The Braves and the Giants meet up in game two of their series with with the Braves taking game one. Atlanta has the best record in baseball while San Francisco has been battling for a wild card spot. The Braves have won eight of their last 10 games. The Braves will go with Max Fried on the mound. He is 4-1 this season with a 2.83 ERA this season. He has pitched well on the road, posting a 1.93 during road starts and an even better 1.66 ERA during day games. He is 2-0 with an ERA of 3.74 during four starts in the month of August. The Braves have won three of his last four starts. They are also 5-0 when he starts on the road. The Giants have lost six of their last eight games and are a game back of the Cubs for a Wild Card spot. Ryan Walker will look to even the series for San Francisco. He is 3-2 this season with a 2.14 ERA. He has been used as a relief pitcher for the majority of the year and hasn’t lasted more than 2.2 innings in any of his starts this year. He has an ERA of 2.05 during home games this season. When they go to the pen, they have the 10th-best ERA and have allowed the 11th fewest runs. The Giants are 7-3 this year when Walker has made the start. Using a bullpen game against the best offense in baseball doesn't seem like a wise strategy to me. Especially when facing a very good pitcher. I don't see the Giants scoring many runs in this game.



Play on Atlanta. minus 1.5 runs This is a 2% play.