Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 4/10/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia is 5-1 following its 8-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Phillies are first in the National League East with a two-game lead over the Mets. Philadelphia swept the Atlanta Braves in a three-game series to open the season at home last week.

Rhys Hoskins is batting .427 to lead Philadelphia and has a team-high 10 hits. Didi Gregorius is tied with four other players for Philadelphia with one home run each, while JT Realmuto is the leader in RBIs with six. Bryce Harper has a team-high .462 on-base percentage. On Saturday, Philadelphia will send Zach Eflin to the mound. This season the right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 1.29, 8 Ks and 1 BBs.

Atlanta is 2-4 following its 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. The Braves won the opening game of the doubleheader 7-6. Atlanta is 2-4 after losing each of its first four games to open the season. The Braves are fourth in the National League East three games behind first place Philadelphia. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. is leading Atlanta with a .304 batting average and has team highs in hits with seven and on-base percentage at .360. Pablo Sandoval is the leader in home runs with two and RBIs with four. Atlanta has hit seven home runs over its first six games played. On Saturday, the Braves will send Ian Anderson to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 1.80, 7 Ks and 2 BBs.