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Both teams are coming off tough losses, the Marlins defeat the Dodgers at Miami while the Braves fell their show finale against the Mets 10-8. The Dodgers have a comfortable 19-game lead over the Diamondbacks in the National League West and also the Braves lead the Nationals from 5.5 games in the National League East.
Pitching Matchup:
Kenta Maeda (8-8, 4.12 ERA, 1.09 WHIP) vs. Mike Soroka (10-2, 2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP)
Kenta Maeda had dropped his previous six decisions by throwing seven scoreless innings of all three-hit chunk with six strikeouts and zero walks in a 4-0 win against the Diamondbacks past Saturday, and he bounced back. The right-hander remains just 1-2 with a 5.57 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP in his final six appearances (five starts) and he is 2-5 with a 5.66 ERA along with a 1.38 WHIP in 12 road starts.
He dominated the Marlins pitching although mike Soroka is winless since July 14. The 22-year-old is 0-1 with a 2.56 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in his final five starts and 4-2 with a 4.08 ERA along with a 1.39 WHIP in eight home begins. This is Soroka career start against the Dodgers.
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The Under is:
Maeda and Soroka have an On-Base Percentage (OBP) beneath .275, a Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA) beneath .278 and opponents are hitting under .228 against them. Maeda is 2-0 with an 0.68 ERA along with also an 0.83 WHIP in 2 career starts against the Braves (he has not confronted them since 2017) and he has been a far better pitcher in the home.
The current Braves roster is simply 4-for-31 (.129) from Maeda and also the projected Braves lineup includes just three batters with Isolated Power (ISO) above .185. Soroka, on the other hand, continues to be a much better pitcher in the highway but this is a total that is very substantial.
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