PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's Run Line Game of the Year
(MLB) Oakland vs. Atlanta,
Point Spread: -1.50 | -140.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -1.50 | -140.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Loss
Reynaldo Lopez recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in the Braves', 4-2, home win against the A's on Friday. That doesn't bode well for Oakland in today's game because now the A's draw lefty Chris Sale.
Sale has returned to his pre-injury superstar status with an 8-1 record, 2.12 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 10 starts. Sale's 78 strikeouts rank 10th in the majors. He's had eight or more strikeouts during his last five starts. The White Sox rank 29th in batting vs southpaws hitting just .211.
Oakland has scored three or fewer runs in six of its last seven games. The A's rank third-from-the-bottom in runs. The A's also are without injured Lucas Erceg, one of the more underrated setup pitchers in the league.
The Braves should do plenty of damage against Aaron Brooks, who is 0-2 with a 3.63 ERA and is due for regression. Brooks has had ERA's of 7.71, 5.65 and 6.67 during the last three years he has pitched in the majors. His lifetime ERA is 6.29 with a 1.51 WHIP.
Sale has returned to his pre-injury superstar status with an 8-1 record, 2.12 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 10 starts. Sale's 78 strikeouts rank 10th in the majors. He's had eight or more strikeouts during his last five starts. The White Sox rank 29th in batting vs southpaws hitting just .211.
Oakland has scored three or fewer runs in six of its last seven games. The A's rank third-from-the-bottom in runs. The A's also are without injured Lucas Erceg, one of the more underrated setup pitchers in the league.
The Braves should do plenty of damage against Aaron Brooks, who is 0-2 with a 3.63 ERA and is due for regression. Brooks has had ERA's of 7.71, 5.65 and 6.67 during the last three years he has pitched in the majors. His lifetime ERA is 6.29 with a 1.51 WHIP.
