Braves vs. Orioles Game Thread: Grant Holmes vs. Trevor Rogers: What to Expect in Friday's NL East Showdown

Chime in as the only series against Baltimore of the season kicks off.

There’s no rest for the wood bats as the run of 17 games in 17 days out of the All-Star break continues for the Atlanta Braves as they kick off a three-game series at Baltimore Friday night at 7:05 p.m. ET.

Grant Holmes gets the start for Atlanta, while Baltimore counters with Trevor Rogers.

Follow along as the Braves look to continue to re-extend their NL East lead, which is back up to 4.5 games behind a 5-2 start to the second half paired with the Phillies dropping series to the Mets and Dodgers.

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