Preview: Braves Verses Jays Game One

By Ellen Piehl

• The Beat

Aug. 27, 2019

Tonight 7:07 p.m. EDT.

Rogers Centre, Toronto, ONT.

Tonight's Pitchers:

ATL: Mike Soroka - 10-2, 2.41 ERA.

TOR: Wilmer Font - 3-3, 4.48 ERA>

The Toronto Blue Jays are facing a tough team tonight.

The Atlanta Braves are up by five and a half games in the National League East.

The Braves have won 11 out of their past 14 games.

As for Toronto, the team was 1-5 on their recent West Coast trip.

The Jays have lost seven out of their past eight games.

Despite the Jay's problems, Bo Bichette continues to swing a hot bat.

Injuries:

Atlanta

Francisco Cervelli - Concussion - 60-day injured list, (IL.),

Grant Dayton - Right big toe fracture - 60-day IL.,

Ender Inciarte - Hamstring - 10-day IL.,

Nick Markakis - Fractured left wrist - 10-day IL.,

Brian McCann - Left knee sprain - 10-day IL.,

Darren O'Day - Right forearm strain - 60-day IL.,

Austin Riley - Partial LCL. tear in right knee - 10-day IL.,

Jacob Webb - Right elbow - 60-day IL.

Toronto

Ryan Borucki - Elbow - Out for the season,

Lourdes Gurriel - Quad - 10-day IL.,

Elvis Luciano - Right elbow sprain - 60-day IL.,

Luke Maile - Oblique - 10-day IL.,

Clayton Richard - Left lat strain - 10-day IL.,

Matt Shoemaker - ACL. - Out for the season.

Ryan Tepera - Elbow - 60-day IL.,

Devon Travis - Knee - 60-day IL.,

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Written by

Ellen Piehl

I'm a passionate sports fan with a Journalism diploma from Sheridan College.

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