Braves bring 1-0 series lead over Phillies into game 2

Philadelphia Phillies (82-66, second in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (87-61, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: TBD; Braves: Tyler Mahle (5-10, 4.05 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -118, Phillies -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

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

Atlanta is 87-61 overall and 50-26 at home. Braves hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.

Philadelphia has an 82-66 record overall and a 41-32 record on the road. The Phillies have a 64-14 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The matchup Saturday is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Braves have an 8-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 71 extra base hits (33 doubles and 38 home runs). Ronald Acuna Jr. is 13 for 41 with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Bryce Harper has 29 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs while hitting .271 for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 7 for 39 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .213 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by two runs

Phillies: 4-6, .225 batting average, 3.29 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Braves: Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (side), Bryce Elder: 15-Day IL (knee), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Phillies: Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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