Shoemaker expected to start for Toronto against Atlanta

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:22 AM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays (3-4, third in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (7-4, second in the AL East)

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Toronto Blue Jays (3-4, third in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (7-4, second in the AL East)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Matt Shoemaker (0-0, 1.50 ERA, .83 WHIP, 4 strikeouts) Braves: Max Fried (1-0, 2.31 ERA, .69 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves favoured by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

The Braves finished 50-31 in home games in 2019. Atlanta pitchers had an ERA of 4.19 last season while striking out 8.6 hitters per game.

The Blue Jays went 32-49 on the road in 2019. Toronto averaged 8.0 hits per game last season, batting .236 as a team.

The teams meet for the first time this year.

INJURIES: Braves: Jacob Webb: (shoulder), Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow), Cole Hamels: (left arm).

Blue Jays: Ken Giles: (right elbow), Yennsy Diaz: (lat), Chase Anderson: (oblique), Randal Grichuk: (lower back), Derek Fisher: (quad), Travis Shaw: (personal).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.