Braves Briefing: Atlanta among favorites for Shohei Ohtani after the trade deadline

Could Atlanta really land Shohei Ohtani at the MLB trade deadline?

As the August 1st MLB trade deadline gets closer, rumors and speculation are all on where the Angels could possibly trade Shohei Ohtani after a belief that he will live the team after this season anyway.

The Atlanta Braves are on the shortlist of teams listed with solid odds in Vegas and would put Atlanta in a great spot to continue their great season.

Here's the list of odds and teams that Ohtani is to play for after the trade deadline.

Team	Odds to acquire Ohtani
Angels	-476
Dodgers	+200
Mets	+350
Yankees	+375
Padres	+600
Jays	+600
Braves	+750
Cardinals	+800
Giants	+800
Any other team	+1000

NL East Standings

Team	Record	GB	Action Today
Atlanta	61-29	-	Hosts CWS
Miami	53-40	9.5	@ Baltimore
Philadelphia	48-42	13.0	Hosts San Diego
NYM	42-49	19.5	Hosts LAD
Washington	36-54	25.0	@ STL

We wrote it

Lance Dawe covered the action for the Atlanta Braves last night. In his takeaways, he wrote the following about Charlie Morton.

Charlie Morton faced no more than three batters every inning until the top of the seventh - where he faced four batters.
Morton finished with four strikeouts, three hits, zero earned runs in seven innings.
Just a beautiful night of pitching.

How to watch the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta takes on Chicago in game two of the three-game series on Saturday, July 15th at 7:15 ET. The game can be seen on FOX. 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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