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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 03:57 AM

Daily Sports Roundup

Friday, July 10

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Astros continue their home series against the Nationals, the Tribe meet the Tigers, and the BoSox host the Royals.

Colliding in the Junior Circuit . . .

The Indians and Tigers will begin their weekend series in Detroit on Friday with Cliff Lee (4-8, 3.45 ERA) taking on Edwin Jackson (6-4, 2.59 ERA). Lefthander Lee has been tagged with a loss in each of his last two starts, and Cleveland is 3-7 over his last 10 trips to the mound. Righthander Jackson is on a string of three straight no-decisions, but he's given up three or fewer earned runs in 15 of his 17 starts so far this year. Jackson beat the Indians in his start back on May 9.

Elsewhere around the American League on Friday it'll be Toronto at Baltimore, Oakland at Tampa Bay, the White Sox at Minnesota, the Yankees at the Angels, Texas at Seattle, and Kansas City at Boston. The Royals will go with Brian Bannister (6-6, 3.87 ERA) at Fenway Park on Friday; the righthander beat the White Sox last time out. The Red Sox will counter with Jon Lester (7-6, 4.16 ERA); Boston has six wins in righthander Lester's last seven trips to the mound.

Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .

Astros ace Roy Oswalt (5-4, 3.81 ERA) will get the call on Friday as Houston plays host to the Nationals and Scott Olsen (2-4, 6.04 ERA). Righthander Oswalt has given up just a single earned run in each of his last three starts, going 2-0 with a no-decision in those outings. Lefthander Olsen managed to beat the Braves in his outing on July 5, surrendering three earned runs over 8 2-3 innings.

Also on the National League schedule for Friday: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at the Mets, the Dodgers at Milwaukee, Atlanta at Colorado, Florida at Arizona, and San Diego at San Francisco. As well, the Cubs will host the Cardinals in a matinee matchup. Chicago has Rich Harden (5-5, 5.35 ERA) scheduled to start that contest, while St. Louis will turn to Brad Thompson (2-5, 4.92 ERA). Righthander Thompson has picked up a defeat in his last three starts.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

There are two games on the Canadian Football League schedule for Friday, with Calgary at Winnipeg and Hamilton at British Columbia. Oddsmakers like the Stampeders on the road in that first contest, setting them as 5.5-point favorites (with a total of 52 points). The Lions are then heavily favored to beat the Tiger-Cats in the late matchup; B.C. is a 13-point favorite, with the total set at 50 points.

Finally, the WNBA offers up a pair of contests on Friday, with San Antonio at Minnesota and Indiana at Chicago. The Fever have been the best wager in the league so far this season, as they've put up a 7-3 against-the-spread record to go along with their 8-2 straight-up mark. Indiana is coming off a 78-74 win over Atlanta last time out, with Tammy Sutton-Brown pouring in a team-high 22 points.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 03:58 AM

Six-pack for Friday

-- Jamie Moyer has been big league teammates with six guys who are already in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

-- San Diego Padres have been around for 40 years; they've never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter, and no Padre batter has hit for the cycle.

-- Arizona led the Marlins 7-0 in 6th inning but lost by seven runs, as their bullpen got drilled for ten runs in 8th inning. Diamondbacks have been outscored 76-54 in the 8th inning this season.

-- Livan Hernandez is first pitcher in Mets' history to allow 3+ runs in the first inning of three consecutive starts.

-- There are 6,494 entrants in the Main Event at the World Series of Poker; first prize will be a hefty $8,546,485.

-- Nationals won 11-10 in completion of suspended game against the Astros, game that started 65 days ago. Game-winning eun was scored by Morgan, who wasn't on the Nationals 65 days ago. Winning pitcher was Hanrahan, who is a Pirate now, not a National. Weird stuff.

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Friday's List of 13: Our major league baseball List of 13.......

13) Brewers-- Had to be encouraged by way Parra pitched Thursday; it might be good thing for them All-Star break is coming, just like it was for Rays last summer. Braun's criticism of the pitchers wasn't a great idea.

12) Marlins-- When a team trails 7-0 in 6th inning, then wins that game by seven runs, thats a show of strength, especially when the best player on the team didn't play in the game, just pinch-hit. Fish are contending despite being 13th in league in runs allowed.

11) Cardinals-- Pujols is almost Bonds-like in his influence on the entire top of Cardinal order. Opposing pitchers are afraid to throw curveballs to Rasmus; if they walk him in front of Pujols, its a nightmare scenario.

10) Phillies-- Won six of last seven games, have Pirates coming to town this weekend, so it looks like they've withstood their extended slump.

9) Tigers-- Rodney has been perfect saving games-- Leyland's team has won 25 of 37 at home, is 17-10 vs lefty pitchers, only 29-28 vs righties. .

8) Phillies-- As bad a stretch as they just went through, they never gave up first place in a lame NL East. Signing Pedro Martinez will give their pitching a boost, something the Mets' GM has declined to do so far.

7) Angels-- Just when they got rolling a little, Guerrero messed up his knee, and now they'll have three middle infielders in lineup. Scrambling for starting pitching all season, they could use Santana to bounce back.

6) Rays-- At some point, they're going to look at standings, then think about the day they blew 6-run lead in ninth inning in Cleveland, and they will want to puke. Longoria has been slumping for a month or so.

5) Rangers-- How badly did the A's screw up naming Bob Geren as the manager when they had Ron Washington standing in 3rd base coaching box? Tough loss Thursday, with Gutierrez hitting 3-run tater off Wilson.

4) Giants-- Have best starting pitching in baseball, are 29-14 at home. Sandoval deserves to somehow be named to the NL All-Star team.

3) Bronx Bombers-- Red-hot right now; two pitchers they bought last winter are paying big dividends. Unheralded guys like Cervelli, Gardner have been sparkplugs throughout first half of season.

2) Red Sox-- They've killed Bronx Bombers head-to-head but teams are tied in standings, four games ahead of Angels, 4.5 ahead of Rays. Looks like both rivals will make the playoffs, unfortunately.

