The Atlanta Braves will take the field against the San Francisco Giants (42-44) on Wednesday. The game begins at 7:20 PM ET on NBCS-BA, with the Braves listed as -207 favorites on the moneyline.
Chris Sale gets the starting nod for Atlanta while Jordan Hicks is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.
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Braves and Giants Betting Trends
The Braves have won 58.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-31).
Atlanta has a record of 18-7 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -207 or shorter (72% winning percentage).
The Giants have entered the game as underdogs 44 times this season and won 18, or 40.9%, of those games.
San Francisco has not won as an underdog of +175 or more on the moneyline this season in four such games.
In the 83 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Braves, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-50-4).
The Giants’ games have gone over the total in 48 of their 86 chances.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves are the 18th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.3 runs per game (357 total).
Atlanta ranks 14th in MLB action with 91 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Braves are 16th in the majors with a .242 batting average.
Atlanta strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 19 mark in MLB.
The Braves pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Atlanta’s 3.51 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants have scored 385 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
San Francisco has hit 87 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the majors.
The Giants have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
San Francisco ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
The Giants average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
San Francisco has the 25th-ranked ERA (4.49) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Sale makes the start for the Braves, his 16th of the season. He is 10-3 with a 2.79 ERA and 118 strikeouts through 93 2/3 innings pitched.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 67 and his batting average of .296 is also best on his team.
Ozzie Albies has collected 77 hits this season and has an OBP of .311. He’s slugging .396 on the year.
Matt Olson has collected 74 base hits, an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .424 this season.
Austin Riley is batting .250 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
Hicks (4-4) will take to the mound for the Giants and make his 18th start of the season.
Matt Chapman paces the Giants with 11 home runs and 39 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .238.
Jorge Soler is hitting .229 with 17 doubles, 10 home runs and 29 walks.
Heliot Ramos leads the Giants with 11 home runs.
Patrick Bailey is hitting .284 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 25 walks.
Braves and Giants Injuries
Braves: Michael Harris II: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Brian Anderson: 10 Day IL (Bacterial infection), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jimmy Herget: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Raymond Kerr: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ramón Laureano: day-to-day (Back), Orlando Arcia: day-to-day (Tooth)
Giants: Wilmer Flores: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Thairo Estrada: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Groin), Keaton Winn: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Harrison: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Tom Murphy: 60 Day IL (Head), Jung Hoo Lee: 60 Day IL (Labrum), Alex Cobb: 60 Day IL (Hip), Robbie Ray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Warren: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ethan Small: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tristan Beck: 60 Day IL (Arm)
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