Braves and Phillies meet in series rubber match

Philadelphia Phillies (48-35, first in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (38-44, third in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Ranger Suarez (6-2, 2.08 PERIOD, 1.01 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Strider (3-5, 4.07 PERIOD, 1.14 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)

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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -142, Phillies +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Atlanta is 23-16 at home and 38-44 overall. The Braves are 35-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Philadelphia is 22-21 on the roadway and 48-35 total. The Phillies have the 10th-best team period in the majors at 3.79. The match Sunday is the ninth meeting in between

these groups this season. The season series is tied 4-4. TOP ENTERTAINERS: Austin Riley has a. 269 batting average to lead

the Braves, and has 14 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs. Matt Olson is 12 for 39 with 7 RBIs over the last 10 games.Advertisement Kyle Schwarber has 10 doubles, a triple, 25 crowning achievement and 57 RBIs for the Phillies

. Nick Castellanos is 11 for 39 with four doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBIs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5,.242 batting average, 4.40 PERIOD, outscored by 5 runs Phillies: 5-5,.243 batting average, 2.83 PERIOD, outscored opponents by 14 runs INJURIES: Braves: Chris Sale: 15-Day IL(rib), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL( arm), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee) Phillies: Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL(ankle), Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (wrist)___ The Associated Press developed this story utilizing innovation supplied by Information Skrive and data from Sportradar.