Martinez leads Guardians against the Braves after 4-hit outing
Cleveland Guardians (8-5, first in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (8-5, first in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-1, 5.23 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Braves: Bryce Elder (1-1, 0.00 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Atlanta Braves after Angel Martinez's four-hit game on Wednesday.
Atlanta is 8-5 overall and 4-2 in home games. The Braves have hit 17 total home runs to rank second in the majors.
Cleveland is 8-5 overall and 4-3 on the road. The Guardians have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .367.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson has six doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 14 for 42 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Brayan Rocchio has a double, a home run and six RBIs for the Guardians. Chase DeLauter is 7 for 31 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .248 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Guardians: 6-4, .216 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)
Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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