Ben Sheets gets the call tonight vs. Atlanta. In his last outing vs. the Braves, he struck out 18 batters - a career high. He's been great at home, posting a 2.64 ERA and 0.943 WHIP. In eight games he's averaged 7.2 innings per start and given up just 17 total earned runs. Backing him up is a very good bullpen (3.49 home ERA). Atlanta, averaging 4.3 runs per game on the road and 3.9 per game over their last seven, will really struggle to score tonight. Atlanta counters with Horacio Ramirez who doesn't do well on the road. He's got a 5.87 road ERA this season and over the past two years, he is just 5-15 in road games. Two stars on Sheets and the Brew Crew.

Wow! Colorado has won two straight on the road. Can the madness continue? I'm thinking not. Jeff Francis gets the call for Colorado. In his last three starts he's posted a 12.47 ERA and 0-2 record. San Diego is 6-2 vs. the Rockies this season and starts Adam Eaton in his first game back from his injury. This year he's got a 2.35 home ERA and perfect 6-0 record. I won't go through the littany of stats again regarding how bad the Rockies are on the road. Let's just suffice to say that despite their last two wins, they are awful away from Coors Field. Has something drastic changed such that we should be backing Colorado on the road? No. They simply squeaked out two wins by one run each. We back the Padres here for two stars.