Atlanta Braves (70-61) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (84-49)
September 1, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -227 / Atlanta Braves +165; Over/Under: +8
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The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Wednesday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. The Braves need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Dodgers look for a win after winning 15 of their last 18 games.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 14 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Braves have lost four straight games when scoring three or less runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Braves with 144 hits and 72 RBI while Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies have combined for 275 hits and 166 RBI. Max Fried gets the ball, and he is 11-7 with a 3.54 ERA and 122 strikeouts this season. Fried is 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored eight runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Dodgers have won 18 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Chris Taylor leads the Dodgers with 122 hits and 68 RBI while Justin Turner and AJ Pollock have combined for 225 hits and 126 RBI. Max Scherzer gets the ball, and he is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA and 188 strikeouts this season. Scherzer is 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA and 176 strikeouts in his career against the Braves.
The Braves are 20-6 in their last 26 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series. The Dodgers are 5-0 in their last 5 Wednesday games and 128-55 in their last 183 home games. The under is 6-1-2 in Braves last 9 overall. The under is 17-6-3 in Dodgers last 26 overall. The Braves are 6-22 in the last 28 meetings in Los Angeles and 18-38 in the last 56 meetings.
The Dodgers are on fire right now and Scherzer has been money since coming over from Washington, allowing 19 hits and five runs in 29 innings. However, Fried has been solid in his own right, allowing 25 hits and five earned runs in his last 33 innings. Fried allowed just six hits and one run through six innings against the Dodgers back in June. Dodgers should be favored, but the value is on the Braves and big plus money.
