Sport: MLBPick Selection: Atlanta Braves (Jurrjens) +115
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
Atlanta Braves (Jurrjens) +115
The Dodgers are creeping back into the picture in the National League West as they have won six of their last seven games which is easily their best run since winning 10 of 11 in late April and early May. They have been doing it with pitching as the offense has been fairly non-existent as has been the case for most of the season. Los Angeles is hitting just .257 on the year including .226 over its last 10 games and its 4.1 rpg on the year is tied for 24th in the Majors. That drops to 3.9 rpg in home games, good for 26th in baseball.
The Braves season long road woes continued last night as they were shut out for the second consecutive time away from home. They average just 3.8 rpg on the road and that has been the main cause for winning only 12 games away from home this season. The last shutout however was prior to its recent six-game homestand and before that, Atlanta was 5-4 in its last nine roadies and averaging 4.9 rpg in those contests so there has been a steady improvement. The 3.77 ERA for the season is 2nd in the N.L. behind the Dodgers.
Part of the reason for that pitching success has been due to the throwing of Jair Jurrjens. He is 8-4 with a 3.09 ERA on the season, the latter which leads the team. He is coming off his best stretch of the season. He had an average games last time out, allowing four runs in seven innings against the Phillies but previous to that, he had not allowed a single earned run in three straight outings, covering 21.2 innings. His ERA over the last four games is a stellar 1.26 and his road ERA of 3.35 is nothing to discard.
Chad Billingsley has had a similar run as he has not allowed and earned run in two straight games, covering 15 innings. Prior to this however it was not as good as he posted a 4.63 ERA in his previous four outings. Even though the Braves offense was completely shut down last night as they compiled only one hit, it should not be a repeat. Billingsley has faced the Braves once already this year and Atlanta got the best of him, piling up four runs on six hits and five walks in just five innings. Play Atlanta Braves 1.5 Units
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