Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox

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Grant Holmes (7-5, 3.67) squared off with Anthony Kay (9-5, 3.91) in a makeup date at Rate Field, first pitch set for 1:10 PM CT. Holmes was coming off the worst start of his past two months — a six-run, 3.2-inning meltdown against Arizona — while Kay had quietly worked into the sixth inning of a no-decision his last time out against Detroit.

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Braves(74-53)

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2

-1.5+163-102o8.5-108

White Sox(66-60)

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0

+1.5-170-100u8.5+111

Best BetBraves -102

Postgame

Called correctly — Atlanta's depth held up even with the rotation and bullpen banged up, out-hitting Chicago 8-to-1 and doing just enough to make the moneyline pick a comfortable one. The bear about Holmes cracking again never materialized; Atlanta's pitching and defense combined to hold the White Sox off the board entirely. A clean win for the pick.

Pregame

The moneyline here is essentially a coin flip despite Atlanta owning the clearly better season-long record. That gap between roster quality and price is the appeal, even with the Braves stuck in a 3-game funk. Holmes has to be sharper than his last time out, but the talent level says this shouldn't be a pick'em.

Both rotations are running thinner than either club would like. Atlanta is still without Spencer Strider and Spencer Schwellenbach, both on the 60-day IL, which is exactly why a shaky Holmes keeps getting the ball anyway. Chicago, meanwhile, is playing without both of its primary catchers, Kyle Teel and Joey Bart, thinning a lineup that had just split a wild six-game Crosstown series with the Cubs. None of that stopped the total from getting priced well above what either offense would ultimately produce.

Grant Holmes

(8-5)·3.64 ERA

Aug 15 vs Diamondbacks

L

3.2IP

6ER

3K

3BB

65P

08/20 Lineup

Anthony Kay

(9-6)·3.96 ERA

Aug 15 @ Tigers

ND

5.1IP

3ER

4K

1BB

86P

08/20 Lineup

That number never had a chance. Atlanta scratched across single runs in the 3rd and 7th and made it stand up, while Chicago's offense — even at home, even fresh off salvaging the Crosstown finale — never found a rhythm against Holmes.

Atlanta out-hit Chicago 8-to-1 and turned a White Sox error into enough breathing room that Kay's own line barely mattered by the end. It's the kind of quiet, definitive final that buries a rough week under one relief-manufactured shutout.

Atlanta Braves

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Aug 19L@ Twins4-6

Aug 18L@ Twins1-4

Aug 17L@ Twins2-4

Aug 16Wvs Diamondbacks5-3

Aug 15Lvs Diamondbacks3-10

Chicago White Sox

(66-60)

Aug 19W@ Cubs3-0

Aug 19L@ Cubs3-4

Aug 18L@ Cubs5-7

Aug 16W@ Tigers7-5

Aug 15W@ Tigers4-3

The result matches the form both sides carried into the day: Atlanta arrived 1-4 in its last five, still working through a 3-game skid built in Minnesota, while Chicago came in 3-2 with a win in its last outing after clawing back to salvage the Crosstown finale. The final score just extended both trends by one more game in exactly the direction each was already trending.

Atlanta Braves

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• 15-Day-ILReynaldo Lopez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said that Lopez (knee) completed a bullpen session Tuesday, Jesus Cano of The Athletic reports.08/14
• 15-Day-ILRobert Suarez (RP) — Suarez (elbow) will advance his throwing progression on flat ground Thursday, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.08/12
• suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Schwellenbach (elbow) is still not feeling 100 percent and will have his throwing progression slowed, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.08/12
• 60-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Strider (elbow) will begin a throwing progression this week, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.08/10
• 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/13
• 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Chicago White Sox

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• 10-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel (ankle) will participate in batting practice Monday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.08/17
• 10-Day-ILJoey Bart (C) — White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Friday that Bart is expected to be sidelined for "over a month" due to a left hand fracture, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.08/07
• 15-Day-ILDavis Martin (SP) — Martin (finger) threw a bullpen session Wednesday and is expected to begin a rehab assignment soon, James Fegan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.08/20
• 15-Day-ILChris Murphy (RP) — Murphy will serve as the White Sox's opener for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.08/07
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) struck out six and allowed one earned run on three hits and no walks across five innings in a rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Charlotte.08/13
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — The White Sox announced Saturday that Berroa (elbow) will start throwing again in 1-to-2 weeks, MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has resumed participating in long toss, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Neither club is fully healthy, and neither is hiding it. Atlanta's bullpen is still nursing Robert Suarez and Reynaldo Lopez back from injury, and its rotation depth chart reads like a hospital wing. Chicago has its own list, from Davis Martin's finger to Joey Bart's fractured hand, but it didn't matter Thursday — the White Sox simply couldn't buy a hit, and a first-place NL East club made sure of it.