Braves vs. Phillies Pick
The Atlanta Braves meet the host Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday for an afternoon doubleheader. Game one starts at 12:05PM EST.
Oddsmakers at Bovada.lv have made the Phillies a -115 favorite to win the opener of the doubleheader. The Braves are set at -105, while the over-under is 9.
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R.A. Dickey (8-8, 4.06 ERA) gets the starts for Atlanta, while Philadelphia gives the start to Jerad Eickhoff (4-7, 4.36). Dickey has a 1.39 WHIP with 111 strikeouts in 153 innings. He has a 4.59 ERA on the road in 11 starts. He gave up four earned runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts in a 9-6 home loss to Seattle his last time out. Eickhoff has a 1.49 WHIP with 117 strikeouts in 126 innings. He allowed one run on five hits with eight strikeouts and three walks over five innings in a 7-1 home win over the Cubs his last time out.
Atlanta is 57-72 on the season with a 28-36 road record, while Philadelphia is 49-81 and 28-35 at home. The Phillies have won the last seven meetings and eight of the last 10. The total has gone under in seven of those games.
The Phillies won Monday’s series opener by a 6-1 score as Aaron Nola threw seven innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts. Rhys Hoskins was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with a run. Cameron Rupp hit a home run, drew a walk and had two RBIs. Brandon Phillips was 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Braves, while Ender Inciarte added two hits. Lucas Sims allowed four earned runs in 6 1/3 innings to take the loss.
The Phillies have had the Braves’ number as of late, but their lineup features a lot of young hitters who don’t have much experience against a knuckleball pitcher. Atlanta is still taking its season seriously and look for the visitors to come out on top in the opener of the doubleheader..
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ATLANTA BRAVES -105