Dodgers vs Braves

We go over how to watch Saturday's game between the Dodgers and Braves and make some picks.

This team has been too good in the last month to lose two in a row, especially with a star like Fried taking the mound. You can safely expect the Braves ace to power through six innings here. Fried has been dominant on the season but will face one of his toughest tests with this Dodgers lineup. White has been solid and will look to quiet a Braves lineup which has gotten hot over the last month. The Dodgers have been solid offensively, so this could be a high-scoring game even with two solid pitchers. The Dodgers won the first game of the series and have put together four victories in a row.

ATLANTA -- — Marcell Ozuna hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves recovered after blowing a three-run lead to beat the Los ...

... Alberto was activated from the paternity list and OF Stefen Romero was designated for assignment as a roster space was cleared for White. We'll see.” ... OF Eddie Rosario (blurred vision, swelling in right retina) had one hit with two strikeouts in his first rehab assignment game with Triple-A Gwinnett. Guillermo Heredia was a late-game defensive replacement for Acuña. Snitker said Acuña's foot was “really sore. White was pulled after giving singles to Ronald Acuña Jr. and Swanson to open the fourth. MacKay was summoned when Cory Blaser could not work the game for medical reasons. Braves reliever Will Smith gave up Austin Barnes' run-scoring single to right, cutting Atlanta's lead to 3-2 before walking Turner to load the bases. It was Swanson's seventh homer of June and 13th overall. One out later, Swanson hit a first-pitch slider 413 feet over the center field fence for a 2-0 lead. Dodgers: Hudson's torn left anterior cruciate ligament was confirmed, ending his season. "Obviously the guys that are here are going to have an opportunity,” Roberts said. Braves left-hander Max Fried allowed six hits with nine strikeouts and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. Mitch White, recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowed three runs and five hits with two walks in four-plus innings.

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The operation repaired the ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb. right-hander Mitch White for the Dodgers. Los Angeles is 44-35 this season, while Atlanta is 41-31. He’s faced Houston twice since leaving, including a three-hit shutout on the road last season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since May 19 because of an oblique strain. The Dodgers vs. Braves game starts at 6:15 p.m. Central (7:15 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.

After game one of this series saw both sides pitch extraordinarily on Friday, each squad will be eager to get the bats cracking. Check out our MLB odds ...

Like recent Dodgers teams of the past, Los Angeles’ pitching has remained one of the top units in baseball with a league-best 2.90 ERA and a batting average of .215, which ranks as the second-lowest average given up by pitchers. Facing Fried at any point throughout the season is a tough task, and while the Dodgers certainly have the bats to spell out trouble for the lefty, he’ll be extra motivated to quiet Los Angeles bats. Consider the Braves lucky that the score was as close as it was since the Dodgers’ one area of concern was their inability to bring men on base around to score. In fact, with the win on Friday, the Dodgers are now 42-32 ATS on the season, which is a spectacular record through 74 games. White is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in his four total starts on the season. After game one of this series saw both sides pitch extraordinarily on Friday, each squad will be eager to get the bats cracking as the Los Angeles Dodgers square off with the Atlanta Braves for another highly anticipated matchup.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will meet the Atlanta Braves in MLB action on Saturday night from SunTrust Park.

Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage. As for the Braves, they will be looking to rebound after last night’s loss. Los Angeles Dodgers (+120) vs.