Philadelphia Phillies host the Atlanta Braves this afternoon
Philadelphia has an 80-62 record overall
PHILADELPHIA —
Atlanta Braves (84-58, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (80-62, second in the NL East)
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.
The Philadelphia Phillies square off against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Philadelphia has an 80-62 record overall and a 39-31 record at home. The Phillies have gone 38-12 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Atlanta has a 36-34 record in road games and an 84-58 record overall. The Braves have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .248.
The teams square off Sunday for the ninth time this season. The Braves lead the season series 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 41 home runs while slugging .520. Edmundo Sosa is 8 for 22 with two home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Michael Harris II has a .291 batting average to lead the Braves, and has 32 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. is 16 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .240 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Braves: 7-3, .265 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Tyler Mahle (5-10, 4.25 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (6-10, 4.93 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 157 strikeouts)
First pitch in Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT