Phillies host the Braves in the season opener

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia; Thursday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (0-0); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Atlanta Braves in the season opener.

Philadelphia had a 90-72 record overall and a 49-32 record in home games last season. The Phillies pitching staff had a collective 4.03 ERA last season while averaging 9.1 strikeouts and 2.9 walks per nine innings.

Atlanta went 104-58 overall and 52-29 in road games last season. The Braves averaged 9.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .276 and slugging .501.

INJURIES: Phillies: None listed.

Braves: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.