"The Atlanta Braves are headed to The City of Angels to face off against the Dodgers after a day of rest. As it turns out, there could not be a better time in the schedule to play this series. The Braves are slotted to use their top half of their rotation, while the Dodgers will go with the bottom half of theirs."
"Both teams have had injury issues with their rotations, but both have kept on winning. This series will be the biggest test yet for the Atlanta Braves that have been winning the games that they are supposed to. This will be the first series in quite some time that the Braves will be the underdog, which is always fun to see how teams respond."
"The game one matchup tonight will feature Chris Sale against Emmet Sheehan, and in terms of ERA these two pitchers are having very different seasons. Sale is once again starting off strong with a 2.14 ERA and Sheehan is struggling with a 5.23. The season is still young, so the sample sizes are small, but this pitching matchup should make for the one game in the series that the Braves have the best odds of winning."
"Chris Sale's season has been no fluke. He did have the forgettable start on April sixth when he surrendered six runs, but that makes the rest of his work much more impressive. It is crazy to think that a pitcher, this early in the season, could surrender six runs in a 4.0 inning start, yet still own an ERA of 2.14 in the first half of May. Outside of that start with six ERs, Sale has pitched at least six innings in every other start and has not surrendered more than one earned run in any of them."
The Atlanta Braves travel to Los Angeles after a day off to play the Dodgers, with each team using different halves of its rotation. Both clubs have faced injury issues in their pitching staffs while continuing to win. The series presents a major challenge for Atlanta, including a rare role as underdog. Game one matches Chris Sale against Emmet Sheehan, with Sale posting a 2.14 ERA and Sheehan a 5.23 ERA. Sale’s early season includes one rough start but strong results afterward, including consistent innings, low earned runs, and high strikeout rates. His recent form is strong, though opponents have included the Phillies and Rockies.
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