Braves-Rangers Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark in an interleague contest. Lefthander Jo-Jo Reyes will take the mound for the Braves to start this game. Reyes is 3-4 this season with a 4.42 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be Eric Hurley. The righthander has a 6.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Milton Bradley drove in two runs, as the Rangers defeated the Braves 7-5 on Tuesday night. Texas cashed in as +105 home underdogs as the teams played over the 10-run total posted by sportsbooks. Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd went yard for the Rangers, while winning pitcher Vicente Padilla allowed one run over six innings for Texas. Brian McCann went 2-for-4 with a three-run bomb for Atlanta, as Tim Hudson was ripped for six runs over 4 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Braves. Team records: Atlanta: 35-37 SU Texas: 36-36 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing Texas are 7-3 After playing Texas are 7-2 After a loss are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing Atlanta are 3-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Atlanta's last 23 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 12 of Texas's last 16 games Next up: Texas home to Atlanta, Thursday, June 19