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National League

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:35 EST TBS
Chuck James (L) vs. Cole Hamels (L)
James: Atlanta 7-1 SU away on Fridays
Hamels: Philadelphia 11-19 SU at home off a loss by 2 runs or less

Florida at NY Mets, 7:10 EST
Daniel Barone (R) vs. Brian Lawrence (R)
Barone: Florida 11-4 SU as a road underdog of +125 to +150
Lawrence: 4-11 TSR as a home favorite of -150 or higher

San Diego at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Wilfredo Ledezma (L) vs. Matt Belisle (R)
Ledezma: San Diego 28-13 Under off BB road games
Belisle: 2-9 TSR in home games

Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 EST
Dave Bush (R) vs. Jason Jennings (R)
Bush: Milwaukee 1-10 SU away off BB Overs
Jennings: Houston 20-8 Over after allowing 2 runs or less

LA Dodgers at St. Louis, 8:10 EST
Brad Penny (R) vs. Adam Wainwright (R)
Penny: 20-6 SU pitching off a team win
Wainwright: St. Louis 15-4 Under at home with a total of 7 to 8.5 runs

Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 9:05 EST
Jason Marquis (R) vs. Aaron Cook (R)
Marquis: 8-21 TSR in August
Cook: Colorado 10-3 SU playing with triple-revenge

Washington at Arizona, 9:40 EST
Matt Chico (L) vs. Livan Hernandez (R)
Chico: Washington 11-2 Under away revenging BB home loss
Hernandez: Arizona 18-6 SU vs. NL East opponents

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Matt Morris (R) vs. Russ Ortiz (R)
Morris: Pittsburgh 5-15 SU vs. NL West opponents
Ortiz: 70-30 TSR as a home favorite

American League

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 EST
Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) vs. Erik Bedard (L)
Matsuzaka: Boston 7-13 SU away vs. left-handed starters
Bedard: 8-2 TSR with a line of +125 to -125

NY Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 EST
Phil Hughes (R) vs. Fausto Carmona (R)
Hughes: Yankees 19-4 SU after allowing 10+ runs
Carmona: Cleveland 9-19 SU as a home favorite of -125 or less

Oakland at Detroit, 7:05 EST
Joe Blanton (R) vs. Jordan Tata (R)
Blanton: Oakland 6-15 SU off 3+ division games
Tata: Detroit 16-4 Over vs. AL West opponents

Toronto at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
Shaun Marcum (R) vs. Gil Meche (R)
Marcum: Toronto 6-14 SU as a road favorite of -150 or less
Meche: 7-2 Over in August

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 EST
Jarrod Washburn (L) vs. Javier Vazquez (R)
Washburn: 27-12 TSR away vs. AL Central opponents
Vazquez: White Sox 22-9 Under at home in August

Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:35 EST
Andy Sonnanstine (R) vs. Brandon McCarthy (R)
Sonnanstine: Tampa Bay 16-50 SU away after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
McCarthy: Texas 11-3 SU as a home favorite of -125 or less

Minnesota at LA Angels, 10:05 EST
Scott Baker (R) vs. Kelvim Escobar (R)
Baker: 9-1 Under in night games
Escobar: Angels 19-4 SU at home after winning 2 of their last 3 games

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Hot Pitchers
- Phillies are 15-6 in Hamels' last 21 starts; he is 3-0, 3.10 against the Braves this season. Braves are 5-2 in last seven James starts Phillies are 0-2 against him this season (1-0, 3.60).
- Wainwright is 4-1, 3.23 in his last six starts.
- Colorado won three of Cook's last four starts.
- Matsuzaka has 2.49 RA in his last four starts. Orioles won last nine Bedard starts, scoring 51 runs.
- Carmona has a 1.46 RA in his last five starts, but Indians lost last two, scoring total of one run.
- Tata beat A's 5-2 in Oakland July 30; he is 1-1, 3.75 in 2 starts.
- Toronto won four of last five Marcum starts.
- White Sox are 8-4 in last dozen Vazquez starts.
- McCarthy has 3.06 RA in his last three starts.
- Escobar has 1.81 RA in his last six starts, but Angels lost his last three, scoring total of four runs. Baker is 2-0, 0.56 in his last couple of starts.

