Baltimore at Atlanta

Baltimore has won six of seven games, winning three times as a dog, including a 5-0 win yesterday over the Braves as a +150 dog. This offense is ninth in baseball in runs scored and sixth in slugging. The Orioles are 35-17 in their last 52 vs. a team with a winning record and 8-2 in their last ten road games vs. a team with a losing home record. The Baltimore bullpen has been sharp all season and is rested, as Jason Hammell fired a one-hitter yesterday. The Braves have lost five of six, Chipper Jones was held out with a swollen left knee and Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup with a swollen knuckle on his left index finger. Baltimore goes with lefty Wei-Yin Chen (6-2, 3.68 ERA), who has great control and the Braves have never seen him. The Orioles are 8-3 in Chen's last 11 starts, 6-2 in his last eight starts as an underdog. The Braves are 7-15 in their last 22 interleague home games against a left-handed starter and 1-7 in their last eight home games vs. a lefty. Play the Orioles.