Cleveland Guardians (8-6, first in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (9-5, first in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (1-0, 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Braves: Martin Perez (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, four strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Cleveland Guardians with a 1-0 series lead.
Atlanta has a 5-2 record in home games and a 9-5 record overall. Braves hitters have a collective .335 on-base percentage, the fifth-best percentage in the majors.
Cleveland has an 8-6 record overall and a 4-4 record in road games. The Guardians have a 6-1 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Baldwin has two doubles, five home runs and 16 RBIs for the Braves. Matt Olson is 11 for 39 with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with a .273 batting average, and has two doubles, five home runs, five walks and 11 RBIs. Angel Martinez is 11 for 31 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .257 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Guardians: 6-4, .230 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)
Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
