Jack Jones
Sep 28 '18, 7:05 PM in 5h
MLB | Braves vs Phillies
Play on: Braves -135 at 5Dimes
Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Atlanta Braves -135
The Atlanta Braves still have a lot to play for even though they’ve already clinched the division. They are tied with the Rockies for the No. 2 seed in the National League, and whoever gets the No. 2 seed will get home-field advantage in the first round.
The good news for the Braves is that they’ll be up against a Philadelphia Phillies team that has clearly quit on the season. The Phillies are 0-8 in their last eight games overall. They were just swept by the Rockies last season and outscored 39-6 in the process. Don’t expect them to offer much resistance in this series, either.
While Jerad Eickhoff will be making his first season of the season for the Phillies, the Braves will send ace Mike Foltynewicz to the mound. He is having a brilliant season, going 12-10 with a 2.88 ERA and 1.107 WHIP in 30 starts, including 7-6 with a 2.52 ERA in 14 road starts. Folty is 5-3 with a 3.22 ERA in 11 career starts against Philadelphia, including a 2.08 ERA in five starts against the Phillies in 2018.
The Braves are 10-2 in their last 12 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Atlanta is 39-18 in its last 57 vs. NL East opponents. The Phillies are 0-11 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning record. Philadelphia is 1-9 in Eickhoff’s last 10 starts during Game 1 of a series. Bet the Braves Friday.