Braves try to keep home win streak alive, host the Rockies

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Colorado Rockies (52-83, fifth in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (80-55, first in the NL East)Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ryan Feltner (5-8, 6.08 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Braves: Martin Perez (8-8, 3.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)LINE: Braves -219, Rockies +180; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will try to keep a five-game home win streak alive when they play the Colorado Rockies.Atlanta is 46-23 at home and 80-55 overall. The Braves have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .248.Colorado has gone 25-45 on the road and 52-83 overall. The Rockies are 10th in the NL with 151 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.The teams square off Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Braves lead the season series 4-0.TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 37 home runs while slugging .532. Mauricio Dubon is 14 for 36 with a double and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Hunter Goodman has 16 doubles, a triple and 36 home runs for the Rockies. Connor Norby is 11 for 34 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .263 batting average, 2.83 ERA, even run differential