Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks and Prediction for Friday September 4 2026
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NL East Division rivals will square off on Friday night, when the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies begin a series from Citizens Bank Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Braves (83-57) have won eight of their last ten games and hold a four-game lead over Philadelphia for first place. On Wednesday, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Sean Murphy hit three-run blasts to power Atlanta to a 9-0 road triumph against Washington. Austin Riley contributed two hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Thirty-seven year old southpaw Chris Sale (13-9 2.06 ERA) is running a distant second to Milwaukee SP Jacob Misiorowski in the National League Cy Young odds. Through 144 innings of work, Sale has retired 177 batters by strikes and ranks sixth in the majors with a sparkling 1.00 WHIP.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have won 38 of their 68 home games and are sitting comfortably atop the National League Wild Card standings. On Wednesday, nine-hole hitter Bryan De La Cruz had two of Philadelphia’s three hits during a 1-0 road loss against Arizona. SP Andrew Painter tossed seven shutout innings and did not factor in the decision for the Phillies, who finished the road trip with a 6-3 record.
Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly will give the nod to talented lefty Cristopher Sanchez (16-4 2.52 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Sanchez fired seven shutout frames and fanned eight batters during a 4-2 road victory against the Los Angeles Angels. For the season, Sanchez ranks sixth in the majors with 202 strikeouts.
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Braves vs Phillies Pick
Atlanta SP Spencer Strider has been shut down for the rest of the season with an elbow injury and hopes to be ready for spring training. Through 140 games, Atlanta ranks 12th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 19th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. Take the Phillies to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-2.
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