St. Louis Cardinals (50-46, second in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (53-42, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (9-6, 3.34 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 4.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -131, Cardinals +110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday to open a three-game series.
Atlanta is 29-17 at home and 53-42 overall. The Braves have hit 109 total home runs to rank fourth in the NL.