1) Dodgers--Orlando Hudson got banged up Thursday- they'll need him healthy in October. Still looks like they'll coast into playoffs. Came to NYC and made the Mets look bad- they have a lot of answers.

From: Armadillo
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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 04:06 AM

CFL
Week 2 Schedule

Thu Jul 9

7:30 PM
Edmonton 16 @ Montreal 50

Fri Jul 10

7:30 PM
Calgary @ Winnipeg

10:30 PM
Hamilton @ BC

Sat Jul 11

1:00 PM
Saskatchewan @ Toronto

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CFL
Dunkel Index

FRIDAY, JULY 10

Game 403-404: Calgary at Winnipeg
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 115.609; Winnipeg 107.933
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 7 1/2; 49
Vegas Line: Calgary by 5 1/2; 52
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-5 1/2); Under

Game 405-406: Hamilton at BC
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 101.622; BC 111.780
Dunkel Line: BC by 10; 57
Vegas Line: BC by 13; 50
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+13); Over

SATURDAY, JULY 11

Game 407-408: Saskatchewan at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 108.969; Toronto 112.231
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 3 1/2; 56
Vegas Line: Toronto by 2 1/2; 52
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-2 1/2); Over

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CFL
Long Sheet

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Friday, July 10
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CALGARY (0 - 1) at WINNIPEG (0 - 1) - 7/10/2009, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 2-2 against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 2-2 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HAMILTON (0 - 1) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (0 - 1) - 7/10/2009, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HAMILTON is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) as a favorite of 10 or more points since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 2-2 against the spread versus HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 4-0 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, July 11
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SASKATCHEWAN (1 - 0) at TORONTO (1 - 0) - 7/11/2009, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 127-97 ATS (+20.3 Units) in all games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 127-97 ATS (+20.3 Units) in all lined games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 85-52 ATS (+27.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 116-87 ATS (+20.3 Units) in games played on turf since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in July games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) off a division game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games in July games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 2-1 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
SASKATCHEWAN is 2-1 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL
Write-up

Friday, July 10

Calgary (0-1) @ Winnipeg (0-1)-- Defending champ Stampeders gave up 27 points in first half last week, lost 40-27 at home to Montreal-- they were outgained 431-301 and had just 54 rushing yards. Bombers had an 162-33 edge in rushing yards at Edmonton last week, but lost 19-17.

Hamilton (0-1) @ BCLions (0-1)-- TiCats were down 30-3 to Toronto at half last week in their home opener- they allowed Argos 7.6 yards per rush, and were -2 in turnovers. Lions had just 103 passing yards in loss at Regina, a sloppy game (BC had six turnovers, 10 penalties/90 yards).

Saturday, July 11

Saskatchewan (1-0) @ Toronto (1-0)-- Roughriders also turned ball over six times last week, and had 128 penalty yards, but they escaped with a win, outgaining Lions 314-217. Hard to tell if Argos pulled in reins after crushing Hamilton in first half last week- they completed just 14 of 29 passes, which isn't good, but they didn't turn ball over either.

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CFL

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Trend Report
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Friday, July 10

7:30 PM
CALGARY vs. WINNIPEG
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
Winnipeg is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Calgary

10:30 PM
HAMILTON vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Hamilton is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
Hamilton is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
British Columbia is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
British Columbia is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

Saturday, July 11

1:00 PM
SASKATCHEWAN vs. TORONTO
Saskatchewan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Saskatchewan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Saskatchewan
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan

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CFL

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Canadian bacon: CFL Week 2 preview and picks
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Friday, July 10

Calgary Stampeders (0-1) at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (0-1)

The Blue Bombers defence showed nice things in the loss to the Edmonton Eskimos in Week 1. But young QB Stefan LeFors didn’t convince us he has what it takes to bring Winnipeg to the highest level.

This said, the defensive front of the Stampeders didn’t look good against the Alouettes and quick running backs like Fred Reid and Lavarus Giles could have a field day.

But even if they do, it is quite difficult to imagine Henry Burris and the Stampeders having another sloppy game like the one they had against the Montreal Alouettes. Even if Ken-Yon Rambo was to miss a second game due to injury, Burris can throw the ball with confidence to the amazing Titus Ryan or reliable receivers Nik Lewis, Jeremaine Copeland and Brett Ralph. The Stampeders are just too strong to fall in Winnipeg’s trap.

Prediction: Calgary -6

Hamilton Tiger Cats (0-1) at B.C. Lions (0-1)

It is always very tough for any team from the Eastern Conference to win in the West, let alone Vancouver. It’s even worse when you have to face a Lions team that just lost its previous game.

Quarterback Quinton Porter has a lot to prove yet after running nine times instead of passing, like he did against the Argos. The Lions offensive line still looks pretty fragile but we can’t envision the defensive front of the Ti-Cats taking advantage of it to unsettle Buck Pierce like the Saskatchewan Roughriders managed to do last week.

The Lions running game is also their Achilles’ heel but their passing game should cut the Tiger Cats secondary in pieces. No team in the East won against the Lions in Vancouver since 2004. The Tiger Cats won’t reverse that trend in Week 2.

Prediction: B.C. -13

Saturday, July 11

Saskatchewan Roughriders (1-0) at Toronto Argonauts (1-0)

This will probably be the most exciting game of the week - one where the winner will be decided in the last seconds of the fourth quarter, if not in overtime.

The Roughriders stunned bettors by beating B.C. last week and Darian Durant was more than instrumental in that win. But the Argos have an improved offensive line and QB Kerry Joseph has many good targets to choose from, starting with Arland Bruce III. Running back Jamal Robertson has also been impressive in Week 1.

Despite the nice victory against B.C., they are still too many question marks regarding the Roughriders to think they could win this one in Toronto. This being said, the spread between the winner and loser will probably be minimal.

