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The Braves got walloped by the Pirates yesterday but at 29-19 the Braves are still one of the best teams in baseball. They send Reynaldo Lopez to the mount today, and he may be the best pitcher the Braves have right now. He has an exquisite 1.54 ERA on the year, and he’s been impressive on the road too, with a 2.12 ERA away from Truist Park. Mitch Keller goes for the Pirates. As the ace of the staff, he got off to a bit of a slow start and comes into today with a 3.84 ERA. However, he’s been better recently, giving up just 3 earned runs in his last 3 starts. However, before this stretch he gave up 10 earned runs over a 3 start span. The Braves absolutely have the lineup to be able to pound out some runs and give Keller trouble. If Lopez can continue his excellent start to the season, the Braves will be in a GREAT spot! Even with their 11 runs scored last night, the Pirates have struggled offensively. They’re barely averaging 4 runs per game on the year. The Braves should ALSO have all of their premium bullpen arms available as well since they didn’t pitch yesterday. Simply put, the Braves are the better team with the better pitcher on the mound. Look for them to come out ready after no-showing last in the first game of this series and even up this series!