The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a
game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia
Phillies when they take their seats on Monday.
Righthander Jair Jurrjens will take the mound for the
Braves to start this game. Jurrjens is 13-10 this
season with a 3.72 ERA.
The Phillies will counter Jurrjens with JA Happ.
Lefthander Happ has a 2.12 ERA to go along with a 1-0
record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as
160-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Braves scored four late runs on Sunday afternoon
to pull out a 7-6 win over the Mets.
The Braves got the win as +116 home underdogs in that
contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted
total (9.5).
The Phillies defeated Florida 5-2 as a -120 favorite
on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted
over\/under total (9.5).
Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz each delivered a two-run
home run for Philadelphia, while Jamie Moyer allowed
only one run in six strong innings
Current streak:
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 69-87 SU
Philadelphia: 88-68 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6
games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15
games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when
playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9
games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Atlanta, Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n