Prediction: Toronto -3

Last week: 2-2

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:00 AM

MLB
Baseball Today

SCOREBOARD

Friday, July 10

Washington at Houston (8:05 p.m. EDT). After a slow start, Astros ace Roy Oswalt is back to being dominant, allowing only three runs in his past three starts over 23 innings.

STARS

Thursday

-Tim Lincecum, Giants, carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and won his fourth straight start, baffling San Diego in San Francisco's 9-3 win.

-Brett Carroll, Marlins, had a pinch-hit, three-run homer that sparked a franchise-record 10-run eighth inning, and Florida stormed back from a seven-run deficit to defeat Arizona 14-7.

-Kelly Shoppach, Indians, hit a grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Cleveland held on for a 10-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

-Franklin Gutierrez, Mariners, hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give Seattle a 3-1 victory over Texas.

-Garrett Atkins, Rockies, came through as a pinch-hitter with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning to lift Colorado past Atlanta 7-6.

-Joel Pineiro, Cardinals, scattered three hits in his third complete game this year and St. Louis rallied to a 5-1 win over Milwaukee.

RECORD RALLY

Florida matched the team mark for the biggest comeback victory, using a franchise-record 10-run eighth inning to storm back from a seven-run deficit and defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-7 on Thursday night. Arizona also set a club record for the largest blown lead. Three pinch-hitters - Ross Gload, Brett Carroll and Hanley Ramirez - each batted twice in the big inning.

STATS

Carlos Pena had two RBIs in Tampa Bay's 3-2 win over Toronto on Thursday, his first since June 27, when he homered against Florida. The nine-game drought was his longest of the season. ... Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki had three hits to raise his major league-leading average to .361 in a 3-1 win over Texas.

MILESTONES

Boston's David Ortiz became the 19th active player to reach 300 home runs, hitting his 10th in the last 29 games in the Red Sox's 8-6 loss to Kansas City on Thursday night. Ortiz is also the first Boston player to hit No. 300 since Manny Ramirez did it in 2002. ... Dexter Fowler stole his Rockies rookie-record 18th base of the season in Colorado's 7-6 win over Atlanta. The previous mark was 17 by Quinton McCracken in 1996.

STREAK STOPPED

Tim Lincecum's scoreless innings streak ended at 29, third-longest in San Francisco history, in a 9-3 win over San Diego on Thursday night. Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry pitched 40 straight scoreless innings in 1967 and then went 39 in a row in 1970.

NUMBERS GAME

Randy Wolf pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets 11-2 on Thursday night for his first victory in eight outings, a day after he switched his jersey number 21 to 43 - the digits he used to wear with Philadelphia.

EASY WIN

Joel Hanrahan earned his first win of the year while hanging out in his hotel room. The Pirates reliever was enjoying a day off in Philadelphia when his former Nationals teammates were finishing off a suspended game in Houston by winning 11-10 in the 11th inning, and he was the winning pitcher. On May 5 in Washington, Hanrahan pitched the top of the 11th and was on deck when the game was suspended with the score tied at 10 because of rain. In the interim, he was included in the June 30 deal with Pittsburgh for Nyjer Morgan, who scored the winning run Thursday.

SUDDEN STOPPERS

Five Cleveland relievers combined for 4 2-3 scoreless innings in a 10-8 win over the Chicago White Sox, a club that has scored 96 runs in its last 15 games. The Indians' bullpen entered with a 5.13 ERA.

POWER SURGE

Jayson Werth homered for the fourth straight game, Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Thursday night. It was Werth's seventh homer in 12 games as the Phillies became the second team in major league history to have four players hit 20 homers before the All-Star break. Raul Ibanez leads the team with 22, Ryan Howard has 21 and Utley and Werth have 20. The Toronto Blue Jays did it in 2000.

HAPPY HOMER

Mark Teixeira ended a career-worst 23-game homerless drought in the Yankees' 6-4 victory over the Twins. Teixeira connected on the first pitch of the fifth inning. It was his 21st homer of the season and first in 96 at-bats, dating to June 12 against the Mets.

SINKING

Roy Halladay was outpitched by David Price as Toronto lost its 10th in 12 games, 3-2 to Tampa Bay, and has fallen below .500 for the first time this season.

WARMING UP

Manny Ramirez went 2 for 2 with two walks before taking a seat in the seventh inning of an 11-2 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night. He is 6 for 18 (.333) with two homers and seven RBIs in six games since returning from a 50-game drug suspension. "I'm getting there. I haven't played in two months. Got to go baby steps,'' Ramirez said.

PEOPLE'S CHOICES

Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino and Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge were elected by fans for the last two roster spots for Tuesday's All-Star game.

RICKEY'S NUMBER

The A's will retire Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson's No. 24 jersey during a **** ceremony Aug. 1, deemed "Rickey Henderson Day'' by the club in tribute of the career leader in runs scored and stolen bases. Henderson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 26.

SPEAKING

"There's not a baseball player that's not superstitious. And if they tell you they're not, they're lying.'' - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf, who won for the first time in eight outings on Thursday - a day after he switched his jersey number 21 to 43 - the digits he used to wear with Philadelphia.

SEASONS

July 10

1917 - Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2-3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis.

1932 - The Philadelphia A's defeated Cleveland 18-17 in an 18-inning game in which John Burnett of the Indians had a record nine hits. Jimmie Foxx collected 16 total bases, and Eddie Rommell of the A's pitched 17 innings in relief for the win, despite giving up 29 hits and 14 runs.

1934 - Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the AL came back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds as Mel Harder gave up one hit in the last five innings.

1936 - Philadelphia's Chuck Klein hit four home runs in a 10-inning victory over the Pirates, and it wasn't in the cozy Baker Bowl. He hit them in spacious Forbes Field in a 9-6 win over Pittsburgh.

1947 - Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Philadelphia A's in the first game of a twin bill.

1951 - The NL hit four homers en route to an 8-3 triumph at Detroit, giving the league consecutive All-Star victories for the first time.

