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Braves vs. Pirates Betting Preview - August 20

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Aug/20/2018

You can bet Monday's Braves vs. Pirates game online with the Pittsburgh -122 and Atlanta +112 . The total is 7.5.

Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Kevin Gausman (7-9, 4.22 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Chris Archer (4-5, 4.49)

Gausman has won his last two starts with the Braves after limiting Miami to two runs over six innings on Wednesday and Milwaukee to one run across eight frames five days earlier.

Archer has struggled through most of his three starts since coming over from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline, but he is 1-0 and the Pirates have won two of the three games during that stretch.

Hot Trends

Six of the last seven meetings have resulted in 10 or more runs scored.

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