Oakland Athletics (23-36, fourth in the AL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (32-23, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Aaron Brooks (0-2, 3.63 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (8-1, 2.12 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics, on a three-game losing streak, take on the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta has gone 18-11 in home games and 32-23 overall. The Braves have the eighth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .405.
Oakland has a 23-36 record overall and a 10-20 record in road games. The Athletics have an 11-3 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ozzie Albies has 14 doubles, three home runs and 25 RBI while hitting .278 for the Braves. Matt Olson is 11-for-38 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Brent Rooker has 11 doubles and 11 home runs for the Athletics. JJ Bleday is 10-for-40 with three doubles, two triples and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .235 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
