Chuck Franklin Wednesday Plays:
1500♦ ARIZONA w/HERNANDEZ over Pittsburgh w/Morris
With last night’s victory the Pirates snapped a nine game losing streak, and now tonight they will go back to their losing ways. The Diamondbacks have won 16 of their last 21 games as a road favorite, and will get another win tonight with Livan Hernandez on the mound. Arizona is 5-1 in his last six starts as a favorite in this price range. The Pirates will counter with Matt Morris, who is 9-11 on the season and is not very impressive of late, going 1-2 with an ERA of 11.48 over his last three starts. Arizona has won nine of the last 12 meetings with Pittsburgh, and will easily get another victory tonight.
1500♦ ATLANTA w/HUDSON over Philadelphia w/Lohse
The Braves are on fire right now, winning eight of their last nine games. Last night they put on a 10 run offensive show, with home runs by Mark Teixeira and Chipper Jones. They still have an outside shot at making it to the postseason, and with Tim Hudson taking the mound tonight I expect them to get a little closer to that possibility by adding another win to their record. Hudson is 16-9 on the season and over his last three games has posted an ERA of only 2.28. The Brave have been winners in 13 of his last 16 starts as the listed favorite. The Phillies will counter with Kyle Lohse, who is a losing 8-12 on the season with an ERA of 8.31 over the past three starts. The Braves’ power hitters will have a field day against this guy. Side with Atlanta in this one.
1500♦ ARIZONA w/HERNANDEZ over Pittsburgh w/Morris
With last night’s victory the Pirates snapped a nine game losing streak, and now tonight they will go back to their losing ways. The Diamondbacks have won 16 of their last 21 games as a road favorite, and will get another win tonight with Livan Hernandez on the mound. Arizona is 5-1 in his last six starts as a favorite in this price range. The Pirates will counter with Matt Morris, who is 9-11 on the season and is not very impressive of late, going 1-2 with an ERA of 11.48 over his last three starts. Arizona has won nine of the last 12 meetings with Pittsburgh, and will easily get another victory tonight.
1500♦ ATLANTA w/HUDSON over Philadelphia w/Lohse
The Braves are on fire right now, winning eight of their last nine games. Last night they put on a 10 run offensive show, with home runs by Mark Teixeira and Chipper Jones. They still have an outside shot at making it to the postseason, and with Tim Hudson taking the mound tonight I expect them to get a little closer to that possibility by adding another win to their record. Hudson is 16-9 on the season and over his last three games has posted an ERA of only 2.28. The Brave have been winners in 13 of his last 16 starts as the listed favorite. The Phillies will counter with Kyle Lohse, who is a losing 8-12 on the season with an ERA of 8.31 over the past three starts. The Braves’ power hitters will have a field day against this guy. Side with Atlanta in this one.