Jeff Michaels
(957) Colorado Rockies at (958) Atlanta Braves
(957) Colorado Rockies at (958) Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves -1.5 (-128) A Gomber (LHP), R Lopez (RHP) Must Start
The Braves may be 7 games behind Philly they are only 2.5 games behind Arizona for a Wild Card spot. Atlanta is 11-2 since August 12th as a favorite. The Braves are 14-4 as a small dog/favorite versus a left-handed starter since June 13th winning those games by 4.1 runs per game and they are 9-0 at home vs a southpaw when they are a favorite of -200 and higher winning by 3.3 runs per game.
Renaldo Lopez with 12 home starts has a stellar 1.72 ERA. In his last 4 stars Lopez has allowed 3 runs and 15 hits.
Colorado is 4-10 since August 21 but on the road since August 3rd they are 2-11witht he average loss 6.2 – 2.2.
With Austin Gomer on the mound Colorado is 9-7 when he is a favorite or dog to +155 but when he is a big dog the Rockies are 1-9 with the average loss being 6.9 – 2.2