Atlanta at Minnesota

Atlanta is on an 11-4 run with an offense that is 12th in slugging. The defense is third in fielding percentage and the pitching is second in ERA (3.65), including third in the pen (3.36 ERA). Chris Sale (2.62 ERA) has been healthy all season with 191 strikeouts in 147+ innings while holding batters to a .216 average. The Braves are 17-6 in his last 23 starts. The Braves have won six in a row on the road against winning teams and have taken the first two of this series scoring 18 runs. Minnesota has dropped six of eight. David Festa (5.20 ERA) makes his seventh start of the season and has a 6.61 ERA at home. The Twins have lost five of their last six interleague games as an underdog. Make it a Max Play on Atlanta.