[Tommy]

Wednesday June 8th

National League:

Houston Astros at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Brandon Backe (R) vs. Victor Zambrano (R)

Backe - Houston 3-15 on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5 this season
Zambrano - 11-4 TSR at home in night games over the last 3 seasons

Interleague Play:

Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST
Roy Halladay (R) vs. Sergio Mitre (R)

Halladay - 31-13 TSR in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons
Mitre - n/a

Anaheim Angels at Atlanta Braves, 7:05 EST
Kelvim Escobar (R) vs. Tim Hudson (R)

Escobar - 23-8 Under after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing since 1997
Hudson - 29-5 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997

Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 EST
Bruce Chen (L) vs. Kip Wells (R)

Chen - Baltimore 10-4 as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season
Wells - 0-8 TSR as a favorite of -110 or higher over the last 2 seasons

Oakland Athletics at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Ryan Glynn (R) vs. Livan Hernandez (R)

Glynn - Oakland 16-37 as a road underdog over the last 2 seasons
Hernandez - 10-3 TSR this season

Seattle Mariners at Florida Marlins, 7:05 EST
Gil Meche (R) vs. Dontrelle Willis (L)

Meche - Seattle 19-5 Under as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season
Willis - 24-8 TSR when the money line is -100 to -150 over the last 3 seasons

Texas Rangers at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 EST
Chris Young (R) vs. Robinson Tejeda (R)

Young - Texas 37-16 as a favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons
Tejeda - Philadephia 10-20 at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons

Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 EST
Doug Waechter (R) vs. Eric Milton (L)

Waechter - Tampa Bay 3-23 as a road underdog this season
Milton - 68-48 TSR on grass since 1997

New York Yankees at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 EST
Mike Mussina (R) vs. Chris Capuano (L)

Mussina - Yankees 9-14 as a road favorite of -125 or more this season
Capuano - Milwaukee 22-10 Under in night games this season

**Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:10 EST ESPN2
David Wells (L) vs. Chris Carpenter (R)

Wells - 10-3 TSR as an underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997
Carpenter - 11-2 Under as a home favorite of -150 or more over the last 2 seasons

Chicago White Sox at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 EST
Orlando Hernandez (R) vs. Jeff Francis (L)

Hernandez - 19-4 Under on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997
Francis - Colorado 5-16 when the money line is +125 to -125 this season

**Minnesota Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks, 10:05 EST ESPN2
Johan Santana (L) vs. Claudio Vargas (R)

Santana - 12-1 TSR in interleague play since 1997
Vargas - 4-18 TSR against the money line when the total is 7 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons

Cleveland Indians at San Diego Padres, 10:05 EST
Scott Elarton (R) vs. Jake Peavy (R)

Elarton - 2-16 TSR as a road underdog over the last 2 seasons
Peavy - 13-0 TSR as a home favorite of -150 or more over the last 2 seasons

Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 EST
Jason Johnson (R) vs. Jeff Weaver (R)

Johnson - 2-13 TSR as a road underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons
Weaver - 16-4 TSR in interleague play since 1997

Kansas City Royals at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 EST
Runelvys Hernandez (R) vs. Jeff Fassero (L)

Hernandez - n/a
Fassero - n/a