Thursday, May 28, 2015

AT&T Park

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Probable Pitchers: Shelby Miller (5-1) vs. Christopher Heston (4-3)

The Atlanta Braves head to AT&T Park on Thursday to take on the San Francisco Giants. The probable starters are Shelby Miller for the Braves and Christopher Heston for the Giants. The opening line has Atlanta at +121 and San Francisco at -119. The over/under for this matchup is 6.5. So far this season Atlanta is 27-16 against the over/under while the Giants are 22-23.

The Braves show up with a 22-23 record, including 10-13 on the road. Shelby Miller has an earned run average of 1.50 and is 5-1 so far on the campaign. In 60 innings he has given up 36 hits. In his starts Atlanta is scoring 4 runs per contest. They currently rank 14th in the league in team batting average with a .251 mark. The Braves rank 15th in the league in on base percentage, coming into this game with a .316 mark. Freddie Freeman leads the team with a 23 RBI

San Francisco is 27-20 overall and 14-9 at home. Christopher Heston has a record of 4-3 with an ERA of 4.33. He has thrown 54 innings so far and given up 59 hits. The Giants are averaging 4.9 runs during his starts this year. With a team earned run average of 3.74, they are 11th in the league and 17th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.62. San Francisco ranks 3rd in baseball in team OBP at .335 and they have a .274 batting average as a team.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 27-16 against the over/under

The Atlanta Braves are 26-19 against the run line

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 22-23 against the over/under

The San Francisco Giants are 26-21 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Atlanta Braves

05/19/15 2B Philip Gosselin Thumb 15-day DL (5/18)
05/13/15 3B Kelly Johnson Oblique 15-day DL (5/13)
04/07/15 P Josh Outman Shoulder 60-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 LF Joseph Terdoslavich Wrist 15-day DL (4/2)
04/04/15 P Mike Minor Shoulder 60-day DL (3/27); out for season
04/04/15 P Shae Simmons Elbow 60-day DL (2/20), out for season
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow 60-day DL (2/21)

San Francisco Giants

04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)

Guy's Pick: Take the Braves

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