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Tue Jun 10 ‘08 8:05p - Courtesy of Mike Rose

Left-hander Tom Glavine comes into tonight’s start 2-2 with a 4.47 ERA this season, and has allowed two runs or less in eight of his 11 starts. He’s returning to Wrigley Field for the first time since he won his 300th game on Aug. 5, 2007, as a member of the Mets. Even with the soon to be first ballot Hall of Famer’s efforts, the Braves have won just three of his 11 overall starts. He’s been pretty darn good as a visitor as well going 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA and 1.26 WHIP allowing 26 hits and 12 runs with a K/BB ratio of 17/13 in 31 total innings of work. He’s 4-7 with a 4.79 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 15 career starts against the Chicago Cubs.

Looking to keep the Cubs good times rolling will be left-hander Ted Lilly who comes into tonight’s start 5-5 with a 5.23 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. It looked to be another one of those short outings for Lilly his last time out against the Padres, but he settled down after allowing a run and a couple hits in the first inning. When the dust cleared, Lilly managed to go 7 1/3rd innings and allow just seven hits and two runs, but the Cubs offense was nowhere to be seen and he was saddled with his fifth loss of the season. Lilly’s 3-2 at home and has allowed 32 hits and 22 runs (19 earned) with a K/BB ratio of 38/10 in 32+ innings of work. He’s 1-2 with a 6.17 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in five career starts against the Atlanta Braves.

From a betting perspective, the Braves and the over have dominated this series of late. Atlanta is 19-7 the L/26 times they’ve squared off against the Cubs, and the over has cashed in nine of the L/13 overall meetings. However, The Braves have been woeful on the road (7-21) and they’re 11-13 against lefties on the year, while the Cubs have dominated at home (26-8) and won 14 of 21 against left-handers.

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