Saturday, July 12, 2014, 4:05 PM on FSSO, WGN

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Atlanta Braves - Minor, M (2-5) vs. Chicago Cubs - Jackson, E (5-9)

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Saturday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves will give the ball to Mike Minor as they face the Chicago Cubs and Edwin Jackson. It will be Minor's 14^th start and Jackson's 19^th.

Mike Minor pitched to his 2^nd straight no-decision in his last start and that froze his record at 2 - 5 with a 4.54 ERA. In that outing, Minor gave up just 2 runs on 2 hits (including a home run) in 7 innings as he walked 2 and struck out 4. Minor has allowed a long ball in his last 6 starts and that is a big reason why he hasn't won a game since the middle of May. In 2013, Minor posted a record of 13 - 9 with a 3.21 ERA in 32 starts.

Last season, Minor was 1 - 0 with a 1.23 ERA in 2 starts against the Cubs. He will have to pitch carefully to Justin Ruggiano as Ruggiano is batting .350 with 2 homers and 6 RBIs against Minor.

Edwin Jackson took the loss his last time out and that lowered his record to 5 - 9 with a 5.05 ERA. In the loss, Jackson surrendered 4 runs and 7 hits in 6 innings of work. He walked 2 batters and struck out 6. At this rate, he will be lucky to come close to 2013's record of 8 - 18 with a 4.98 ERA in 31 starts.

Last season, Jackson lost his only start against the Braves after allowing 3 runs and 8 hits (including 2 home runs) in 6 innings of work. This season, Jackson had a loss against the Braves after giving up 3 runs on 6 hits (including a home run) in 6 innings.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

Atlanta Braves are 35-52-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Atlanta Braves is 0

Chicago Cubs Betting Trends

Chicago Cubs are 45-41-4 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Chicago Cubs is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Atlanta Braves

07/01/14 C Evan Gattis Back 15-day DL (6/29)
06/20/14 P Gavin Floyd Elbow 15-day DL (6/20), out for season
06/20/14 P Pedro Beato Elbow 15-day DL (6/19)
03/29/14 P Brandon Beachy Elbow 60-day DL (3/21), out for season
03/29/14 P Cory Gearrin Elbow 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/21), out for season
03/28/14 P Jonny Venters Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)

Chicago Cubs

07/10/14 2B Darwin Barney Personal questionable
06/13/14 2B Emilio Bonifacio Ribs 15-day DL (6/13)
03/31/14 P James McDonald Shoulder 60-day DL (2/23)
03/28/14 P Kyuji Fujikawa Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago

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