The brilliant Braves finish their series with the Cubs on Thursday. They get to count on ace Chris Sale. The lefty is 4-0 at home with an 0.75 ERA. Good luck to the Cubs’ bats trying to get to him at Truist Stadium. Sale also has 56 strikeouts in 49 innings.
The task of toppling him goes to Ben Brown. And that tilts the wheel more to the home team when it comes to MLB odds. Brown is basically an opener, although he did throw four no-hit innings as a starter in his last appearance on Friday. Brown has been tough on opposing batters this season. The problem is when he runs out of gas, and Craig Counsell has to go to the bullpen.