1982 - Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers hit his third grand slam in seven days, off Milt Wilcox in the first game of a doubleheader against Detroit. The Rangers beat the Tigers 6-5. Parrish had hit his first on July 4 and his second on July 7.

2001 - Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1. Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez connected for consecutive home runs as the AL won its fifth in a row.

2007 - Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park home run to lead the American League to a 5-4 victory over the National League in the All-Star game.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:01 AM

MLB
This Day in Baseball

On July 10 in Baseball History...

1919 - Cleveland manager Lee Fohl brings in little-used southpaw Fritz Coumbe to pitch to Babe Ruth with the bases loaded and a 7-4 lead in the ninth inning. Ruth's subsequent grand slam gives Boston an 8-7 win and gives the Indians a new manager. Center fielder Tris Speaker brings the Tribe home in second place and stays as skipper for seven years.

1920 - After banging out 11 straight hits, Tris Speaker is stopped by Tom Zachary of Washington. It's the record until Pinky Higgins of the Red Sox racks up 12 in a row in 1938.

1932 - To save train fare for the single-date appearance, Connie Mack takes along just two A's pitchers to Cleveland. Lew Krausse the A's starting pitcher, gives up four hits in the first inning and his replacement, Eddie Rommel pitches 17 innings in relief, giving up a record 29 hits, but wins 18-17. Cleveland's Johnny Burnett sets a major-league record by collecting nine hits in 11 at bats, while the A's Jimmie Foxx strokes six hits, including three home runs for a record-tying 16 total bases.

1934 - The second annual All-Star Game produces Carl Hubbell's amazing feat of striking out five future Hall of Famers in a row. After two batters reach in the first, he strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx. He adds Al Simmons and Joe Cronin to start the second. He leaves with the N.L. ahead 4-0, but the A.L. rallies for a 9-7 victory.

1936 - Philadelphia's Chuck Klein hits four home runs in five at bats in a ten-inning game at Forbes Field. His final home run beats the Pirates, 9-6.

1945 - The All-Star Game at Fenway Park is canceled because of travel restrictions enforced by World War II.

1951 - Exploding for four home runs, the N.L. trounces the A.L. 8-3 at the annual All-Star Game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Pittsburgh slugger Ralph Kiner hits a home run for the third year in a row.

1956 - In the All-Star Game, Ken Boyer of the Cardinals makes three sparkling plays at third base and gets three hits as the N.L. defeats the A.L. 7-3. Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, and Stan Musial all homer. Mays' pinch-hit two-run home run off Whitey Ford is his seventh straight hit against the Yankee lefty.

1962 - Roberto Clemente has three hits as the N.L. wins 3-1 in the first of two All-Star Games of 1962 at Washington's D.C. Stadium.

1964 - Jesus Alou gets six hits against six different pitchers as the Giants beat the Cubs 10-3.

1968 - The N.L. announces plans to break into two divisions for 1969. The Eastern Division will feature New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Chicago, and St. Louis. In the Western will be Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego, and Atlanta.

1982 - Rangers slugger Larry Parrish hits his third grand slam of the week in a 6-5 win over the Tigers, tying the major-league record set by Detroit's Jim Northrup in 1968. Parrish also hit grand slams July 4 against Oakland and July 7 against Boston.

1984 - On the 50th anniversary of Carl Hubbell's legendary five consecutive strikeouts in the 1934 All-Star Game, N.L. pitchers Fernando Valenzuela and Dwight Gooden combine to fan six batters in a row for a new All-Star Game record in the N.L.'s 3-1 triumph. After Valenzuela whiffs Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, and George Brett in the fourth inning, Gooden, the youngest All-Star ever at age 19, fans Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon, and Alvin Davis in the fifth.

1997 - Hideki Irabu wins his much-anticipated major league debut, striking out nine in 6 2/3 innings as the Yankees defeat Detroit 10-3. The Japanese-born pitcher receives a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 51,901 at Yankee Stadium.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:09 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Trend Report
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2:20 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CHI CUBS
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
Chi Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home

7:05 PM
CLEVELAND vs. DETROIT
Cleveland is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

7:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. PHILADELPHIA
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Toronto

7:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. NY METS
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
NY Mets are 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cincinnati

7:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. BOSTON
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

7:38 PM
OAKLAND vs. TAMPA BAY
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing at home against Oakland

8:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. HOUSTON
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

8:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. MILWAUKEE
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. MINNESOTA
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

9:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. COLORADO
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta

9:40 PM
FLORIDA vs. ARIZONA
Florida is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

10:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. LA ANGELS
NY Yankees are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Yankees's last 17 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home

10:10 PM
TEXAS vs. SEATTLE
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas

10:15 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:10 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Hot lines: Today’s best MLB bets
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Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays (-160, 9)

Tampa Bay won’t be bashful about trying to take advantage of a young Oakland rotation that has featured four rookies for most of the season. But the real question is, will the Rays be able to score runs against the young hurlers?

The total has gone over in four of the team’s seven previous meetings this year. Tampa Bay, however, has emerged as one of the league’s most consistent under plays, winning close games with pitching, defense and timely hitting. The Rays have gone under the total in eight of their past 10 games overall.

Oakland also has started to solidify itself as an under pick, going under the total five straight times and nine of 10 overall. The reason? Chalk it up to that young pitching, which has allowed more than five runs only once during the past 10 games – also the only time it went over the total.

Pick: Under

Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies (-154, 9)

It’s no secret the Phillies have played poorly at home this season and still are five games below .500 at Citizens Bank Park. But the right pre-scription for an ailing home record would be a visit from their cross-state rivals. Pittsburgh enters the game with a 16-30 road mark and has lost seven of its past 10.

The Phillies’ biggest problem at home has been hitting the ball. The team has crossed home plate 205 times at home – the 12th-most in the league – but is hitting just .255 as a team in its own yard.

The Pirates, however, aren’t setting the world on fire when they leave the Steel City. Pittsburgh is batting a horrid .241 on the road and has one of the lowest away homer totals (29) in the majors.

