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The Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Great American Ball Park. Javier Vazquez will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Vazquez is 4-5 this season with a 3.31 ERA. It'll be Micah Owings toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Owings is 3-6 with a 4.92 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Laynce Nix was 3-for-5 with three runs batted in to lead the Reds past the Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night. Cincinnati cashed as +100 home underdogs as the teams played OVER the 8-run total posted by oddsmakers. Alex Gonzalez drove in two runs for the Reds, while Danny Herrera picked up the win in relief of starter Aaron Harang for Cincinnati. Garret Anderson went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Atlanta, as losing pitcher Jair Jurrjens allowed one run over two innings before being pulled following a rain delay. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 30-33 SU Cincinnati: 32-31 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Atlanta is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road Atlanta is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Cincinnati is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Cincinnati home to Atlanta, Thursday, June 18