A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report #88....BUCCOS travel to BASEBALL Town USA...REDBIRDS Country...and the BOYS in BLUE take on the BRAVES of PEACH DROP Fame in ATL....Top SERIES' on SENIOR Circuit August 17-19

The Top Series on the Senior Circuit this Weekend will come from Atlanta and St. Louis. The Dodgers go into Fulton County Georgia leading the NL West by 1/2 game and Day to Day with the NL Wild Card. They have been getting Great Pitching from their #2 Billingsley (5 Wins in a Row including blanking the Buccos last start in the 'Burgh)  as he joins Ace Kershaw to try to get the Dodgers the NL West Crown.

The Braves have been keeping pace with the NATS as they have the 3rd Best Record in the NL and they are doing with Both Pitching and Hitting. The Braves are in the Thought Process of why go to a 1-Game Playoff when we can Win the NL East. The Lead the NL Wild Card by 4 full games.

The Pirates finally get 1 from the Dodgers and now they travel to Redbird Country 6 Games back of the NL Central Leading Reds and 1 game up on the Redbirds. The Redbirds are 7 Game back of the Reds and only 1 Game back of the NL Wild Card and this Series will be for the NL Wild Card lead as well as chasing the Reds down if they ever lose.

NL Top Two Series' for August 17 - August 19 2012 is sponsored by..The Buccos are having a Fantastic Season but the Redbirds are defending World Champs and we come to spoil some ones Party.

DODGERS @ BRAVES

August 17
LAD Capuano (11-8) vs ATL Hanson (12-5) 7:35PM ET

August 18
LAD Harang (8-7) vs ATL Sheets (4-2) 7:10PM ET

August 19
LAD Bllingsley (9-9) vs ATL Minor (6-9) 1:35PM ET

The Dodgers will have Billingsley for Sunday but Capuano and Harang give them a Quality 3-4 on the Bump. Hanson for the Braves will be important in Game 1 of the Series to set the Tone especially at Home.

BUCCOS @ REDBIRDS

August 17
PIT McDonald (10-5) vs STL Westbrook (12-8) 8:15PM ET

August 18
PIT Bedard (7-12) vs STL Lynn (13-5) 4:05PM ET

August 19
PIT Karstens (4-3) vs STL Garcia (3-4) 2:15PM ET

The Buccos will start off with Big Mac on Friday as Burnett pitched yesterday vs Dodgers for the much-needed W. Thew Redbirds will throw Westbrook, Lance Lynn, and Garcia...and a betting man would say I like the Redbirds chances starting from the Bump vs the Buccos in this Series.

Top Two Series' on the Senior Circuit this Weekend to Impact the NL Pennant Race.

Note: Stats and Schedule from MLB.com