The Braves have lost to the Phillies 8 straight times including losing last night in Game 1 if this 3 game set and it will be hard for them to break that streak since reigning Cy Young winner Roy Halladay is on the mound for the Phillies. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n MLB lines have the Phillies as slight road favorites in this game with a run total of 6.<\/p>\n In yesterday’s game the Phillies beat the Braves 4-2.<\/p>\n This season the Phillies have an O\/U record of 12-12 and a run-line W\/L record of 11-13 and the Braves have an O\/U record of 13-10 with a run-line W\/L record of 10-14.<\/p>\n With last night’s win the Phillies moved to .500 on the season (12-12).<\/p>\n The Phillies got a good outing from Cole Hamels last night and they will likely need another one from Halladay tonight since the Philadelphia offense only ranks 25th in the Majors in runs scored.<\/p>\n Halladay (3-2, 1.95 ERA) gets the start tonight for the Phillies and in his last start he was decent only giving up 3 earned runs in 7 innings, but got little run support in a loss to the Cubs. Tommy Hanson (3-2, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound for the Braves and he was solid in his last outing only giving up 1 earned run in 6 innings in a win over the Pirates. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Halladay is 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 7 career appearances, 6 starts, facing Atlanta. In his last 2 starts he has only gotten 1 run of offensive support. Opponents are only hitting .188 against him this season.<\/p>\n Hanson is looking for his 3rd straight win and in his career he is 1-2 against the Phillies even though he has a 2.23 ERA over 7 starts.<\/p>\n The Braves have a solid offense ranking 6th in the Majors in runs scored, but they have only scored more than 5 runs one time in their last 10 games. Jason Heyward may miss his 4th straight game tonight with an injury and Chipper Jones is also a question mark.<\/p>\n The Phillies are still without Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, who are both on the 15-day DL.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this NL East match up the Phillies are 5-2 in their last 7 games, 20-7 in Halladay’s last 27 road starts, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 road games.<\/p>\n The Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home underdog, 16-7 in Hanson’s last 23 starts, and they have an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7:10 PM EST Wednesday, May 2, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Phillies -115 \/ Braves -105 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 6 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n