Braves visit the Phillies to open 4-game series

Atlanta Braves (83-57, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (79-61, second in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (13-9, 2.06 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 177 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (16-4, 2.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 202 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -114, Braves -108; over/under is 6 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Atlanta Braves on Friday to open a four-game series.

Philadelphia is 38-30 at home and 79-61 overall. The Phillies have hit 165 total home runs to rank seventh in the NL.

Atlanta is 83-57 overall and 35-33 in road games. The Braves have gone 58-21 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Friday's game is the seventh meeting between these teams this season. The Braves are up 5-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 17 doubles, a triple and 40 home runs for the Phillies. J.T. Realmuto is 10 for 35 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Michael Harris II has 32 doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 80 RBI while hitting .295 for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 15 for 42 with five doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .237 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Braves: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

Braves: Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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