Dodgers-Braves Matchup Projects Over 8.5 Runs as Both Starters Carry ERA Concerns
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Dodgers-Braves Matchup Projects Over 8.5 Runs as Both Starters Carry ERA Concerns
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
An over 8.5 total is the featured play for Dodgers-Braves, with both lineups expected to capitalize on starters who have allowed steady traffic.
Roki Sasaki enters for Los Angeles at 5-5 with a 4.42 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 22 starts, while Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver has yielded six earned runs in 8.2 innings over two starts.
Los Angeles is chasing the NL's top overall seed after becoming the second MLB team to reach 80 wins, even with Will Smith and Dalton Rushing sidelined and Shohei Ohtani not pitching.
Atlanta already took the series opener and is trying to secure the set while protecting a 4.5-game NL East lead over the surging Phillies, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games.