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National League

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 12:35 EST
Brandon Webb (R) vs. John Van Benschoten (R)
Webb: 7-1 Under pitching off 3+ team losses
Van Benschoten: 1-9 TSR in the second half of the season

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 4:05 EST WGN
Steve Trachsel (R) vs. Scott Olsen (L)
Trachsel: 18-6 TSR as a favorite of -150 or less
Olsen: Florida 12-3 Over at home with a total of 10+ runs

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
John Smoltz (R) vs. Kyle Kendrick (R)
Smoltz: 9-1 Under as a favorite of -150 or less
Kendrick: Philadelphia 12-1 SU at home after allowing 2 runs or less

Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Jose Rodriguez (R) vs. Matt Belisle (R)
Rodriguez: Houston 9-2 Over away with a total of 10+ runs
Belisle: Cincinnati 2-9 SU at home off a one-run loss

San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Jack Cassel (R) vs. Yovani Gallardo (R)
Cassel: San Diego 4-12 SU away off 6+ division games
Gallardo: Milwaukee 23-6 SU as a home favorite of -150 or higher

Colorado at LA Dodgers, 10:10 EST
Franklin Morales (L) vs. Esteban Loaiza (R)
Morales: Colorado 7-0 SU off 4+ division wins
Loaiza: Dodgers 2-10 SU off BB losses by 2 runs or less


American League

Minnesota at Boston, 7:05 EST
Boof Bonser (R) vs. Josh Beckett (R)
Bonser: 5-1 Under pitching on 7+ days rest
Beckett: 19-6 TSR as a favorite

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 EST
Josh Banks (R) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Banks: Toronto 19-7 Under off 3+ wins
Guthrie: 1-7 TSR as a home favorite

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 EST
Phil Hughes (R) vs. Scott Kazmir (L)
Hughes: Yankees 19-3 SU after scoring 10+ runs
Kazmir: Tampa Bay 7-0 Over at home vs. NY Yankees

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 EST
Billy Buckner (R) vs. Lance Broadway (R)
Buckner: Kansas City 8-2 SU as a road underdog of +125 or less
Broadway: White Sox 13-4 Under off a shutout division win

Cleveland at Seattle, 10:05 EST
Paul Byrd (R) vs. Cha Seung Baek (R)
Byrd: 23-11 TSR pitching off a team loss
Baek: Seattle 14-5 Over at home off a win by 2 runs or less

St. Louis at NY Mets, 7:10 EST
Joel Pineiro (R) vs. Pedro Martinez (R)
Pineiro: St. Louis 9-20 SU off 6+ division games
Martinez: Mets 28-11 SU vs. NL Central opponents

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Hot Pitchers
- Arizona is 9-3 in last dozen Webb starts.
- Smoltz is 2-0, 2.00 in his last four starts. Philles won five of the last seven Kendrick starts.
- Gallardo is 4-0, 1.03 in his last five starts. Cassel is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts for the Padres.
- Astros won four of last five Rodriguez starts, scoring 41 runs.
- Colorado won last four Morales starts; he has scoreless run of 17 innings going.
- Martinez is 3-0, 3.43 in four starts for the Mets. Cardinals are 6-3 in last nine Pineiro starts.
- Beckett is 4-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
- Bronx won last four Hughes starts, scoring 39 runs. Tampa is 19-14 this season when Kazmir starts.

Cold Pitchers
- Van Benschoten is 0-4, 13.50 in his last five starts.
- Trachsel is 1-2, 7.63 in three starts for the Cubs. Olsen is 0-6, 8.51 in his last seven starts.
- Belisle has 6.46 RA in his last eleven starts.
- Loaiza is 0-3, 11.25 in his last three starts.
- Twins lost ten of last fourteen Bonser starts.
- Orioles lost seven of last eight Guthrie starts. Banks is 12-10, 4.63 in his 27 AAA starts this season.
- Broadway was 8-9, 4.65 in 26 AAA starts. Royals lost three of four Buckner starts.
- Byrd is 1-2, 7.43 in last four starts. Baek makes first start since June 16; he had 8.86 RA in his last four starts.

Totals
- Over is 5-2-1 in Pirates' last eight games.
- Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Florida home games.
- Over is 4-2-1 in Phillies' last seven home games.
- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Houston road games.
- Over is 17-4 in Padres' last twenty-one road games.
- Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Colorado games.
- Over is 10-1 in Mets' last eleven games.
- Under is 11-4 in last fifteen Minnesota games.
- Over is 6-2 in last eight Guthrie starts.
- Over is 11-4 in last fifteen Tampa Bay home games.
- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Kansas City games.
- Over is 10-5 in last fifteen games at Safeco Field.

Hot Teams
- Pirates won twelve of last seventeen home games.
- Phillies won ten of their last thirteen games. Braves are 8-2 in their last ten games.
- Florida won its last nine games against the Cubs.
- Astros won five of their last seven games.
- Brewers won nine of their last twelve home games.
- Dodgers are 11-5 in their last sixteen home games. Rockies won last ten games, are still game out of Wild Card.
- Red Sox won four of their last five games.
- Toronto won its last three games, scoring 23 runs.
- Bronx won six of its last eight games- they clinched a playoff spot last night, could rest key players here.
- Mariners won six of their last nine games. Indians are 12-4 in last sixteen games; they have shot at best record in AL, so they figure to keep trying, for most part.

Cold Teams
- Arizona lost last three games, allowing 18 runs.
- Cardinals lost eleven of their last twelve road games. Mets lost nine of their last thirteen games, three in row.
- Cubs lost nine games in row vs Florida.
- Reds lost their last four games, allowing 22 runs.
- San Diego lost four of its last six games.
- Twins lost eight of their last twelve road games.
- Orioles are 3-16 in their last nineteen home games.
- Devil Rays lost six of their last eight games.
- Royals lost eight of their last eleven road games. White Sox are 6-10 in their last sixteen home games.