{"id":257553,"date":"2026-04-08T12:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257553\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:42:38","slug":"braves-take-road-skid-into-matchup-with-the-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257553\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves take road skid into matchup with the Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Braves<\/a> (6-5, fourth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (6-5, second in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez<\/a> (1-0, 1.64 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, six strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> (0-1, 6.52 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, eight strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Braves -140, Angels +118; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves travel to the Los Angeles Angels looking to stop a three-game road skid.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a 6-5 record overall and a 3-1 record at home. The Angels have a 2-0 record in games decided by one run.<\/p>\n

Atlanta is 6-5 overall and 2\/3 on the road. The Braves are second in the NL with 15 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.<\/p>\n

The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto<\/a> has four home runs, eight walks and six RBI while hitting .233 for the Angels. Nolan Schanuel<\/a> is 9 for 37 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Drake Baldwin<\/a> has a double and five home runs for the Braves. Mauricio Dubon<\/a> is 12 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 5-5, .196 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored by three runs<\/p>\n

Braves: 5-5, .241 batting average, 2.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Angels: Mike Trout<\/a>: day-to-day (hand), Ryan Johnson: 15-Day IL (illness), Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)<\/p>\n

Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim<\/a>: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hip), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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