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Los Angeles Dodgers (80-52, first in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (77-55, first in the NL East)Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (5-5, 4.42 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, seven strikeouts)LINE: Dodgers -131, Braves +110; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves play the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 1-0 series lead.Atlanta has a 77-55 record overall and a 43-23 record in home games. Braves hitters are batting a collective .247, the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play.Los Angeles is 80-52 overall and 40-26 in road games. Dodgers hitters have a collective .426 slugging percentage to rank second in the majors.Wednesday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Braves have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Harris II leads the Braves with a .293 batting average, and has 30 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs, 18 walks and 72 RBIs. Mauricio Dubon is 11 for 34 with two RBIs over the last 10 games.Shohei Ohtani has 24 doubles, four triples, 30 home runs and 80 RBIs for the Dodgers. Max Muncy is 10 for 31 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .232 batting average, 3.71 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
