The Atlanta Braves are 1st in the NL East and will take on the Colorado Rockies who are 5th win the NL West. The Braves will send Rookie pitcher Jared Shuster to the mound. He is 3-2 this season with a 5.05 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. The Rockies will counter with Dinelson Lamet. Lamet is 1-3 this season with a 10.39 ERA and a 2.31 WHIP.. The Rockies are on a 10-game road trip and started by taking 2 of three from the Red Sox. As a team, Colorado is batting .257 this season, which ranks ninth in baseball, but ranks 28th in home runs. The Rockies are averaging 4.5 runs per game,

The Braves took two from the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, taking two of three in the series, and are 8-2 over their last 10. Atlanta ranks in the top five in most major offensive categories. The Braves are 20-15 at home
the Rockies are on this road trip without a day off since June 5, which could come in to play for a team that ha had a lot of injuries this season. Dinelson Lamet can't be trusted on the mound, especially against this offense. His WHIP hasn't been lower than 1.49 in a season since 2020. He does not pitch well on the road, [posting a 12.50. The Braves offense should see a lot of good pitches to hit and they don't miss many of those. Take the Braves on a blowout.