It's Friday, July 25 and the Braves (44-57) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (53-50). Joey Wentz is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
Texas is coming off a three-game sweep over the Athletics and is 5-1 in the six games since the All-Star break. The Rangers outscored the A's 15-5 in the series and its opponents 22-8 over six games.
Atlanta is 2-4 post-break and coming off two straight losses to San Francisco. The Giants outscored the Braves 18-3 in the last two games.