Braves and Guardians meet, winner claims 3-game series

Cleveland Guardians (9-6, first in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (9-6, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (0-1, 3.29 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (2-1, 3.94 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -193, Guardians +160; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Atlanta has a 9-6 record overall and a 5-3 record at home. The Braves have the ninth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .328.

Cleveland has a 9-6 record overall and a 5-4 record on the road. The Guardians are fifth in the AL with 14 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Baldwin leads the Braves with five home runs while slugging .607. Mauricio Dubon is 11 for 39 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs while hitting .175 for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 12 for 32 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .255 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .225 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Braves: Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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