Atlanta keeps rolling along with the best record in the majors and it has won 59 of 83 games after defeating the Pirates 8-2 when Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the seventh time in 11 games and Pittsburgh was held to six hits. The Braves are 24-8 the past 32 meetings and Dylan Dodd will make his first start since June 14 as they set up their rotation for the four-game series at Philadelphia. The Pirates are 31-39 on the road and will have Johan Oviedo on the mound and he is 8-14 with a 4.27 ERA an he gave up five runs (three earned) in 3 2/3 innings against St. Louis on Sunday. Pittsburgh is 25-53 its past 78 games at Atlanta and the Braves are 46-24 at home this season. Atlanta's bullpen is tied for #2 in the majors with a 1.21 WHIP and tied at #4 with 44 saves. Take the Braves as a Max Play.
This pick was released to clients on September 09, 2023 at 11:55AM ET.
MLB
Pittsburgh at Atlanta
September 9, 2023
7:20 PM Eastern
2 units on Atlanta -205 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 2.98)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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