Pittsburgh pitcher Zach Duke is no pushover, but the Pirates figure to have more trouble against the Phillies and Joe Blanton. The Pirates should abandon ship.

Pick: Phillies

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:13 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Weekend MLB cheat sheet
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The final weekend on the basepaths before this year’s All-Star break finds teams in both circuits fighting hard for position. That’s because teams in first place at the break go on to make the playoffs 70 percent of the time.

FYI: teams that find themselves 1 to 5 games back at the break are just a 47 percent proposition to land a spot in the postseason while teams of more than five games out hold a less than 10 percent chance of gaining an extra paycheck.

With that, let’s take a look at four of the bigger series on tap this weekend. Remember, all results are within the series and all pitcher records are ‘team starts’ (the team’s record in games in which the pitcher starts) versus this opponent.

Enjoy the weekend.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

Most Recent Series Result: Cardinals 5-1 last 6 games (6-3 this season)

Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Cubs 4-1 last 5 games (2-1 this season) home

Key Day/Month Stat: Cubs 17-4 home Sundays; Cardinals 2-6 Sundays

Best Arm in the Series: Cubs’ Dempster 4-0 2.93 ERA home career

Worst Arm in the Series: Cardinals’ Carpenter 1-4 4.28 ERA away career

Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers

Most Recent Series Result: Dodgers 6-2 last 8 games

Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Dodgers 12-7 last 19 games away

Key Day/Month Stat: Dodgers 5-0 away Sundays; Brewers 0-5 Sundays

Best Arm in the Series: Dodgers’ Billingsley 2-0 2.57 ERA career starts

Worst Arm in the Series: Dodgers’ Milton 1-4 5.45 ERA last 5 starts

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

Most Recent Series Result: White Sox 4-1 last 5 games (4-2 this season)

Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Twins 9-1 last 10 games home

Key Day/Month Stat: Twins 16-5 Fridays; White Sox 6-14 Fridays

Best Arm in the Series: Twins’ Baker 2-0 2.77 ERA last 2 home starts

Worst Arm in the Series: White Sox’ Danks 0-2 9.68 ERA last 2 away starts

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels

Most Recent Series Result: Angels 10-6 last 16 games (1-2 this season)

Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Angels 13-4 last 17 home

Key Day/Month Stat: Angels 16-2 home Sundays; Yankees 4-10 away Sundays

Best Arm in the Series: Angels’ Lackey 4-1 4.35 ERA last 5 home starts

Worst Arm in the Series: Yankees’ Pettite 1-3 7.97 ERA last 4 starts

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 05:14 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Weekend series preview: Cards vs. Cubs
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Rivalry renewed

The Cardinals and Cubs will resume their storied rivalry this weekend at Wrigley Field and it starts with an afternoon affair on Friday.
The Cubs entered yesterday's action just three games behind the NL Central-leading Cardinals. That makes this a crucial series as they try to close the gap heading into the All-Star break.

The host has won seven of the first nine meetings this season and the Cardinals are 6-3 against the Cubs so far in 2009.

Pitching matchup

Brad Thompson will go up against Rich Harden in the series opener.

The Cardinals went 3-1 in Thompson's first four starts this season, but have since dropped three in a row. The converted reliever hasn't pitched well lately, giving up 24 hits and 13 earned runs in his last 16 innings pitched. He has lasted beyond the sixth inning only once in seven starts this season.

Harden, meanwhile, hasn't posted Harden-like numbers so far this season. He is just 5-5 with a 5.35 ERA in 13 starts, including 2-4 with a 7.65 ERA at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have won just twice in Harden's last six trips to the hill.

Harden checks in at 1-4 with a 7.41 ERA in eight daytime starts. That compares to 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA at night.

Offensively challenged

The Cubs won the NL Central on the strength of their offense a year ago, but they appear to have left their bats in 2008.
They were held to a single run for the second straight game on Wednesday and are now averaging just 4.12 runs per game on the season.

Manager Lou Piniella is sick of talking about it.

“Frustrating? Look … what else can I say?” he told reporters following Wednesday's loss. “There’s nothing else to say, there really isn’t. You’ve just got to swing the bats better if we’re going to do anything the rest of the year, and that’s really the bottom line.
As a team, the Cubs are hitting just .247 so far in 2009.

One man show

It's no big secret the Cardinals will only go as far as Albert Pujols takes them. He's had another outstanding first half of the season, hitting .331 with 31 home runs and 82 RBIs.

Entering Friday's matchup, Pujols is just 4-for-17 over his last three games, so perhaps the Cubs are catching him at the right time.

The Cubs pitching staff did an exceptional job against Pujols in their early season series against the Cardinals at Wrigley, holding him to just one hit in 12 plate appearances. He went into that series on a 5-for-8 tear.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 08:49 AM

MLB
Dunkel Index

Atlanta at Colorado
The Rockies are 14-2 in their last 16 games against teams with a losing record and look to take advantage of an Atlanta team that is 0-4 in Derek Lowe's last 4 road starts. Colorado is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the Rockies favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-145). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, JULY 10

Game 951-952: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.004; Cubs (Harden) 15.769
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-135); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+125); N/A

Game 953-954: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Duke) 14.614; Philadelphia (Blanton) 15.918
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-160); Under

Game 955-956: Cincinnati at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Arroyo) 12.869; NY Mets (Nieve) 14.151
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-130); Over

Game 957-958: LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 14.364; Milwaukee (Looper) 15.191
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+130); Over

Game 959-960: Washington at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Olsen) 15.197; Houston (Oswalt) 15.013
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Houston (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+180); Under

Game 961-962: Atlanta at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Lowe) 15.555; Colorado (Jimenez) 15.977
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-145); Over

Game 963-964: Florida at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 15.815; Arizona (Haren) 16.155
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-155); Under

Game 965-966: San Diego at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Banks) 14.658; San Francisco (Sanchez) 14.501
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-155); 9
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+145); Over

