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The Braves will take on the Brewers at Truist Park starting Tuesday in a rematch of last week’s three-game series. The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Tuesday when they begin a three-game series against the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta scored a series win in Milwaukee by taking two of the three games as part of a stretch where they won four of five overall. However, the Braves saw some of that momentum slip away over the weekend after back-to-back losses to the last place Miami Marlins.
The Braves enter the series with a 60-51 record. They are six games back of the Phillies in the NL East, which has them back within striking distance. However, their lead in the Wild Card race is just percentage points ahead of the San Diego Padres for the top spot, and they are just a half game in front of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third spot. There is just a little under two months remaining in the season, but it is shaping up to be quite a race.
The Braves were shut out at home on Sunday for the first time during the regular season since August 2021. That snapped a streak of nine straight games where Atlanta had homered at least once. Matt Olson has five homers over his last nine games but only seven total hits over that span. Marcell Ozuna is second in the National League with 32 homers and is hitting .297/.344/.613 with 11 homers and a 160 wRC+ since July 1.
Atlanta placed Reynaldo Lopez on the 15-day Injured List Monday due to right forearm soreness. Lopez last pitched on July 28 in New York but exited after three innings. An MRI exam came back negative, but Lopez still hasn’t been back on a mound since his last start. Bryce Elder was recalled to the active roster and will start Tuesday’s series opener, which will give the rest of the rotation an extra day of rest.
After losing the series to the Braves at home, the Brewers hit the road and dropped two of three to the Nationals. Milwaukee is just 7-7 since the All-Star Break, but still hold a healthy 5.5-game lead over the Cardinals in the NL Central. The Brewers are pretty similar to the team the Braves faced earlier (of course): top ten hitting and position player production driven by the second-biggest xwOBA overperformance in baseball, and some awful pitching, especially as far as the rotation is concerned.
Tuesday, August 6, 7:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South, TBS)
Colin Rea (21 G, 18 GS, 115.1 IP, 18.6 K%, 7.2 BB%, 3.59 ERA, 4.45 FIP)
Right-hander Colin Rea will make his second straight start against the Braves in Tuesday’s opener. Rea allowed two runs and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings against Atlanta last Monday. Two of the three hits he allowed were homers. He came into that start having allowed just one homer over his previous 22 2/3 innings.
Bryce Elder (9 GS, 46.0 IP, 19.5 K%, 7.3 BB%, 5.67 ERA, 4.23 FIP)
The Braves recalled Bryce Elder to the active roster during Monday’s off day and he will start Tuesday’s series opener. Elder has had an up-and-down season at the major league level and has been a mainstay on the shuttle between Atlanta and Gwinnett. He faced the Brewers in Milwaukee last week and pitched well, allowing one run over six innings while striking out seven.
Wednesday, August 7, 7:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South)
Freddy Peralta (22 GS, 120.1 IP, 29.6 K%, 8.9 BB%, 3.89 ERA, 3.96 FIP)
Right-hander Freddy Peralta will get the start for the Brewers in Wednesday’s game. Peralta faced the Braves last week in Milwaukee where he allowed two runs and struck out seven over six innings. He allowed two homers in that start and has now given up four combined over his last 11 1/3 innings.
Chris Sale (20 GS, 123.0 IP, 32.2 K%, 5.8 BB%, 2.71 ERA, 2.32 FIP)
Lefty Chris Sale will also be facing the Brewers for a second consecutive start in Wednesday’s game. Sale allowed two runs and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings in last Wednesday’s matchup in Milwaukee. Both runs came in the first inning and Sale tied his season-high with three walks. Sale has a 2.72 ERA and a 2.30 FIP in 56 1/3 innings at Truist Park this season.
Thursday, August 8, 12:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South)
Frankie Montas (20 GS, 98.1 IP, 19.1 K%, 9.4 BB%, 5.03 ERA, 4.87 FIP)
The Brewers paid a big price to acquire right-hander Frankie Montas from the Reds at the Trade Deadline in hop that he can add some stability to their rotation. He made his debut with the Brewers last Friday in Washington where he allowed nine hits and three runs in five innings. Montas faced the Braves back on July 24 while with the Reds and allowed 10 hits and four runs in just 4 1/3 innings.
Charlie Morton (20 GS, 112.0 IP, 23.3 K%, 9.0 BB%, 3.94 ERA, 4.35 FIP)
Morton will be looking to build off of a good outing in his last start when he takes the ball in Thursday’s series finale. Morton bounced back from a rough outing in New York by allowing five hits and an unearned run in six innings against the Marlins. Morton has a 3.91 ERA in 17 career starts against the Brewers but hasn’t faced them since the 2022 season.
