Braves play the Rangers leading series 1-0

Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 am

Texas Rangers (49-48, first in the AL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (56-40, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (5-8, 4.63 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 115 strikeouts); Braves: Owen Murphy (0-1, 2.25 ERA, 0.25 WHIP, four strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -116, Rangers -105; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves face the Texas Rangers, leading the series 1-0.

Atlanta has a 28-18 record at home and a 56-40 record overall. Braves hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Texas has a 49-48 record overall and a 25-26 record in road games. The Rangers have hit 109 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 50 extra base hits (24 doubles and 26 home runs). Drake Baldwin is 12 for 36 with two home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.

Jake Burger ranks third on the Rangers with 30 extra base hits (14 doubles and 16 home runs). Ezequiel Duran is 8 for 35 with four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .273 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .248 batting average, 6.47 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Braves: Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Mike Yastrzemski: 10-Day IL (elbow), Martin Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Sean Murphy: 60-Day IL (finger), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Rangers: Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (hip), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (disc), Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (glute), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (ankle), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand)

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