Angels and Braves meet in series rubber match

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Atlanta Braves (7-5, second in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (6-6, third in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (0-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Angels: Reid Detmers (0-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -127, Angels +107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Los Angeles has gone 3-2 in home games and 6-6 overall. The Angels have a 2-0 record in games decided by one run.

Atlanta is 7-5 overall and 3-3 on the road. The Braves have the best team ERA in the NL at 2.12.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto leads the Angels with four home runs while slugging .521. Nolan Schanuel is 10 for 41 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Drake Baldwin leads the Braves with five home runs while slugging .653. Mauricio Dubon is 13 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .182 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Braves: 5-5, .246 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Angels: Ryan Johnson: 15-Day IL (illness), Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hand), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (arm), Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (finger)

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

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.