Athletics-Braves Pointers

The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a interleague game between the Oakland Athletics and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Sunday.

The Athletics will give the ball to starter Justin Duchscherer in this one. Righthander Duchscherer is 3-2 this season with a 2.20 ERA.

It'll be Jo-Jo Reyes toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Lefthander Reyes is 1-1 with a 4.29 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Ryan Sweeney belted a three-run homer on Saturday, as the A's held on to defeat the Braves 5-4. The A's won the game as +130 underdogs, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).

Jack Cust also went deep for the A's, and Daric Barton had one RBI in the win. Rich Harden allowed just one run and four hits over seven innings to post the victory on the mound.

Mark Teixeira had two hits in four trips to the plate for the Braves, who were favored at -145. Tim Hudson allowed five runs and five hits over five innings in the loss.

Team records:
Oakland: 24-20 SU
Atlanta: 21-21 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 4-3
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 3-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

Next up:
Oakland home to Tampa Bay, Monday, May 19
Atlanta home to NY Mets, Tuesday, May 20

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