A pair of power arms will take the mound when the Atlanta Braves host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in the second game of their season-ending three-game series.

The Pirates (70-90) won the series opener 9-3 and have won five of their past six games. The Braves (75-85) need to win the final two games to avoid dropping their first season series to the Pirates since 2017.

The pitching matchup features a pair of hard-throwing right-handers -- Atlanta's Spencer Strider (7-13, 4.45 ERA) vs. Pittsburgh rookie Bubba Chandler (3-1, 4.56).

Chandler, Pittsburgh's third-round draft choice in 2021, will make his seventh appearance and fourth start since being inserted into the rotation in early September. After getting hammered in his first start for nine runs in 2 2/3 innings, Chandler has pit

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