Trevor Cahill is a bottom of the rotation starter, but I'm not buying the Phillies as a favorite especially when they are starting journeyman Jerome Williams.




The Braves are rebuilding, but they still are above .500 and should be back on track after halting a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the Phillies on Saturday.




The right-handed Cahill has struggled more against righties this season and five of the Phillies' top six offensive players bat left-handed. Philadelphia has lost 17 of the past 22 times it has faced a right-handed starter.




Cahill doesn't have to be Cy Young to tame a weak Philadelphia offense that ranks last in runs and is in the bottom three in batting average and homers. The Phillies are in bad form even by their lowly standards scoring five runs in their last four games while batting .214 during this span. They have dropped 10 of their past 13 games.




Williams is 0-3 with a 7.50 ERA in his last four starts versus Atlanta. He's not better than Cahill.




The Braves have also won seven of the past nine times in Philadelphia.