Braves Look to Sweep Pirates Wednesday

Swanson on a Roll for First Place Braves

The Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates will wrap up their 3-game series on Wednesday night when they meet at PNC Park. The Braves have won the first two contests 1-0, and 6-1 last night. Atlanta has rebounded from a four-game home sweep by Colorado. They have won the first two contests of a two-city, seven-game road trip. The Braves enter Wednesday winners of 16 of its past 24 games. TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FS Southeast (Atlanta), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Julio Teheran (8-7, 4.24 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Trevor Williams (10-9, 3.53) Odds: The Pirates as -117-moneyline favorites versus the Braves. The game’s total opened at 8. Now the Braves are -117-moneyline favorites and the total is at 8Over -125.

Pirates Just have ZERO Offense

Pittsburgh had allowed only one run in each of its previous five games. Thanks in part to outstanding work from its bullpen. That ended on Tuesday when Pirates relievers saw their stretch of 16 2/3 scoreless innings end with three runs off Michael Feliz in the seventh. Left fielder Corey Dickerson is hitting .379 during his current seven-game hitting streak. The Pirates have scored just 15 runs while losing seven of their past nine games. Williams put together a solid first half of the season. He has been outstanding in five starts since the All-Star break. He has gone 3-2 with a 0.87 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. The 26-year-old is 1-2 so far in August despite giving up only three runs over 19 innings. He has allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts across seven innings Friday in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Williams has faced the Braves twice in his career (one start and one relief outing in 2017), surrendering three runs on seven hits in seven innings. Francisco Cervelli finished 1-for-3 with a double Tuesday and is hitting .390 lifetime against the Braves.

Braves Get Output Up and Down the Lineup

First baseman Freddie Freeman leads the National League in hits with 155, and batting average at .321. The Braves continue to lead Philadelphia in the NL East. There has been criticism levied at Dansby Swanson for his offensive struggles this season, and rightly so. The Braves shortstop is finding his rhythm at just the right time entering Wednesday’s series finale at the Pittsburgh Pirates. Swanson has stayed in the starting lineup thanks mostly to his defensive work. The youngster recorded the first multi-homer game of his career in Tuesday’s 6-1 victory. He is hitting .360 with three homers and 10 RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak. Julio Teheran finally has found consistency after alternating good starts and bad ones for most of the season. He has put together a four-game stretch in which he has posted a 3.42 ERA with only three homers allowed in 23 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old is 1-0 in that stretch with three consecutive no-decisions. The latest was Thursday against Colorado when he gave up two runs with seven strikeouts in seven innings. Teheran is 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA in nine career appearances (eight starts) against Pittsburgh.

J Teheran (8-7) ERA: 4.24

Trevor Williams (10-9) ERA: 3.53

Bullpen

Atlanta’s relievers have pitched 7.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Pittsburgh’s relievers have pitched 13 innings in the last 3 games.

Atlanta Braves – J Teheran

Pittsburgh Pirates – Trevor Williams

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.82	5	4.41	17
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.81	7	4.07	8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.38	19	4.10	10
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.07	23	4.03	9

Head To Head Detail

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 7 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta’s last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh’s last 13 games when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Atlanta Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates

Atlanta Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates

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