MLB
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The Atlanta Braves are the hottest team in baseball and ready to take it to the Dodgers who have struggled to score as of late. The Dodgers have put up only one run in each of their last two wins over the struggling D-Backs. The Braves went 21-8 in the month of may and they have won 8 straight games in a row with giving up no more than 3 runs in each of those wins. In the last two weeks the Braves have gone from worst to first in the National League East as they have gone from 6.5 games down to a 2.5 game lead over the Phillies who the Braves just swept. With their great play in the month of may the Braves players were honored with rookie of the month in Jason Heyward and NL player of the month Troy Glaus. Winning has been contagious for the Braves and it has even spread to their second year pitcher Kris Medlen who has done a great job in taking over for the injured Jair Jurrgens. Medlen is 2-1 with a 2.85 ERA. The Dodgers send out Hiroki Kuroda in this one and Kuroda has not been the same since coming back from getting hit in the head by a line drive in the Cleveland series. His ERA has gone up and in his last game he got roughed up in Colorado giving up 5 earned runs in 4 innings pitched.The Braves have also beaten the Dodgers the last three times they have played them in Los Angeles. Even though Chipper Jones was injured for the Braves in their last game I don't think it will matter as most of the Braves bench players have had better years than Jones. They will just plug in Infante or Hinske into the lineup and not loose a step. I think it is smart money to ride Hotlanta in this one.
Atlanta Braves +125
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The Atlanta Braves are the hottest team in baseball and ready to take it to the Dodgers who have struggled to score as of late. The Dodgers have put up only one run in each of their last two wins over the struggling D-Backs. The Braves went 21-8 in the month of may and they have won 8 straight games in a row with giving up no more than 3 runs in each of those wins. In the last two weeks the Braves have gone from worst to first in the National League East as they have gone from 6.5 games down to a 2.5 game lead over the Phillies who the Braves just swept. With their great play in the month of may the Braves players were honored with rookie of the month in Jason Heyward and NL player of the month Troy Glaus. Winning has been contagious for the Braves and it has even spread to their second year pitcher Kris Medlen who has done a great job in taking over for the injured Jair Jurrgens. Medlen is 2-1 with a 2.85 ERA. The Dodgers send out Hiroki Kuroda in this one and Kuroda has not been the same since coming back from getting hit in the head by a line drive in the Cleveland series. His ERA has gone up and in his last game he got roughed up in Colorado giving up 5 earned runs in 4 innings pitched.The Braves have also beaten the Dodgers the last three times they have played them in Los Angeles. Even though Chipper Jones was injured for the Braves in their last game I don't think it will matter as most of the Braves bench players have had better years than Jones. They will just plug in Infante or Hinske into the lineup and not loose a step. I think it is smart money to ride Hotlanta in this one.
Atlanta Braves +125
