Philadelphia Phillies (57-30, first in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (47-38, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (9-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Braves: Max Fried (7-3, 2.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -141, Phillies +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday to begin a three-game series.
Atlanta has a 47-38 record overall and a 27-16 record in home games. The Braves have the third-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.