Blue Jays enter matchup against the Braves on losing streak

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Toronto Blue Jays (29-33, third in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (42-20, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Mason Fluharty (3-0, 3.97 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (8-3, 2.01 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -203, Blue Jays +168; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays, on a four-game losing streak, play the Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta has a 42-20 record overall and a 19-10 record in home games. Braves hitters have a collective .325 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Toronto has gone 12-20 on the road and 29-33 overall. The Blue Jays have a 17-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 36 extra base hits (19 doubles and 17 home runs). Ronald Acuna Jr. is 8 for 35 with a double, five home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ernie Clement leads the Blue Jays with a .302 batting average, and has 19 doubles, five home runs, eight walks and 22 RBIs. Nathan Lukes is 13 for 30 with a home run and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .224 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Blue Jays: 4-6, .251 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drake Baldwin: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (finger), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Blue Jays: Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alejandro Kirk: 60-Day IL (hand), Dylan Cease: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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