Atlanta Braves at Baltimore Orioles
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles continue their interleague series Saturday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. EDT under cloudy skies and a temperature of 73 degrees.
The Braves (60-42) enter as -1.5 favorites on the run line, despite playing on the road. Atlanta has won four of its last five games, including a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Left-hander Chris Sale (12-4, 2.78 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Braves. Sale earned the win in that Thursday outing, allowing three earned runs on five hits with 11 strikeouts over six innings. Over his past three starts, the veteran has posted a 1.69 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 16 innings.
The Orioles (50-53) counter with right-hander Kyle Bradish (7-6, 3.45 ERA). Bradish last pitched Wednesday at Boston, earning a win after allowing one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts over six innings in a 5-1 victory. He has been effective over his past two outings, compiling a 1.42 ERA with nine strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings.
Baltimore opened the series with a 3-2 win Friday, its second victory in three games. The Orioles have won six of their last nine contests.
Sale faced Baltimore earlier this season and is 8-4 with a 3.01 ERA in 16 career starts against the Orioles. Bradish is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in six career appearances against Atlanta.
The over/under is set at 9 runs. The game simulation by Interstat projects a 7-6 Orioles victory.
Atlanta’s lineup features designated hitter Dominic Smith, who homered and drove in three runs Thursday. Reliever Raisel Iglesias earned a hold in that game, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Baltimore’s bullpen has been solid, with Yennier Cano and Andrew Kittredge each throwing scoreless innings Wednesday against Boston.
The Braves continue a six-game road trip after this series, traveling to New York for three games against the Mets starting Monday. The Orioles also head to Detroit for a three-game set beginning Monday.
Saturday’s game marks the second of a three-game series, with the finale scheduled for Sunday afternoon.