The two best teams in baseball, the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, will open a 4-game set tonight at Chavez Ravine. Atlanta owns the best record in the majors, at 87-45, with LA coming in at 83-49. These teams match up well and it will come down to starting pitching. Tonight, the Braves have the edge. Spencer Strider is expected to get the start for Atlanta and he has been dealing. Strider is 12-4 on the season with a 3.46 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and over his last 3 starts it gets better. He is 3-0 with an ERA of only 0.43 and a 0.62 WHIP. The veteran Lance Lynn is expected to be on the hill for the Dodgers. Lynn is 10-9 with a 5.56 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Atlanta won the last meeting on May 24th, 4-3, and have the edge in not only pitching, but runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, and home runs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES