Tomlin expected to start as Atlanta hosts Philadelphia

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Philadelphia Phillies (9-14, fifth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (16-11, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Sunday, 7:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zach Eflin (0-1, 5.14 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) Braves: Josh Tomlin (1-0, 2.35 ERA, .91 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves favoured by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

The Braves finished 46-30 against NL East Division opponents in 2019. Atlanta pitchers had an ERA of 4.19 last year while striking out 8.6 hitters per game.

The Phillies finished 36-40 against NL East Division opponents in 2019. Philadelphia averaged 8.5 hits per game last season, batting .246 as a team.

The teams meet for the sixth time this year. Atlanta leads the season series 4-2.

INJURIES: Braves: Jacob Webb: (shoulder), Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow), Cole Hamels: (left arm), Ronald Acuna Jr.: (wrist), Ozzie Albies: (right wrist).

Phillies: David Robertson: (elbow), Seranthony Dominguez: (elbow), Jose Alvarez: (undisclosed), Jay Bruce: (quad).

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