Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 26-27 Atlanta Braves play host to the 29-24 Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in MLB action on the grass of Turner Field, June 5, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:35PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Braves +117/Pirates -127
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Charlie Morton (R) W/L 2-0 WHIP 0.86 ERA 1.93
Williams Perez (R) W/L 1-0 WHIP 1.48 ERA 2.66

Both teams had the day off yesterday. Pittsburgh is 5-2 on their current road trip and 8-2 in their last 10 games overall. Atlanta just finished a 10-game road trip where they went 4-6.
This is the first matchup of the season between these two teams. The Pirates won the season series 4-3 in ’14 while the Braves have a 6-4 lead in the past 10 meetings.

Morton was a 5-2 winner at San Diego in his last start. He allowed 1 run in 7 innings and both of his starts this year have been Q starts.

Perez was an 8-0 winner at San Francisco in his last outing as he went 7 innings. It was his 2nd Q start in 3 starts and he has pitched 1 game in relief.

No one on Pittsburgh has faced Perez before.

Only 6 Braves hitters have faced Morton in the past. OF Jonny Gomes has the most experience (5-20, .250) and has the only RBI and SB against him. OF Eric Young 2-3 (.667), OF Nick Markakis 2-4 (.500) and 1B Freddie Freeman 1-3 (.333) have had some success vs. the right-hander in limited exposure. 3B Juan Uribe 2-8 (.250) and UT Chris Johnson 1-5 (.200) are the other players to have seen Morton before.

Pittsburgh at Atlanta Betting Trends

The Pirates are 11-2 straight up in their last 13 games.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against Atlanta
The game total has gone over in 5 of the Pirates last 7 road games.
Atlanta is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 home games.
The Braves are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games at home against the Pirates.

Injury Report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List

ATLANTA BRAVES
Phil Gosselin 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Kelly Johnson OF 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 15-Day Disabled List
Daniel Winkler P 15-Day Disabled List
Chris Withrow P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Pittsburgh: 54%
Atlanta: 46%

Free MLB Pick

Pittsburgh is on a nice 11-2 run, but we’re not so sure that they deserve the favorite role in this game. The Braves while not as strong at home as past seasons do have a winning record and no arguing the fact that their offense has hit its stride with 37 runs scored in their last 5. We believe that Atlanta holds the edge in starting pitching for this game with Charlie Morton allowing the current Braves’ roster 15 hits and 3 walks in 48 at bats. Atlanta starter Williams Perez has been impressive improving in every start with his last start being 7 scoreless innings against the Giants.

Take the Atlanta Braves +114‏