New York at Atlanta

We were on Washington yesterday, fading the favored Mets, in large part due to the fact that the Mets are playing like they just don't care. Tonight we'll fade them again. New York has dropped eight of eleven now and tonight they face Atlanta's John Smoltz. Smoltz is 9-5 at home with a 3.28 ERA. Going for New York is Oliver Perez who has been as bad as it gets. He's 3-12 on the season with a 6.53 ERA. On the road, he's 0-6 with a 10.13 ERA! Just like last night, this game means more to New York's opponent than it does to the Mets who have clinched their playoff position. Since clinching, the Mets are averaging 3.7 runs per game. The Braves want this one as they Mets have embarrassed them the past two meetings. New York won a doubleheader on September 6th, 4-1 and 8-0. Over the past decade, the Braves are 18-3 revenging a road blowout loss of 8+ runs. Tonight they get their revenge.