With Chris Sale going seven innings in his recent starts for the Braves and having allowed only two runs the entirety of May (when posting an 0.56 ERA), we hardly envision run-challenged Oakland doing much damage tonight at Truist Field. The question about the "under" here is if Aaron Brooks (who hasn't pitched badly in three starts; 3.93 ERA) and the A's bullpen are up to keeping the Atlanta offense in check. Evidence from earlier this week suggests maybe so, as the Braves' four runs last night represents an explosion in the post-Ronald Acuna portion of the season when Atlanta has scored just 11 runs across the past five games. Is the Braves offense capable enough to do real damage right now? Play A's-Braves "Under"

I like Chris Sale's over on strikeouts but when paying -150 or worse, I don't see much value. I do see value here however, at +140 to pitch into the 7th inning. He's gone seven innings in three straight starts and six eight, dating back to early April. If you look at the starts he missed this line, Sale still threw at least 100 pitches in each, so he's been given a large amount of work regardless. I wouldn't doubt we see him run the strikeout numbers up today, which could hurt his potential to pitch deep, but at this price I'm willing to take a shot that he cuts through this Oakland lineup, which has been worse than league average vs lefties.