Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Betting Preview | August 3

Zack Wheeler will try to collect his 10th victory of the season when the Philadelphia Phillies (55-48) visit the Atlanta Braves (63-41) at Truist Park on Wednesday at 12:20 PM ET. The Phillies are underdogs in the matchup (+119) against the Braves (-140). Atlanta’s Charlie Morton starts against Philadelphia’s Wheeler.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Phillies

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
• Game Time: 12:20 PM ET
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Stadium: Truist Park

Braves Stats & Trends

Braves Batting

• The Braves average 1.5 home runs per game to rank second in baseball with 160 total home runs.
• The Braves are 10th in the majors with a .250 batting average.
• The Braves rank 15th in baseball with a .314 on-base percentage.
• Braves hitters strike out 9.3 times per game, the 28th-most in baseball.
• The Braves average 1.5 homers per game when playing at home this season (88 total in home outings).
• The Braves have a .449 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the team averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .256.

Braves Key Batters

• Austin Riley leads Atlanta in OBP (.361), slugging percentage (.600) and total hits (120) this season.
• Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Riley ranks 18th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
• Riley has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Matt Olson is hitting .251 with 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 52 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Olson’s batting average ranks him 83rd, his on-base percentage 57th, and his slugging percentage 22nd.
• Dansby Swanson leads Atlanta in slugging percentage (.471) powered by 37 extra-base hits.
• Swanson heads into this game with six games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .359 with a double, four walks and two RBI.
• Marcell Ozuna is batting .224 with a .278 OBP and 42 RBI for Atlanta this season.

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies have hit 131 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
• The Phillies have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
• The Phillies have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Phillies rank 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
• In 52 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 69 homers, an average of 1.3 per contest.
• In 52 road games this season, they’re slugging .413 with 158 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .246 with 8.6 base hits per contest.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber has 77 hits, a team-high for the Phillies.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Schwarber ranks 148th in batting average, 111th in on-base percentage and 20th in slugging percentage.
• Rhys Hoskins has 20 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 48 walks while batting .249.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Hoskins’ batting average puts him 88th, his on-base percentage is 61st, and he is 36th in slugging.
• J.T. Realmuto has put up an on-base percentage of .337, a team-high for the Phillies.
• Alec Bohm paces his team with a .411 slugging percentage.

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