Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Our free pick on Sunday will come from the Major League Baseball contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves.
First pitch from Atlanta is set for 1:35PM Eastern Time in Atlanta and you can watch it on the MLB package.
Getting the start for the Pirates will be Paul Maholm and he will oppose Kenshin Kawakami for the Braves.
With our free pick we will play on the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves to play under the total of 8 ½ runs.
Paul Maholm is coming off a nice outing shutting out the red hot Cincinnati Reds in 7 innings.
In four starts against the Braves Maholm sits with an ERA of just 1.33 and has not given up an earned run to them in two straight starts working 14 shutout innings.
The Pirates offense isn’t hitting as the team has averaged just 2.6 runs over their past 7 games. The team sits with a batting average of .232 against right handed pitching.
Kenshin Kawakami has allowed just 3 earned runs over his past two starts. He is backed by a solid Braves bullpen that sits with an ERA of 2.56 at home.
Bet Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves under 8 ½ runs.
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