Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 12-13 Atlanta Braves play host to the 9-17 Philadelphia Phillies in this first of a 3 games series on the grass of Turner Field, May 4, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Atlanta -145/Philly +135
O/U Total: 7
Pitching Matchup
Aaron Harang (R) W/L 2-2 WHIP 0.96 ERA 2.51
Alex Wood (L) W/L 1-1 WHIP 1.48 ERA 4.03
Philadelphia defeated Miami 6-2 yesterday but they are 2-5 on their current road trip. They are 3-11 on the road in 2015. Atlanta shut out Cincinnati 5-0 yesterday and is now 3-4 on their current homestand.
The Phillies have a 2-1 edge in the season series with the Braves and a 5-4 lead in the last nine games played between these two clubs.
Harang lost his last start and it was by far his worst effort of the year (6 innings, 5 ERs). He started the year with 4 Q starts and allowed only 4 ERs in his first 26.1 innings. Wood also lost his last start and the Braves are 1-4 in his five starts. He has 2 Q starts on the year.
Several Phillies hitters have had success against Wood and as many as six hitters with a career BA of .308 or better could be in the lineup tonight. However, none of them have ever hit a HR or stolen a base off of the left-hander. OF Eric Young Jr. leads the way for Braves hitters hitting a robust .400 BA off of Harang. He has also stolen five bases vs. the right-hander. 3B Alberto Callaspo has a .364 BA while OF Cameron Maybin has hit the only HR off of Harang. He has also stolen 3 bases.
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Philadelphia at Atlanta Betting Trends
The Phillies are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Philly’s last 5 games against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 6-3 straight up in their last 9 games on the road in Atlanta
The Braves are 4-9 straight up in their last 13 games.
Atlanta is 3-6 straight up when playing at home against the Phillies.
Injury Report
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Chad Billingsley P 15-Day Disabled List
Mario Hollands P 60-Day Disabled List
Cliff Lee P 60-Day Disabled List
Sean O’Sullivan P 15-Day Disabled List
Jonathan Pettibone P 60-Day Disabled List
ATLANTA BRAVES
Chris Johnson 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Mike Minor P 60-Day Disabled List
Josh Outman P 60-Day Disabled List
Shae Simmons P 60-Day Disabled List
Joey Terdoslavich OF 15-Day Disabled List
Daniel Winkler P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Philadelphia: 30%
Atlanta: 70%
Free MLB Pick
Both starters today are coming off of sub-par performances, but did pitch extremely well in their previous starts. Phillies’ starter Aaron Harang has the owned the Braves in his last 4 all Q starts and has pitched well against the current line-up (2.39 ERA). Braves’ starter Alex Wood allowed 8 runs in 24 innings before a rough outing against Washington. He has pitched well against Philadelphia in his career allowing 7 earned runs in 30.1 innings over 5 starts included in that number were 5 2/3 shutout innings this season.
Take the UNDER 7