Cold Pitchers
- Lawrence allowed three runs in five IP in his first '07 start, 12-4 win at Milwaukee; he is 50-61 in 147 career starts. Barone had a 7-0, 4.09 record at AAA, allowing 60 hits in 61 IP at Albuquerque which is at high altitude.
- Ledezma has pitched 47 innings in 37 games this season, but this will be his 34th major league start, first since last year with Detroit, where he made all 33 of his previous starts. Belisle has a 6.97 RA in his last four starts.
- Astros lost seven of last eight Jennings starts. Bush has 6.14 RA in his last four starts.
- Penny is 2-2, 4.62 in his last four starts.
- Marquis has 7.79 RA in his last six starts.
- Chico has a 5.93 RA in his last five starts. Hernandez has 6.75 RA in his last five starts.
- Morris faces Giants, team that just traded him two weeks ago; he allowed five runs in 6.1 IP in his first Pirate start. He had a few harsh things to say about Giants, after he left. Ortiz is making first start since May 1; he was 2-2, 6.52 in first five starts.
- Hughes is 1-1, 5.87 in three starts this season.
- Oakland lost five of last six Blanton starts.
- Meche is 0-3, 6.38 in his last three starts.
- Washburn has 6.91 RA in his last five starts.
- Devil Rays lost nine of last ten Sonnanstine starts.

Totals
- Over is 6-3 in Phillies' last nine games.
- Over is 4-1 in Mets' last five road games.
- Under is 5-2 in San Diego's last seven games.
- Over is 6-2 in Milwaukee's last eight games.
- Under is 6-1 in Dodgers' last seven road games.
- Under is 4-2-1 in Cubs' last seven road games.
- Under is 5-2 in last seven Washington road games.
- Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Pittsburgh games.
- Over is 5-2 in last seven Boston games.
- Over is 4-1 in last five Bronx road games.
- Under is 10-3 in last thirteen Blanton starts.
- Under is 9-3 in Cleveland's last twelve games.
- Six of last seven Mariner games went over the total.
- Over is 6-3 in Devil Rays' last nine road games.
- Eleven of last twelve Minnesota games stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
- Phillies won ten of their last thirteen home games. Braves won seven of their last ten games.
- Since All-Star break, Mets are 9-1 in game following a loss.
- Cincinnati won ten of its last fourteen home games.
- Astros won seven of their last nine home games.
- Cardinals won three of their last four games.
- Colorado is 21-6 in its last 27 games at Coors Field.
- Arizona is 15-3 in its last eighteen games.
- Nationals won eight of their last ten games.
- Indians won three of last four games, but are 1-4 in last five on their home field. Bronx won eight of its last ten games.
- White Sox won five of their last seven games. Seattle won its last three games, scoring 31 runs.
- Angels won six of their last seven home games.

Cold Teams
- Florida lost eight of last eleven road games.
- Dodgers lost six of their last seven games.
- Padres lost three of their last four games.
- Brewers lost last six road games, and eight of last nine.
- Cubs lost five of their last seven games.
- Pirates lost eleven of their last thirteen road games.
- Giants lost six of their last nine games.
- Boston is 8-11 in its last nineteen road games. Orioles lost four of last five games, giving up 43 runs.
- Tigers lost eleven of their last fourteen games. A's are 8-16 in their last 24 road games.
- Devil Rays are 18-45 in games not started by Kazmir, Shields. Rangers lost six of their last seven games.
- Royals lost six of their last nine games. Toronto is 3-7 in last ten road games.
- Twins lost eight of their last eleven road games.