Atlanta Braves (27-34, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (35-28, third in the NL West)

San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (4-4, 3.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Giants: Hayden Birdsong (3-1, 2.37 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)

Braves -135, Giants +114; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.

San Francisco has gone 19-11 in home games and 35-28 overall. The Giants have gone 22-11 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Atlanta is 27-34 overall and 10-20 in road games. The Braves have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .245.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

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