Two of the league’s top hitters will square off when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at 9:10 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages enters with a .329 batting average, ranking seventh in MLB, while Braves center fielder Michael Harris II is close behind at .319, good for 10th. Left-hander Blake Snell (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is set to start for Los Angeles, which holds a 24-14 record and leads the NL West. For Atlanta, right-hander Spencer Strider (0-0, 8.10 ERA) takes the mound as the Braves sit at 26-13, first in the NL East.
**Injury Reports**
Dodgers: Mookie Betts (10-day IL, back), Brusdar Graterol (15-day IL, shoulder), Blake Snell (15-day IL, shoulder), Tyler Glasnow (15-day IL, back), Edwin Díaz (15-day IL, elbow), Ben Casparius (15-day IL, shoulder), Bobby Miller (60-day IL, shoulder), Gavin Stone (60-day IL, shoulder), Jake Cousins (60-day IL, elbow), Kiké Hernández (60-day IL, elbow), Tommy Edman (60-day IL, ankle), Landon Knack (60-day IL, undisclosed), Evan Phillips (60-day IL, elbow).
Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr. (10-day IL, hamstring), Ha-Seong Kim (10-day IL, finger), Hurston Waldrep (15-day IL, elbow), Dylan Dodd (15-day IL, back), Spencer Schwellenbach (60-day IL, elbow), Danny Young (60-day IL, elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver (60-day IL, elbow), Joey Wentz (60-day IL, knee), Joe Jimenez (60-day IL, knee).
**Key Stats**
Los Angeles’ Andy Pages has crushed eight home runs this season, driving in 33 RBIs (third in MLB) and scoring 22 runs. Over 152 plate appearances, he owns a .329 average, .368 on-base percentage, and .557 slugging percentage, with a 5.9% walk rate and 21.1% strikeout rate. He has also swiped six bases in seven attempts.
Shohei Ohtani, in 167 plate appearances, has six homers, 16 RBIs, and 25 runs scored. He is batting .248/.386/.436 with a 22.8% strikeout rate and 16.2% walk rate, and has stolen five bases without being caught.
For Atlanta, Matt Olson is slashing .293/.379/.653 with 13 home runs (third in MLB), 33 RBIs (also third), and an OPS of 1.033 (fourth). In 174 plate appearances, he has a 22.4% strikeout rate and 12.6% walk rate, while crossing the plate 35 times.
Drake Baldwin has been productive in 179 plate appearances, posting a 20.7% strikeout rate and 10.1% walk rate. He is hitting .297/.380/.500 with nine home runs (19th in MLB), 30 RBIs (fifth), and 33 runs scored.