Chip's 'Highest-Rated' Megabucks Best Bet (Texas/Braves)
(MLB) Texas vs. Atlanta,
Money Line: -103.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Loss
Texas at Atlanta 7:35 ET
Braves over Rangers- Texas, believe it or not is still in the AL playoff hunt as they reached the .500 mark and trail Minnesota by just 3-games with just 26 games remaining. Very quietly the Rangers have are 5-1-1 in their past seven series and will be sending Andrew Cashner (8-9, 3.30 ERA) their most effective hurler the second half of the season to the hill. Since July 1 he is 5-2 with a 2.58 ERA allowing two runs or fewer in five of his past six starts. The Braves will start former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey (9-8, 3.91) who is 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in nine career appearances against Texas. He has had seven quality starts in seven of his last nine starts and gets the nod today. Take ATLANTA!