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Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants: Can the Braves sweep the series?
The Atlanta Braves are looking to sweep the series when they visit the San Francisco Giants today at Oracle Park.
The Braves are back on winning track
The Atlanta Braves are second in the NL East with a 63-56 record including 31-30 on the road. After losing six consecutive games, the Braves won three of the last four. The Braves have a 3.75 ERA, a .240 batting average, a .308 on-base percentage, and 1.24 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Marcell Ozuna is the best player on the team, with 135 hits, 73 runs, and 35 home runs.
The Giants lost the last three games
The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 61-61 record, including 35-26 at home. After winning four consecutive games, they lost the last three. San Francisco has a 4.22 ERA, a .248 batting average, a .320 on-base percentage, and 1.30 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman is the best player on the team with 111 hits, 82 runs, and 19 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Giants are 12-6 SU in their 18 games overall, 9-4 SU in their last 13 games against teams from the NL and 9-4 SU in their last 13 games played on Wednesday. San Francisco has played under the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 4 of their last 5 games against Atlanta, 6 of their last 7 home games and 8 of their last 10 home games against Atlanta. The Braves are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games overall, 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road and 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played on Wednesday. Atlanta has played over the total run line in 6 of their last 8 games overall and 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the NL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
This is a very interesting series, with the Braves winning both previous games in the extra inning. They really needed those two to bounce back after a terrible start to the month of August. The Braves will look for their third consecutive win with Grant Holmes on the mound, who is 0-0 for the season with a 3.79 ERA, 41 K, 38 IP, and 1.11 WHIP. The Giants will look to bounce back with Robbie Ray, who is 2-1 for the season with a 3.98 ERA, 28 K, 20.1 IP, and 1.18 WHIP. The Giants are with their backs against the wall, losing the last two and falling to fourth place in the division, so they will bounce back and win tonight.
