Giants host the Braves on home losing streak

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Atlanta Braves (84-44, first in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (66-63, third in the NL West)

San Francisco; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Jared Shuster (4-2, 5.00 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Giants: Tristan Beck (3-2, 3.34 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants look to stop their three-game home slide with a win over the Atlanta Braves.

San Francisco has a 35-30 record at home and a 66-63 record overall. The Giants have a 48-19 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Atlanta has a 40-22 record on the road and an 84-44 record overall. The Braves are 67-11 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Sunday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Braves are ahead 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: LaMonte Wade Jr leads the Giants with a .256 batting average, and has 14 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 66 walks and 36 RBI. Michael Conforto is 12-for-30 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has 30 doubles, three triples, 28 home runs and 74 RBI for the Braves. Marcell Ozuna is 17-for-33 with three doubles, five home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .250 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Braves: 8-2, .255 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Giants: Michael Conforto: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mark Mathias: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Crawford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Ross Stripling: 15-Day IL (back), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Pollock: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mike Yastrzemski: 10-Day IL (hamstring), John Brebbia: 60-Day IL (lat), Cole Waites: 60-Day IL (elbow), Thomas Szapucki: 60-Day IL (arm), Mitch Haniger: 60-Day IL (forearm), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Braves: Yonny Chirinos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ozzie Albies: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jesse Chavez: 60-Day IL (shin), Sam Hilliard: 10-Day IL (heel), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dylan Lee: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ehire Adrianza: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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