Game 967-968: Cleveland at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Lee) 15.066; Detroit (Jackson) 13.907
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+140); Under

Game 969-970: Toronto at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Cecil) 15.153; Baltimore (Berken) 15.456
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+110); Over

Game 971-972: Kansas City at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Bannister) 14.938; Boston (Lester) 16.244
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-240); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-240); Over

Game 973-974: Oakland at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Mazzaro) 15.068; Tampa Bay (Niemann) 16.560
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-165); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-165); Under

Game 975-976: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 16.124; Minnesota (Blackburn) 15.020
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+120); Over

Game 977-978: NY Yankees at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Chamberlain) 16.544; LA Angels (Saunders) 15.596
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-125); Under

Game 979-980: Texas at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Feldman) 16.484; Seattle (Morrow) 15.591
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-125); Over

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 09:14 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
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Streaking

John Danks, Chicago White Sox (7-6, 3.76 ERA)

Under bettors owe a big thanks to their boy Danks. The lefty has been hurling fireballs lately and has helped the under cash in his last six starts.

The numbers over his last five starts have been particularly incredible: only six earned runs allowed, 31 strikeouts, just eight walks surrendered and only two home runs. Not to mention the fact he went at least seven runs in all five outings.
This guy is becoming more reliable than the wind in Chicago and it seems the oddsmakers aren’t really taking notice. Danks is a small underdog today in Minnesota and the total is set at 8.5 runs.

Note: The Twins won the last meeting with the Sox 20-1 in late May.

Ricky Nolasco, Florida Marlins (6-6, 5.42)

If there’s something hotter than Nolasco right now, we don’t know what it is. The Marlins right-hander hasn’t surrendered more than two earned runs in any of his last six starts and the Marlins are 5-1 in those outings.

All of these numbers have come since Nolasco returned to Marlins after getting demoted to the minors at the end of May. And you can’t blame the Marlins for doing it because he was 1-5 at that point and had just come off two games in which he allowed 16 earned runs combined.

I guess he didn’t much like riding from game to game on buses because he’s pitching like he never wants to see a minor league ball park again.

Slumping

Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs (5-5, 5.35)

If you don’t like playing in the daytime, you’re not going to enjoy playing for the Cubbies much. Just ask their righty Harden, who isn’t living up to the high hopes this season.

Harden is just fine on the road with a 3-1 record and an ERA below 3.00, but his ERA balloons to more than seven runs at home and he’s a miserable 1-4 during the daytime. Today’s game against the Cards is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. in the Windy City. The good news for Harden is that the wind is blowing only slightly out to left field as of Friday morning.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 10:07 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

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Friday, July 10
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ST LOUIS (47 - 40) at CHICAGO CUBS (41 - 41) - 2:20 PM
CHRIS CARPENTER (R) vs. RICH HARDEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 133-116 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 133-116 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 92-74 (+15.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-41 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 538-486 (-108.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-41 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 738-774 (-131.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 15-22 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 6-3 (+3.1 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CARPENTER is 8-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.93 and a WHIP of 1.135.
His team's record is 10-5 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-7. (+0.2 units)

RICH HARDEN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HARDEN is 2-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.091.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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PITTSBURGH (38 - 47) at PHILADELPHIA (45 - 38) - 7:05 PM
ZACH DUKE (L) vs. JOE BLANTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 31-75 (-28.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DUKE is 1-15 (-13.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
DUKE is 2-13 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 25-7 (+13.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-33 (+14.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 86-60 (+15.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-23 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-49 (-19.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-23 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-17 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ZACH DUKE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
DUKE is 1-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.691.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

JOE BLANTON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
BLANTON is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.429.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (41 - 43) at NY METS (40 - 44) - 7:05 PM
BRONSON ARROYO (R) vs. FERNANDO NIEVE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 81-103 (-30.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 470-546 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 312-357 (+30.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 343-401 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 25-17 (+9.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 129-117 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 129-117 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 85-86 (-16.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

BRONSON ARROYO vs. NY METS since 1997
ARROYO is 5-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.110.
His team's record is 5-3 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.4 units)

FERNANDO NIEVE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NIEVE is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (54 - 31) at MILWAUKEE (44 - 41) - 8:05 PM
CHAD BILLINGSLEY (R) vs. BRADEN LOOPER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 33-23 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 22-11 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 54-31 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 54-31 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 40-21 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 37-21 (+13.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 8-13 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games in July games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 6-12 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 2-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

BRADEN LOOPER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LOOPER is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (25 - 59) at HOUSTON (42 - 43) - 8:05 PM
SCOTT OLSEN (L) vs. ROY OSWALT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 25-59 (-29.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-52 (-21.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-33 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-28 (-16.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 8-25 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-56 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-43 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 19-42 (-19.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 17-41 (-21.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 128-118 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 124-116 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 68-59 (+13.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-14 (+7.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WASHINGTON is 79-83 (+16.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)

SCOTT OLSEN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
OLSEN is 3-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.176.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.1 units)

ROY OSWALT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
OSWALT is 3-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 0.893.
His team's record is 4-5 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-3. (+2.6 units)

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ATLANTA (41 - 44) at COLORADO (46 - 39) - 9:10 PM
DEREK LOWE (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 41-44 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 49-75 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 41-44 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 77-91 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 24-31 (-12.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 18-25 (-12.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 46-39 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 25-7 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in home games in July games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 46-39 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 155-139 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-25 (+9.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 119-98 (+18.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-10 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 41-54 (-20.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 21-30 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 21-30 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+2.1 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

DEREK LOWE vs. COLORADO since 1997
LOWE is 7-7 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 9-8 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-8. (+0.2 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
JIMENEZ is 1-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.66 and a WHIP of 1.887.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.4 units)

