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Phillies vs. Braves Betting Overview

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves will play the third and final game of an early September series. The Phillies won the opening game of the three game series, and are in first place in the National League East. The Phillies come into Tuesday night’s affair 8.5 games ahead of the Braves in the division. Philadelphia has a 89-48 record; which is the best in all of Major League Baseball. If the postseason started today, the Phillies would host the Arizona Diamondbacks in a best of five series. Atlanta comes into the game with a 82-58 record; which is the third best in all of the National League. Atlanta, set to receive the wildcard would play the Milwaukee Brewers on the road in the first round of the postseason.

Philadelphia Phillies News and Betting Tips for Wednesday, September 07, 2011

The Philadelphia Phillies have a great combination of deadly offense and shut down pitching. The Phillies have scored 627 runs and have a team batting average of .254. The Phillies are led in offense by Shane Victorino with his .303 batting average. Philadelphia’s power supply once again comes from Ryan Howard. The first base men has blasted 31 homeruns and drove in 107 runs. The pitching staff for Philadelphia has been the best in all of the Major League this season. Philadelphia ranks 1st in ERA with a 3.06, and have the second most quality starts, with 92. Veteran Roy Oswalt will take the mound. Oswalt is 7-8 with a 3.80 earned run average on the season. Oswalt has won three of his last four starts overall.

Atlanta Braves News and Betting Tips for Wednesday, September 07, 2011

The Atlanta Braves will send youngster Brandon Beachy to the hill. Beachy is 7-2 on the season with a 3.37 earned run average. In his career, Beachy holds a 7-4 record, and a 3.33 earned run average. Beachy is coming off a six inning outing against the Dodgers, where he did not pick up a decision. Atlanta’s offense has been sporadic all season long, and their .246 batting average shows that. The Braves have been pleased with the play of Freddie Freeman, who is batting .291, while big Dan Uggla has 32 homeruns and 70 runs batted in, while scoring 76 runs. Atlanta is without a couple starting pitchers: Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson.

Our Braves vs. Phillies Pick and Predictions

Both of these teams are going to the postseason. There will not be alot of urgency in this game. The Phillies are cruising to the postseason, and Atlanta would not a complete collapse not to make it. Look for good pitching once again out of these two teams. Roy Oswalt seems to still have the stuff to shut teams down. For Atlanta, Beachy is tricky good. Look for the Phillies to scratch across a couple runs in the late innings off the very tough Atlanta bullpen. We are betting the Philadelphia Phillies to win a very low scoring, tight game over the Atlanta Braves.

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