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The Atlanta Braves will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Colorado Rockies at Turner Field.
The Rockies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Hammel in this game. Hammel has a 0-2 record and a 5.31 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Braves will be Jair Jurrjens. The righthander has a 2.06 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Jason Marquis went eight strong innings on Monday night to lead the Rockies to a 5-1 win over the Braves.
The Rockies were winners as +170 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night’s posted total (8.5).
Current streak:
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 15-22 SU
Atlanta: 18-19 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado’s last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado’s last 16 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta’s last 16 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Atlanta home to Colorado, Wednesday, May 20

 

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