Atlanta Braves vs Chicago White Sox Prediction: Easy an easy win for Braves

On Sunday, Major League Baseball action will take place at SunTrust Park, featuring a matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Atlanta Braves. This will be the second of three games that will be played over the course of the weekend. The Braves started off the series with a win on Saturday, which was a rout. 

In their penultimate series before the All-Star break, the Atlanta Braves were successful in winning two of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays. The victory for the Atlanta Braves came on Saturday, when they outhit the Chicago White Sox by a score of 8-5. Charlie Morton was able to throw seven innings without allowing any runs, with three hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider to the mound for the opening pitch. This year, in 18 starts, Strider has a record of 11-2 with a 3.44 earned run average and 166 strikeouts in 104.2 innings pitched. In 51 career games, of which he has started 38, Strider has posted a 23-7 record with a 3.02 earned run average. 

Over the past weekend, the Chicago White Sox faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals and ended up losing two of the three games in that series. On Saturday, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-0 in a shutout loss. The game began with the White Sox allowing four runs in the first inning. Michael Kopech, the starting pitcher, only lasted 0.2 innings and allowed four earned runs on one hit while walking four batters. On Sunday, Lance Lynn will take the mound for the starting job. This year, in 18 starts, Lynn has a record of 5-8 with a 6.03 earned run average and 127 strikeouts in 103.0 innings pitched. In his career, Lynn has played 327 games (303 starts) and has a record of 128-92 with a 3.66 ERA. 

The Atlanta Braves are the team I will be rooting for in this contest. In light of their most recent performances, this group is just unbeatable. Additionally, the fact that the odds are in their favor for this second game is another indication of the level of performance that we should anticipate from them. In the meantime, Strider is doing fairly well these days and rolling around quite beautifully. In his most recent three starts, he has a perfect 3-0 record with zero earned runs allowed over a combined 20.0 innings, 13 hits, and four walks. Lynn just finished a successful start against the Toronto Blue Jays in which he allowed one hit and one walk over seven innings while striking out one batter. On Saturday, Atlanta's offense had a couple of highly productive innings, and their pitching staff was outstanding, which led to a resounding victory for the Braves.