Angels play the Braves leading series 1-0
Atlanta Braves (64-58, second in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (53-69, fourth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (13-3, 2.61 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 177 strikeouts); Angels: Griffin Canning (4-10, 5.18 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 93 strikeouts)
: LINE Braves -222, Angels +182; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels face the Atlanta Braves with a 1-0 series lead.
Los Angeles is 53-69 overall and 27-38 in home games. Angels hitters are batting a collective .235, which ranks 10th in the AL.
Atlanta has a 32-32 record on the road and a 64-58 record overall. The Braves are 42-21 in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jo Adell leads Los Angeles with 18 home runs while slugging .397. Zachary Neto is 14-for-42 with three home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with a .302 batting average, and has 23 doubles, 35 home runs, 52 walks and 90 RBI. Jorge Soler is 11-for-35 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .236 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by five runs
Braves: 4-6, .263 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Angels: Anthony Rendon: day-to-day (elbow), Jose Marte: 15-Day IL (viral infection), Luis Rengifo: 10-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Wantz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kelvin Caceres: 60-Day IL (lat), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (meniscus), Robert William Stephenson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Braves: Jorge Soler: day-to-day (hamstring), Alex Jordan Minter: 15-Day IL (hip), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ozzie Albies: 10-Day IL (wrist), Raymond Kerr: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-Day IL (knee), Angel Perdomo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
