Atlanta has a losing road record, winding down an 11-game road trip on a 3-7 run. Braves' righty Julio Teheran (4.67 ERA) has been inconsistent and the team is 4-9 when he has five days of rest. Atlanta is also 9-25 in night games when Teheran starts. Atlanta relievers enter the series with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP in 68 innings this month. Philadelphia plays its seventh straight home game, off a 9-0 win over the mighty Astros, and has had Atlanta's number this season. The Phillies go with veteran Jeremy Hellickson, who has a winning record in 2017. He has a 2.57 ERA against the Braves this season and in five career starts against Atlanta he is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA. The Phillies have won six of eight when he faces the NL East. Philadelphia has won six of its past 10 games and leads the season series with the Braves 5-2. And the Braves are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings at Philadelphia. Play Philadelphia.
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MLB
Atlanta at Philadelphia
July 28, 2017
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Philadelphia +113 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.13)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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