Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds
MLB Prediction: Atlanta Braves -113 odds
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For a number of different reasons I believe the value in this contest is on the visitors:

Tommy Hanson heads to the hill for Atlanta; Hanson pitched well enough in his last outing to get a victory, but one costly error hurt him and he lost 3-0 to the Nats on Tuesday.

He walked no one and had eight K’s; he’s 8-7 on the year with a very respectable 3.99 ERA.

Hanson has not allowed more than three runs in his last five starts; he lost his last time out to the Reds in a horrible performance; expect him to be hungry to erase that memory with a solid showing today.

And remember, Atlanta is 20-14 (+4.8 units) in “day games”.

In the other dugout: Edison Volquez gets the call for the home side; Volquez was the beneficiary of run support in his last outing and he needed it; he pitched 3 2/3′s innings, gave up four runs on six hits (including two home runs); however the Reds plated 12 for him.

Over his last two outings he’s allowed ten runs in six frames; he’s 0-2 lifetime vs. Atlanta.

Very important to point out that Cincinnati is in fact 18-22 (-3.7 units) when playing against a team with a winning record.

Bottom line: Atlanta remains atop the East, but its losing ground daily as Philadelphia surges; behind the superior pitcher and when coupled with the rest of the above factors, you may want to consider a second look at the ATLANTA BRAVES in this situation!

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