[Tommy]

Friday, August 19th

National League:

Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies, 5:05 EST
Mark Prior (R) vs. Byung-Hyun Kim (R)

Prior - 0-8 TSR when the total is 10 or higher this season
Kim - 11-0 Under in day games over the last 3 seasons

Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 EST
Kip Wells (R) vs. Robinson Tejeda (R)

Wells - 4-0 TSR with 1.26 ERA and 0.977 WHIP vs. Philadelphia
Tejeda - Philadelphia 26-13 Under in home night games this season

Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 EST
Russ Ortiz (R) vs. Brandon Claussen (L)

Ortiz - Arizona 6-0 Under at Cincinnati over the last 3 seasons
Claussen - 1-8 TSR when the money line is -100 to -150 over the last 2 seasons

Washington Nationals at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
John Patterson (R) vs. Jae Weong Seo (R)

Patterson - 9-1 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125 this season
Seo - 2-7 TSR with 5.36 ERA and 1.511 WHIP vs. Washington

Los Angeles Dodgers at Florida Marlins, 7:35 EST
Dennis Houlton (R) vs. AJ Burnett (R)

Houlton - Los Angeles 5-23 as an underdog of +150 or more over the last 2 seasons
Burnett - Florida 14-3 Under in August

San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Chan Ho Park (R) vs. Mike Hampton (L)

Park - 1-2 TSR with 7.71 ERA and 1.857 WHIP last 3 starts
Hampton - 30-4 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997

Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Doug Davis (L) vs. Ezequiel Astacio (R)

Davis - 2-9 TSR vs. Houston
Astacio - Houston 28-12 as a favorite of -125 to -175 this season

San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Brad Hennessey (R) vs. Chris Carpenter (R)

Hennessey - 0-3 TSR with 8.16 ERA and 2.092 WHIP last 3 starts
Carpenter - 12-1 TSR in night games this season

American League:

Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Erik Bedard (L) vs. Scott Elarton (R)

Bedard - 4-14 TSR in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons
Elarton - 32-17 Over when the money line is -100 to -150 since 1997

Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers, 7:05 EST
David Bush (R) vs. Mike Maroth (L)

Bush - Toronto 18-5 Under after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games this season
Maroth - Detroit 5-20 in home games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:15 EST
Juan Dominguez (R) vs. Seth McClung (R)

Dominguez - Texas 14-2 Over in August
McClung - Tampa Bay 5-1 last 6 games

New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 EST
Mike Mussina (R) vs. Jon Garland (R)

Mussina - 55-33 Under when working on 5 or 6 days rest since 1997
Garland - 10-1 TSR when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season

Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 EST
Gil Meche (R) vs. Carlos Silva (R)

Meche - Seattle 1-13 as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 2 seasons
Silva - 3-1 TSR with 2.48 ERA and 1.241 WHIP vs. Mariners

Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Matt Clement (R) vs. John Lackey (R)

Clement - 7-0 Over in August over the last 2 seasons
Lackey - 0-6 TSR with 6.89 ERA and 1.868 WHIP vs. Red Sox

Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 EST
Jose Lima (R) vs. Rich Harden (R)

Lima - 2-20 TSR as a road underdog of +150 or more since 1997
Harden - 3-0 with 1.89 ERA and 1.263 WHIP vs. Royals