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The Braves will take on the Brewers at Truist Park starting Tuesday in a rematch of last week’s three-game series. The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Tuesday when they begin a three-game series against the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta scored a series win in Milwaukee by taking two of the three games as part of a stretch where they won four of five overall. However, the Braves saw some of that momentum slip away over the weekend after back-to-back losses to the last place Miami Marlins.
The Braves enter the series with a 60-51 record. They are six games back of the Phillies in the NL East, which has them back within striking distance. However, their lead in the Wild Card race is just percentage points ahead of the San Diego Padres for the top spot, and they are just a half game in front of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third spot. There is just a little under two months remaining in the season, but it is shaping up to be quite a race.
The Braves were shut out at home on Sunday for the first time during the regular season since August 2021. That snapped a streak of nine straight games where Atlanta had homered at least once. Matt Olson has five homers over his last nine games but only seven total hits over that span. Marcell Ozuna is second in the National League with 32 homers and is hitting .297/.344/.613 with 11 homers and a 160 wRC+ since July 1.
Atlanta placed Reynaldo Lopez on the 15-day Injured List Monday due to right forearm soreness. Lopez last pitched on July 28 in New York but exited after three innings. An MRI exam came back negative, but Lopez still hasn’t been back on a mound since his last start. Bryce Elder was recalled to the active roster and will start Tuesday’s series opener, which will give the rest of the rotation an extra day of rest.
After losing the series to the Braves at home, the Brewers hit the road and dropped two of three to the Nationals. Milwaukee is just 7-7 since the All-Star Break, but still hold a healthy 5.5-game lead over the Cardinals in the NL Central. The Brewers are pretty similar to the team the Braves faced earlier (of course): top ten hitting and position player production driven by the second-biggest xwOBA overperformance in baseball, and some awful pitching, especially as far as the rotation is concerned.
Tuesday, August 6, 7:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South, TBS)
Colin Rea (21 G, 18 GS, 115.1 IP, 18.6 K%, 7.2 BB%, 3.59 ERA, 4.45 FIP)
Right-hander Colin Rea will make his second straight start against the Braves in Tuesday’s opener. Rea allowed two runs and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings against Atlanta last Monday. Two of the three hits he allowed were homers. He came into that start having allowed just one homer over his previous 22 2/3 innings.
Bryce Elder (9 GS, 46.0 IP, 19.5 K%, 7.3 BB%, 5.67 ERA, 4.23 FIP)
The Braves recalled Bryce Elder to the active roster during Monday’s off day and he will start Tuesday’s series opener. Elder has had an up-and-down season at the major league level and has been a mainstay on the shuttle between Atlanta and Gwinnett. He faced the Brewers in Milwaukee last week and pitched well, allowing one run over six innings while striking out seven.
Wednesday, August 7, 7:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South)
Freddy Peralta (22 GS, 120.1 IP, 29.6 K%, 8.9 BB%, 3.89 ERA, 3.96 FIP)
Right-hander Freddy Peralta will get the start for the Brewers in Wednesday’s game. Peralta faced the Braves last week in Milwaukee where he allowed two runs and struck out seven over six innings. He allowed two homers in that start and has now given up four combined over his last 11 1/3 innings.
Chris Sale (20 GS, 123.0 IP, 32.2 K%, 5.8 BB%, 2.71 ERA, 2.32 FIP)
Lefty Chris Sale will also be facing the Brewers for a second consecutive start in Wednesday’s game. Sale allowed two runs and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings in last Wednesday’s matchup in Milwaukee. Both runs came in the first inning and Sale tied his season-high with three walks. Sale has a 2.72 ERA and a 2.30 FIP in 56 1/3 innings at Truist Park this season.
Thursday, August 8, 12:20 p.m. ET (Bally Sports South)
Frankie Montas (20 GS, 98.1 IP, 19.1 K%, 9.4 BB%, 5.03 ERA, 4.87 FIP)
The Brewers paid a big price to acquire right-hander Frankie Montas from the Reds at the Trade Deadline in hop that he can add some stability to their rotation. He made his debut with the Brewers last Friday in Washington where he allowed nine hits and three runs in five innings. Montas faced the Braves back on July 24 while with the Reds and allowed 10 hits and four runs in just 4 1/3 innings.
Charlie Morton (20 GS, 112.0 IP, 23.3 K%, 9.0 BB%, 3.94 ERA, 4.35 FIP)
Morton will be looking to build off of a good outing in his last start when he takes the ball in Thursday’s series finale. Morton bounced back from a rough outing in New York by allowing five hits and an unearned run in six innings against the Marlins. Morton has a 3.91 ERA in 17 career starts against the Brewers but hasn’t faced them since the 2022 season.
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