Braves host the Phillies in first of 3-game series

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Philadelphia Phillies (82-65, second in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (86-61, first in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.76 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 162 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (14-9, 2.10 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 184 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -194, Phillies +156; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves begin a three-game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.

Atlanta has gone 49-26 at home and 86-61 overall. The Braves are seventh in MLB play with 183 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Philadelphia is 41-31 on the road and 82-65 overall. The Phillies have gone 64-14 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Friday is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Braves have a 7-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has 33 doubles, 37 home runs and 81 RBIs for the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 13 for 40 with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 62 extra base hits (17 doubles, a triple and 44 home runs). Trea Turner is 9 for 41 with five doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .210 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Phillies: 5-5, .225 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Braves: Lane Thomas: day-to-day (side), Bryce Elder: 15-Day IL (knee), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Phillies: Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.