Athletics-Braves Preview

The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

The Athletics will give the ball to starter Rich Harden in this one. Righthander Harden is 1-0 this season with a 3.68 ERA.

It'll be Tim Hudson toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Hudson is 6-2 with a 2.54 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Braves erased a two-run deficit and scored a 3-2 victory over the A's on Friday, as -160 favorites. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Brian McCann went 3-for-4 a the plate for the Braves. Manny Acosta got the win in relief, allowing just one hit over two innings.

Bobby Crosby had three hits for the A's, while Alan Embree gave up the winning run in relief and was tagged with the loss.

The A's were +138 underdogs in that contest.

Current streak:
Oakland has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
Oakland: 23-20 SU
Atlanta: 21-20 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 2-5
After playing Atlanta are 3-3
After a loss are 4-6

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 3-4
After playing Oakland are 3-3
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland

Next up:
Atlanta home to Oakland, Sunday, May 18

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