Braves-Phillies Lines Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Kenshin Kawakami will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Kawakami is 1-4 this season with a 6.41 ERA. It'll be Brett Myers toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Myers is 2-2 with a 5.35 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Javier Vazquez pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar and Brian McCann hit two-run homers and the Braves beat the Phillies 6-2 on Saturday. The Braves won as -102 favorites, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 9.5. Joe Blanton took the loss for the -108 favored Phillies after giving up six runs and eight hits in eight innings. Team records: Atlanta: 14-16 SU Philadelphia: 15-13 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Philadelphia Philadelphia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing Atlanta Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Atlanta at NY Mets, Monday, May 11 Philadelphia home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, May 12