Phillies lead series 1-0 over Braves heading into Game 2

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -111, Phillies -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

IN BRIEF: The Philadelphia Phillies take a 1-0 lead into their next game of the series against the Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta is 27-17 at home and 47-39 overall. The Braves are hitting .243 as a team, which ranks ninth in the National League.

Philadelphia is 25-16 away from home and 58-30 overall. The Phillies rank fifth in MLB with 106 home runs, an average of 1.2 per game.

Saturday’s game is the fifth meeting between the two teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna had 18 doubles and 22 home runs for the Braves. Ozzie Albies had 12 hits in 40 at-bats with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .227 batting average, 2.73 ERA, balanced run differential

Phillies: 6-4, .259 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Braves: Raymond Kerr: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Ramon Laureano: day to day (back), Brian Anderson: 10 days out due to injury (bacterial infection), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 days out due to injury (oblique), Spencer Strider: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 15 days out due to injury (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Michael Harris II: 10 days out due to injury (hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60 days out due to injury (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15 days out due to injury (shoulder), Tyler Matzek: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 days out due to injury (elbow)

Phillies: Luis Ortiz: 60 days on the disabled list (ankle), Kyle Schwarber: 10 days on the disabled list (groin), Bryce Harper: 10 days on the disabled list (hamstring), Spencer Turnbull: 15 days on the disabled list (back), Taijuan Walker: 15 days on the disabled list (index finger), JT Realmuto: 10 days on the disabled list (knee), Michael Rucker: 60 days on the disabled list (hand), Dylan Covey: 60 days on the disabled list (shoulder)

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