Atlanta Braves (53-68, fourth in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (63-57, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Hurston Waldrep (2-0, 1.54 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (3-2, 4.11 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -124, Braves +104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Atlanta Braves on Friday to begin a three-game series.

Cleveland has a 63-57 record overall and a 31-28 record at home. The Guardians are 32-11 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Atlanta has a 53-68 record overall and a 23-38 record in road games. The Braves rank sixth in the NL with 136 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting

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