The morning line

MLB The marquee matchup tonight is the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into Truist Park to face the Atlanta Braves, a heavyweight clash between two teams jockeying for playoff seeding as the calendar turns toward September. Dodgers are favored at the plate with a lineup that can make any bullpen pay, so watch how deep Atlanta's starter can go before the Braves' skipper has to make an early call to the pen. Also keep an eye on the Milwaukee Brewers, owners of the best record in baseball, visiting the Mets at Citi Field looking to keep their bats hot against a Mets staff trying to avoid a laugher.

WNBA The night's marquee tips off in Phoenix, where Washington's fighting to lock down playoff seeding against a Mercury club with nothing left to lose but pride, and that 1.5-point spread says it'll come down to the wire. Keep one eye on Dallas hosting Portland too, since the Wings are chasing a postseason spot and the Fire could easily play spoiler if their shooters get hot. Elsewhere, Golden State's 26-11 buzzsaw rolls into Connecticut as a lopsided favorite, so unless the Sun catch fire from three, expect the Valkyries to put on a clinic.