BIG AL's RED-HOT MOUND MISMATCH MASSACRE!

At 6:05 pm, our selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves.  Aaron Nola is no stranger to bad luck.  Over the past two seasons, the veteran RHP has put up mostly solid numbers for the Phillies with much better than a strikeout per inning and yet he hasn't been able to crack the .500 mark in wins and losses.  This season is more of the same.  In his last start, Nola threw seven innings of one-run, seven-hit ball with 10 K's against the Padres with nothing to show for it.  Usually, when that happens, although Nola doesn't get a "W", the Phillies still win, but that last start was a painful 1-0 loss to San Diego.  It was the first loss for the team in the last six Nola starts going back to May 26.  Nola will give it another shot tonight against the defending World Series Champs.  In that May 26 start, Nola faced this Braves club in Atlanta and was brilliant once again, throwing 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball in a 4-1 Phillies win.  And that time, he did get the victory.  Despite their loss here last night, the Phillies are still 9-3 in their last 12 games vs. winning teams.  Take Philadelphia.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.