves won three out of five games this week against the Mets. Atlanta is third in the National League East four games behind the first-place Mets and now just a half-game behind second-place Philadelphia.

Third baseman Austin Riley is batting .290 to lead Atlanta, while first baseman Freddie Freeman is the leader in home runs with 23, hits with 109 and on-base percentage at .391. Second baseman Ozzie Albies is the leader in RBIs with 69. On Saturday, Atlanta will send Kyle Muller to the mound. The left-hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 2.55, 26 Ks and 13 BBs.

Milwaukee is having an excellent season, but the Brewers struggle playing on the road in Atlanta as the Brewers have lost 21 of the last 31 playing at Atlanta. The Braves have won four of the last five when playing at home as the underdog. Austin Riley, Freddie Freeman and Ozzie Albies are picking up the slack for the Braves in the absence of Ronald Acuna Jr. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 6-4.

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