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The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves will meet on the field at Turner Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
The Mets will trot Nelson Figueroa out to the mound in this one. Righthander Figueroa has a 1-5 record and a 4.94 ERA this season.
Figueroa’s opponent in this one will be Jair Jurrjens. The Braves righthander has a 2.81 ERA to go along with a 11-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 260-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Braves scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday, as the Braves came from behind to defeat the Mets 6-5. The Braves won the game as -230 favorites, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Omar Infante had two hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the way. Eric O’Flaherty picked up the win in relief.
Josh Thole had two runs batted in for the Mets, who were +200 underdogs. Francisco Rodriguez gave up the winning run in relief, suffering his fifth loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Atlanta: 77-68 SU New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Atlanta most recently: A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road NY Mets are 1-8 SU in its last 9 games Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets Next up:
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