Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction: Expect a close contest

Monday's MLB doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park features the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves just finished a weekend series. The Braves won the first game but suffered a four-game loss on Saturday. Atlanta won the game by a score of three runs in the finals. Philadelphia suffered a Friday loss to the Marlins before winning by four on Saturday. The Philadelphia Phillies, on the other hand, lost the Sunday rubber match by a tight decision.

The Philadelphia Phillies lost their season opener against the Miami Marlins 3-2 after blowing an early 2-0 lead in the first inning of the game. The Philadelphia Phillies were able to draw even with the New York Mets by winning game two of their series 8-4, owing in part to a three-run home run hit by Kyle Schwarber. The Phillies had a 3-0 lead going into the eighth inning of the decisive rubber match, but they ended up losing the game 5-4. Both Trea Turner and Schwarber hit home runs during the fruitless attempt, with Trea Turner driving in two runs and Schwarber scoring two. Taijuan Walker, who pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies, will get the ball to start the first game. This year, Walker has made 27 starts and has a record of 15-5 with a 4.15 ERA, 123 strikeouts, and 147.1 innings pitched. In his previous seven starts, Walker has a 4-1 record with a 4.50 earned-run average. Michael Lorenzen will be the one to take the reins for game two. In his career, Lorenzen has made a total of 24 starts and has a record of 8-9 with a 3.95 ERA.

On Friday, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 by scoring all of their runs in the first five innings of the game. This allowed them to cruise to victory. The Atlanta Braves were defeated by a score of 8-4 on Saturday, despite collecting 12 hits as a team (and allowing 14 to be scored against them). On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves were victorious by a score of 5-2 thanks to a strong seventh inning in which they scored four runs. Matt Olson had two hits and three RBI, and Ronald Acuna also contributed two RBI to the team's total. On Monday, the Atlanta Braves will send Charlie Morton out to start game one of their baseball matchup. Morton has made 27 starts so far this season and has a 14-11 record with a 3.32 earned run average.

I’ll probably stick with the Atlanta Braves here. Some of that is due to Walker, who hasn’t been super sharp over his last two games. In that pair, Walker has given up seven earned runs in 10.2 innings, but he’s 2-0 in the record column. Nonetheless, the Atlanta Braves should have a few early opportunities, which should propel them to victory.