Tuesday, August 27, 2013

MLB Daily Picks – FREE pick for August 27th is Atlanta

MLB Daily Picks FREE pick of the day is Atlanta:

Fixture: Cleveland @ Atlanta
Time/Date: 7:10 PM ET, August 27, 2013
Pick: Atlanta
Odds: -136 (1.74 in decimal odds) @ 5Dimes




This will be the first game of 3 game Interleague series played in Atlanta and first meeting after 6 years.

Atlanta is the best team in MLB with 78-52 record and they are also the best home team with 44 victories in 62 games played in Atlanta. Cleveland is second in American League Central with 71-59 record. They are 31-33 on the road.

Cleveland is 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series, 1-6 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record and 0-5 in their last 5 Interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.

Rookie Alex Wood will be starting for Atlanta tonight. He is 2-2, 2.50 ERA in 7 starts and 15 relief appearances this season. He is 2-0, 2.52 ERA since the All Star break, striking out 35 in 35.2 innings. Wood is just 0-0 in his last 3 starts, despite 0.98 ERA and striking out 20 in 18.1 innings of work combined. Atlanta is 4-1 in Woods last 5 starts.

Cleveland is sending out also a rookie, Danny Salazar, who is 1-1, 3.52 ERA after 4 starts in 2013. His only quality start was his debut when he recorded a win. In next 3 starts he has 1 loss and 2 no-decisions. In his last 2 starts he has issued 5 walks in 9.1 innings of work combined.

Atlanta is 14-4 in their last 18 games as a favorite and I expect them to win tonight.

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