Derek Hill was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>. Pereira will play center field and get to immediately face off against a lefty, whom he has been hitting well off of this season. <\/p>\nBefore Pereira went down with injury in a limited sample size, he had a .389\/.476\/.611 slash line in 21 plate appearances against left-handers. He is one of the best on the team against lefties and will look to pick up where he left off in his first game since April 28. <\/p>\n
Sam Antonacci will be hitting ninth due to his deficiency against left-handed arms. You have to wonder if Venable will platoon him at some point because his numbers against southpaws have been brutal (.091\/.231\/.091).<\/p>\n
Atlanta Braves Lineup<\/p>\n
1. Mauricio Dub\u00f3n, LF
2. Michael Harris II, CF
3. Matt Olson, 1B
4. Ozzie Albies, 2B
5. Austin Riley, 3B
6. Jorge Mateo, DH
7. Eli White, RF
8. Ha-Seong Kim, SS
9. Sandy Le\u00f3n, C<\/p>\n
Atlanta will go with a righty-heavy lineup against left-hander Anthony Kay. Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. is on the injured list, so Eli White will start in right field.<\/p>\n
The top of the lineup is the norm for the Braves with Harris II, Olson, Albies, and Riley. Kay has a .300 average allowed to right-handers, so this could be a troublesome lineup for him, as if it isn’t already for any team! <\/p>\n
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Anthony Kay | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
White Sox – Anthony Kay<\/p>\n
Kay will start today after a rough go against the Phillies on June 5. In four innings, he allowed six runs. However, in his last seven games, Kay is 4-0 with a 3.22 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. He will look to match those numbers and bounce back.<\/p>\n
Braves – Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n
The former White Sox pitcher will face Chicago today. He carries a 3.02 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 56.2 innings. However, the left-hander has struggled in his last seven games with a 3.81 ERA and 10 walks in 28.1 innings.<\/p>\n
P\u00e9rez’s splits are pretty even, so the White Sox may have trouble securing the sweep if Kay struggles.<\/p>\n
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