#951/952 ASA PLAY ON Over 8.5 Runs – Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday at 12:35 PM ET - These 2 NL East rivals have already met 9 times this season and they’ve scored an average of 9.8 RPG in those meetings. Yesterday they hit 9 total runs with two of their top pitchers facing off with Nola for Philly and Strider for Atlanta. Today we have Gibson on the hill for the Phillies and he has struggled allowing at least 5 ER’s in 3 of his last 5 starts and his ERA this season is 4.69. He’s been susceptible to the HR this year allowing 1.25 per 9 innings and he’s facing an Atlanta line up that ranks 2nd in MLB averaging 1.55 HR’s per 9 innings. Braves hitters have had their way historically with Gibson with a batting average of .317 over 111 plate appearances. Philly will face Charlie Morton who has been pitching well but has struggled vs this team. In his 1 outing vs Philadelphia this season Morton allowed 2 ER’s in 5.2 innings of work but was rather fortunate as he allowed 11 baserunners in that game. Philadelphia batters have a lifetime average of .303 vs Morton over 142 plate appearances. He’s also been much better at home compared to on the road where his ERA is 4.59 with a WHIP of 1.37. The Braves have totaled at least 9 runs in each of their last 10 games with 9 of those going Over the total. Both offenses are among the best in the Majors ranking in the top 7 in RPG and HR’s per 9 innings. Weather looks perfect for a high scoring game with temps in the 80’s and light winds blowing straight out to center field. Over 8.5 is the play here.