The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Atlanta Braves at 4:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 24-15 this season and first in the NL West. Bryce Elder (3-1, 2.02 ERA) is the expected starter for the Braves, who are 27-13 and first in the NL East.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Mookie Betts: 10 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Foot), Brusdar Graterol: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 15 Day IL (Back), Edwin Díaz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Casparius: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Landon Knack: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Braves
Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dylan Dodd: 15 Day IL (Back), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
Andy Pages is hitting for a .333 BA, .372 OBP and .576 SLG with a 21.2% strikeout rate and a 5.8% walk rate. His OPS is .948, which ranks 9th in MLB, and he has scored 23 runs. In 156 plate appearances, he has hit nine home runs (20th in MLB) and driven in 35 runs (2nd in MLB). Pages has been crafty on the base paths, recording six steals on seven attempts.
In 171 plate appearances, Shohei Ohtani has slashed .248/.382/.431 this season. He has hit six long balls and driven in 16 runs with a strikeout rate of 23.4% and a walk rate of 15.8%. He has five stolen bases on five attempts. He has come around to score 25 times.
Atlanta’s Matt Olson is slashing .297/.380/.645 this season with 13 home runs (4th in MLB), 35 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of 1.025 (4th in MLB). He has a 22.9% strikeout rate and a 12.3% walk rate in 179 plate appearances, and he has scored 35 total runs.
In 184 plate appearances, Drake Baldwin has slashed .298/.386/.497 this season. He has hit nine long balls (20th in MLB) and driven in 31 runs (5th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 20.7% and a walk rate of 10.9%. and has scored 34 runs (3rd in MLB).
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