The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves are red-hot and own the best home record in the majors. That doesn't bode well for the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday. Atlanta (82-55) aims for its eight consecutive victory, both overall and at home, and San Francisco (56-81) meet at 6:05 p.m.
ET to make up a game that was rained out on June 18 at Truist Park. The Braves, who own a five-game division lead over the Philadelphia Phillies, have won seven consecutive contests - six of which were in their own ballpark. Make your MLB picks at BetMGM Sportsbook with promo code CBSSPORTS and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses: The Braves improved to 48-23 at Truist Park with Sunday's 3-2 triumph over the Colorado Rockies in 10 innings.
Matt Olson delivered a walk-off single for Atlanta, which has swept both the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado on its seven-game homestand. San Francisco split a doubleheader with the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on Saturday, losing the opener 7-1 before cruising to a 7-2 victory in the nightcap. The Giants have lost four straight and 10 of their last 12 on the road but are 4-1 against the Braves this season and won both of their previous two matchups in Atlanta.
There are 11 other contests on Monday's MLB schedule, one of which is the opener of a three-game series between the Seattle Mariners (64-73) and Boston Red Sox (74-63) at 6:45 p.m. The Mariners enter on a four-game losing streak and are five back in both the AL West and the wild card race. Boston has dropped four of its last five contests but has won five of six at home and is five games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians for the second wild card.
Bet on Monday's MLB games with the FanDuel promo code and get up to $350 in bonus bets: The San Diego Padres (72-65) look to break out of a funk when they begin a three-game set against the Cincinnati Reds (65-72) at 6:40 p.m. ET at Great American Ball Park. San Diego, which trails Arizona by half a game for the third NL wild card, has lost five of six overall and four straight on the road after beginning a six-game trek by getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend.
The Reds return home from a nine-game trip during which they won three of the last four to finish at 4-5. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers (67-70) hope to begin a winning streak and rise in the standings when they host the Athletics at 8:05 p.m. ET for the opener of their three-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
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