Lineup, how to watch Spencer Strider and the Atlanta Braves' series opener against the Pirates

The Atlanta Braves are looking to "get right" after dropping their weekend series in Chicago to the Cubs, and tonight may be the start of that - they're facing the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. The Pirates have, statistically, been one of the worst offenses in the National League with a OPS+ of only 88, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies (84). It's a bonus that the Braves get to start the series with their best pitcher this season, MLB's strikeout leader Spencer Strider, who is sitting on 208 strikeouts in just 129.2 innings for a rate of 14.4 K/9, highest in all of baseball.

Lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Monday, August 7th

Here's how the Braves will line up for the contest:

.@SpencerSTRIDer gets the start tonight in Pittsburgh! #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/gLTCtjQazB
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 7, 2023

Facing a right-handed starter, Atlanta's going back to their usual lineup. Eddie Rosario re-enters as a starter, batting 7th and playing left field. Sean Murphy rotates back into the usual #5 spot after a day off in Chicago yesterday.

Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, August 7th

RHP Spencer Strider takes the ball tonight for Atlanta. 12-3 with a 3.61 ERA and a MLB-leading 208 strikeouts, he's somehow been even better than the surface-numbers indicate. His 2.90 Fielding Independent Pitching (ERA adjusted for what a pitcher can control, so home runs, strikeouts, walks, and hit-by-pitches) is best in the National League. He's faced the Pirates exactly once, going 5.2 scoreless innings last year with one walk and eight strikeouts, allowing only four hits and picking up the win in an eventual 4-2 Braves victory. Bryan Reynolds is the only member of the Pirates roster to have a hit off of Strider, going 1-3 last year.

Starting for the Pirates is RHP Osvaldo Bido. 2-2 with a 5.18 ERA on the season, the 27 year-old debuted back in June and had somewhat of a rough go of it, only twice getting through the 5th inning in his seven starts. He's struck out 31 and walked 14 in his 33 innings pitched, but has only been taken deep twice, a leadoff bomb by Detroit's Riley Greene and, somehow, by Miami's Luis Arraez.

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, August 7th

First pitch from PNC Park is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET, and the broadcast is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports Southeast and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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