Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 9/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia is 80-62 following a 6-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Philadelphia has won five straight and seven of the last eight. The Phillies are third in the National League East, eight games behind first place and Philadelphia holds the second spot in the NL wildcard race, four games ahead of fourth place Milwaukee.

Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .291 to lead Philadelphia and has a team high 148 hits. Left fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 37 and RBIs with 79. Catcher JT Realmuto is the leader in on-base percentage at .348. On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies would send Ranger Suarez to the mound. The left hander is 9-5 with a 3.62 ERA, 114 Ks and 50 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves dropped to 88-55 following a 4-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Atlanta has lost four of the last five and missed out on a chance of taking over first place in the National League East after the New York Mets lost on Wednesday but Atlanta remains a half-game behind. The Braves are first in the NL wildcard race securely holding onto the first of third spots.

Shortstop Dansby Swanson is batting .282 to lead Atlanta and has a team-high 159 hits. Third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with 36, while first baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 91 and right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr is the leader in on-base percentage at .355. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 13-6 with a 2.50 ERA, 155 Ks and 28 BBs.