The Atlanta Braves (36-30) will look to Marcell Ozuna when they host Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays (33-36) at Truist Park on Friday, June 14. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 PM ET.
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- Date: Friday, June 14, 2024
- Time: 7:20 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSUN
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- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
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Pitching Matchup
Braves: Chris Sale
- Chris Sale makes the start for the Braves, his 13th of the season. He is 8-2 with a 3.01 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out came on Friday against the Washington Nationals, when the lefty threw seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 35-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.01, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents are batting .211 against him.
- Sale heads into the game with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
- Sale will try to record his 12th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 6.2 innings per appearance.
- In three of his 12 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
Rays: Zack Littell
- The Rays are sending Zack Littell (2-4) out to make his 14th start of the season. He is 2-4 with a 3.63 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 74 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty went six innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.63, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season. Opponents are batting .280 against him.
- Littell is trying to register his fourth quality start in a row in this outing.
- Littell will aim to pitch five or more innings for his 11th straight appearance. He's averaging 5.7 frames per outing.
- In one of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
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Team Comparison
Braves | Rays | |
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4.3 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.9 |
3.9 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.8 |
.243 | Batting AVG | .232 |
.240 | Batting AVG Against | .249 |
66 | Home Runs | 53 |
60 | Home Runs Allowed | 91 |
Braves Offensive Leaders
- Ozuna is batting .322 this year, with a .396 on-base percentage and a .604 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 10.8%. He has 18 home runs and 57 RBI, plus 39 runs scored.
- So far this season, Ozzie Albies is batting .270, with a .329 on-base percentage and a .403 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.3%, and his walk rate is 6.7%. He has four home runs and 31 RBI, plus 31 runs scored and four steals on five attempts.
- Matt Olson is batting .245, with 10 home runs and 37 RBI, plus 28 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 25.8%, and his walk rate is 9.7%. He has a .330 on-base percentage and a .441 slugging percentage.
- The Braves' Michael Harris II is batting .247, with a .292 on-base percentage and a .355 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 21.3%, and his walk rate is 5.4%. He has five home runs and 20 RBI, plus 30 runs scored and eight steals on 12 attempts.
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Rays Offensive Leaders
- Paredes has posted a batting average of .286 with an OPS of .836 (.365 OBP; .471 SLG) this season, while cracking 10 HRs with 27 runs and 38 RBI. He's walking at a 9.2% clip and striking out 16.6% of the time.
- In 299 plate appearances this year, Yandy Diaz owns a .260 average to go along with a .328 OBP and .357 SLG. He's also swatted four homers with 30 RBI and 25 runs while posting a 13.4% strikeout rate and 8.7% walk rate.
- So far this season, Jose Caballero is hitting .250/.309/.368 this season with a walk rate of 5.3% and a strikeout rate of 29.3%. Additionally, he's popped four dingers while knocking in 20 runs and scoring 30 times. Plus, he's swiped 22 bases on 30 attempts.
- At the plate, Amed Rosario has cracked two bombs, driven in 22 runs, and scored 16 times while hitting .295/.315/.409 in 200 plate appearances. He's also stolen four bags on eight attempts. His K rate comes in at 17%, and his walk rate is 3%.
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