Martinez leads Guardians against the Braves after 4-hit outing

Cleveland Guardians (8-5, first in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (8-5, first in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-1, 5.23 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (1-1, 0.00 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -136, Guardians +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Atlanta Braves after Angel Martinez's four-hit game on Wednesday.

Atlanta is 8-5 overall and 4-2 in home games. The Braves have hit 17 total home runs to rank second in the majors.

Cleveland is 8-5 overall and 4-3 on the road. The Guardians have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .367.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has six doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 14 for 42 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Brayan Rocchio has a double, a home run and six RBIs for the Guardians. Chase DeLauter is 7 for 31 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .248 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

Guardians: 6-4, .216 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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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