Saturday, April 12, 2008

Braves-Nationals Previews

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals meet at Nationals Park.
Ace John Smoltz will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Smoltz is 1-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Nationals will be John Lannan. The lefthander has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Tim Hudson tossed a three-hit shutout through eight innings on Friday, as the Braves defeated the Nationals 3-0 in the opener of a three-game series. The Braves won the game as -160 favorites, while the three goals fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Yunel Escobar homered and finished 2-for-4 at the plate for the Braves. Hudson improved to 2-0 on the season, and Peter Moylan collected his first save.
Austin Kearns was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Nationals, who were +140 underdogs in the game. Matt Chico allowed one run off five hits over eight innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Washington has lost 8 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 4-6 SU
Washington: 3-8 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Washington home to Atlanta, Sunday, April 13
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