Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 5/25/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies play the third game of a four-game series on the road against the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia improved to 20-22 following its 7-3 victory over Atlanta on Monday in the opening game of the series. Zack Wheeler pitched 6 ⅔ innings with 10 strikeouts and Rhys Hoskins collected three RBIs for the Phillies. Philadelphia is second in the National League East, eight games behind first-place New York.

Second baseman Jean Segura is batting .294 to lead Philadelphia, while left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 10. Designated hitter Bryce Harper is the leader in RBIs with 27, hits with 42 and on-base percentage at .344. On Wednesday, Philadelphia will send Ranger Suarez to the mound. The left-hander is 4-2 with a 4.12 ERA, 33 Ks and 15 BBs.

Atlanta dropped to 19-23 following its four-run loss to the Phillies on Monday. Atlanta’s Dansby Swanson, Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies each had one RBI in Monday's loss. Atlanta has lost two straight and the Braves have dropped to third place in the National League East, nine games behind the first-place New York Mets

Matt Olson is batting .244 to lead Atlanta and the first baseman has a team high .364 for on-base percentage. Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna is the leader in home runs eight and RBIs with 20, while third baseman Ozzie Albies is the leader in hits with 40. On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves will send Charlie Morton to the mound. The right-hander is 3-3 with a 4.95 ERA, 37 Ks and 19 BBs.