It's simple math: Two potent offenses meet up with a pair of right-handers that have opened 2010 very hittable. Play the 'over' when the Braves and Rockies open their series at Turner Field.
Our Friday night MLB selection is on the Rockies, Braves contest in Atlanta going 'over' the total.
The Braves come home from a West Coast trip 5-4 on the season, good for third place in the NL East two games behind the Phillies. Colorado is also 5-4 and two games out of the lead in the NL West behind the Giants.
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Jason Hammel will get the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he brings a 5.14 ERA into this game. Even worse, his career stats vs. the Braves are a dismal 0-1 with an 8.00 ERA in two starts.
Hammel's mound opponent will be veteran righty Derek Lowe, and Lowe has also fared worse vs. the Rockies than against other teams in his career, with a 4.33 ERA. Lowe's ERA on this young season is 4.50.
So this has all the makings of a high-scoring game, especially when one considers that Colorado is averaging 6 runs per game vs. right-handed starters this season, while the Braves are plating 5.4 runs per game vs. righties.
With five of the last six meetings between these clubs in Atlanta going 'over' the total, we'll look for another high-scoring game here.
Free Pick: Rockies-Braves over 8½ (-115)