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FLORIDA (45 - 42) at ARIZONA (36 - 50) - 9:40 PM
RICKY NOLASCO (R) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 129-119 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 398-366 (+44.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 59-62 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 125-114 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 90-87 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NOLASCO is 30-17 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 18-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 28-17 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 23-12 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 36-50 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 37-43 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 18-29 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 73-78 (-36.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday since 1997.
ARIZONA is 36-50 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 25-36 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 12-21 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 38-51 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.
ARIZONA is 6-13 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against FLORIDA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
NOLASCO is 4-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.12 and a WHIP of 0.775.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

DAN HAREN vs. FLORIDA since 1997
HAREN is 0-2 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.345.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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SAN DIEGO (35 - 50) at SAN FRANCISCO (47 - 38) - 10:15 PM
JOSH BANKS (R) vs. JONATHAN SANCHEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 98-148 (-46.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 9-29 (-17.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 12-30 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 10-24 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 12-30 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 68-109 (-37.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 6-21 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
SAN DIEGO is 37-68 (-26.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-38 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-14 (+7.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-14 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-38 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-25 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-12 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-16 (+8.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 6-3 (+2.9 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

JOSH BANKS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BANKS is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 0.95 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

JONATHAN SANCHEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SANCHEZ is 1-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

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CLEVELAND (34 - 52) at DETROIT (46 - 38) - 7:05 PM
CLIFF LEE (L) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 34-52 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 31-46 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 22-31 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 26-41 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 9-24 (-17.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LEE is 5-13 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LEE is 4-13 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 25-12 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 44-30 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 10-1 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 18-5 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
DETROIT is 120-126 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 44-59 (-25.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 75-83 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-26 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.6 Units)

CLIFF LEE vs. DETROIT since 1997
LEE is 5-8 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.495.
His team's record is 6-13 (-10.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-10. (-4.1 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
JACKSON is 2-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 1.532.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.3 units)

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TORONTO (43 - 44) at BALTIMORE (38 - 47) - 7:05 PM
BRETT CECIL (L) vs. JASON BERKEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 10-22 (-14.6 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-12 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 36-28 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 86-90 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 490-530 (-107.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 33-68 (-25.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 490-530 (-107.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 14-25 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 94-92 (-35.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-3 (+0.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.5 Units)

BRETT CECIL vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON BERKEN vs. TORONTO since 1997
BERKEN is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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KANSAS CITY (37 - 48) at BOSTON (51 - 34) - 7:10 PM
BRIAN BANNISTER (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 64-110 (-32.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 11-27 (-15.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 86-42 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 140-81 (+31.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-23 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 67-36 (+20.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 45-21 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 25-6 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 34-14 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 35-13 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LESTER is 11-0 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 48-43 (+15.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 58-52 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+1.9 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

BRIAN BANNISTER vs. BOSTON since 1997
BANNISTER is 0-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 8.22 and a WHIP of 1.696.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

JON LESTER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LESTER is 2-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.727.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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OAKLAND (35 - 48) at TAMPA BAY (47 - 39) - 7:38 PM
VIN MAZZARO (R) vs. JEFF NIEMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 20-39 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-30 (-17.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 152-112 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 35-8 (+21.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 91-40 (+38.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 75-71 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in home games in July games since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 28-11 (+16.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 92-43 (+35.8 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-31 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 98-49 (+36.2 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-7 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 90-61 (+21.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NIEMANN is 11-4 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
NIEMANN is 10-3 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-3 (+2.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

VIN MAZZARO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

JEFF NIEMANN vs. OAKLAND since 1997
NIEMANN is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
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CHI WHITE SOX (44 - 41) at MINNESOTA (43 - 43) - 8:10 PM
JOHN DANKS (L) vs. NICK BLACKBURN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 7-23 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 79-47 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-10 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 58-41 (+12.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 82-51 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 90-73 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 82-54 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-10 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 32-16 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 38-19 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BLACKBURN is 16-5 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BLACKBURN is 17-6 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BLACKBURN is 17-7 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BLACKBURN is 9-1 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 134-117 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 65-46 (+17.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 4-2 (+1.6 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JOHN DANKS vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
DANKS is 4-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.33 and a WHIP of 1.571.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.4 units)

NICK BLACKBURN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BLACKBURN is 3-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.446.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.6 units)

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NY YANKEES (51 - 34) at LA ANGELS (46 - 37) - 10:05 PM
JOBA CHAMBERLAIN (R) vs. JOE SAUNDERS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 23-32 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 147-102 (+28.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 66-36 (+24.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 41-18 (+16.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 189-140 (+41.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 43-31 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 100-74 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 62-38 (+21.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 69-52 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAUNDERS is 34-15 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 22-8 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 33-13 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 25-12 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 20-7 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 29-15 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 80-45 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-2 (+0.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)

JOBA CHAMBERLAIN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOE SAUNDERS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SAUNDERS is 1-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.63 and a WHIP of 1.761.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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TEXAS (47 - 37) at SEATTLE (44 - 41) - 10:10 PM
SCOTT FELDMAN (R) vs. BRANDON MORROW (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 44-41 (+5.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 41-37 (+5.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 47-37 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 15-8 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 58-62 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 14-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 33-26 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 17-6 (+12.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 46-35 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 35-25 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 87-78 (+20.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 64-56 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 68-98 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 70-100 (-28.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-34 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 5-1 (+4.9 Units) against SEATTLE this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
FELDMAN is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.086.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

BRANDON MORROW vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 10:52 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Friday, July 10

National League

ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS, 2:20 PM ET
CARPENTER: STL 6-2 in July
HARDEN: CHC 2-13 as an underdog

PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
DUKE: 1-15 TSR as a road underdog of +125 to +150
BLANTON: PHI 25-7 as a home favorite of -150 to -175

CINCINNATI at NY METS, 7:05 PM ET
ARROYO: CIN 12-3 after allowing 8+ runs
NIEVE: NYM 13-3 UNDER at home when playing on Friday

LA DODGERS at MILWAUKEE, 8:05 PM ET
BILLINGSLEY: LAD 29-13 when the total is 8.5 to 10
LOOPER: MIL 1-9 after a blown save

WASHINGTON at HOUSTON, 8:05 PM ET
OLSEN: 18-8 TSR against NL Central
OSWALT: HOU 12-3 UNDER at home when the total is 8 to 8.5

ATLANTA at COLORADO, 9:10 PM ET
LOWE: ATL 13-22 after one or more consecutive overs
JIMENEZ: COL 25-7 at home in July

FLORIDA at ARIZONA, 9:40 PM ET
NOLASCO: 17-10 TSR as an underdog
HAREN: ARI 6-16 after having won 2 of their last 3

SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 PM ET
BANKS: SD 10-24 in July
SANCHEZ: SF 24-10 as a favorite

American League

CLEVELAND at DETROIT, 7:05 PM ET
LEE: 2-11 TSR when the total is 8.5 to 10
JACKSON: DET 10-1 at home against left-handed starters

TORONTO at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
CECIL: TOR 16-6 OVER after a loss by 2 runs or less
BERKEN: BAL 33-68 against division opponents

KANSAS CITY at BOSTON, 7:10 PM ET
BANNISTER: KC 11-27 when playing on Friday
LESTER: BOS 12-1 after 5+ consecutive home games

OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY, 7:40 PM ET
MAZZARO: OAK 22-9 UNDER in July
NIEMANN: TB 43-9 as a home favorite of -150 to -200

CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA, 8:10 PM ET
DANKS: 11-4 TSR as a road underdog
BLACKBURN: 10-2 UNDER when the total is 8.5 to 10

NY YANKEES at LA ANGELS, 10:05 PM ET
CHAMBERLAIN: NYY 21-7 after 3+ consecutive road games
SAUNDERS: 15-5 OVER against AL East

TEXAS at SEATTLE, 10:10 PM ET
FELDMAN: TEX 17-6 against division opponents
MORROW: SEA 21-10 OVER as a home underdog of +100 to +125

TSR = Team Start Record
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**pm530** · 07-10-2009, 11:08 AM

MLB

Friday, July 10

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Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers [8:05 PM ET]

Dodgers (-$1.40 O/U 8.5 -$1.20): Chad Billingsley (9-4, 3.14 ERA) is having a strong season, but his last win came back on June 14. In his last four starts, the Dodgers’ right-hander has yielded 14 earned runs in 27 2/3 innings with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 22-to-12. Billingsley is 2-0 lifetime versus the Brewers. Billingsley has been better on the road than he has been at pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium. Billingsley is 3-1 on the road this season with a 2.92 ERA. The Dodgers are 35-17 in their past 52 meetings against Milwaukee. Los Angeles has gone over the total in seven of its past eight road games. Star outfielder Manny Ramirez is batting .333 (six-for-18) with two homers and seven RBIs in six games since returning from a 50-game suspension. The Dodgers have won seven of their last nine away matchups when going against a right-handed starter.

The Dodgers are 5-0 in their last five games during Game 1 of a series.

Key Injuries - Orlando Hudson is day-to-day after being hit in the knee with a pitch on Thursday.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

Brewers: The Brewers have dropped six of their last eight games. They have scored only six runs during their past four home games. Milwaukee has lost 14 of its last 20 when going against a right-handed starter. The Brewers have won seven of Braden Looper’s last 10 home starts. Looper (7-4, 4.78 ERA) is 4-1 with a 4.03 ERA in 10 home starts this season, compared to 3-3 with a 6.06 ERA in seven away starts. The right-hander has a 4.68 ERA in 24 career appearances versus the Dodgers with all but one of the games coming in relief. Looper’s lone start against the Dodgers was a victory last Aug. 11 when he limited Los Angeles to one run and four hits in six innings. The under has cashed eight of the last 10 times the Brewers have gone up against teams from the National League Western Division.

The Brewers are 44-19 in their last 63 home contests versus a team with a winning road record.

Key Injuries - Corey Hart is day-to-day with a lower leg injury.

PROJECTED SCORE: 4 (OVER - Total of the Day)

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels [10:05 PM ET]

Yankees (-$1.25, O/U 9.5 -$1.15): The Yankees come into the West Coast riding an eight-game road winning streak. New York has won 13 of its last 15 overall games. The Yankees are 12-2 in their last 14 games when facing a team with a winning record. They lead the majors in runs scored and are second in batting average and home runs. The Yankees are 1-5, however, in their last six games at Angel Stadium. They also played at Minnesota on Thursday, while the Angels were idle. Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 4.04 ERA) gets the start off the worst outing of his young career. The right-hander gave up a career-high eight runs and nine hits in just 3 2/3 innings last Monday against the Blue Jays. The Yankees are 18-6 in Chamberlain’s last 24 starts when chalk. The teams have gone over the total in 13 of their last 17 head-to-head meetings.

The Yankees are 14-3 in their last 17 Friday games.

Key Injuries - Chien-Ming Wang (shoulder) is on the DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5 (Side of the Day)

Angels: The Angels have won 17 of their last 25 games. The Angels also are 19-7 in their past 26 games as a home underdog. Angels starter Joe Saunders (8-5, 4.44 ERA) has been struggling with his command. He gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings during his last start against Baltimore on Sunday. During his past seven starts, Saunders has seen his ERA rise from 3.26 to 4.44. The lefty has yielded at least four earned runs in three of his past four starts. The over has cashed the past seven times Saunders has pitched. The Angels are 8-2 in Saunders’ last 10 starts against AL East clubs. Saunders is 1-1 lifetime against the Yankees with a 7.63 ERA in three appearances. Los Angels is 23-11 in Saunders’ last 34 starts versus a team with a winning mark.

The Over is 11-4-1 in the Angels’ last 16 games against a right-handed starter.
The Over has cashed 10 of the past 13 times the two teams have played at Angel Stadium.

Key Injuries - Vladimir Guerrero (knee) and Torii Hunter (groin) are each day-to-day.

PROJECTED SCORE: 4

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