ATLANTA (79 - 59) at PITTSBURGH (46 - 91) - 7:05 PM
TIM HUDSON (R) vs.na (63 - 74) - 8:10 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs.na is 20-25 (-10.na is 31-42 (-9.na is 10-18 (-10.na is 3-11 (-10.na is 63-75 (-12.na is 27-39 (-14.na is 33-36 (-10.na is 34-40 (-15.na is 17-28 (-14.na is 63-75 (-12.na is 6-7 (+2.na since 1997
LOHSE is 3-5 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 5.na MATSUZAKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.na MATSUZAKA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MATSUZAKA is 3-5 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.30 and a WHIP of 1.474.
His team's record is 5-8 (-6.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-8. (-4.7 units)
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KANSAS CITY (57 - 80) at MINNESOTA (81 - 57) - 8:10 PM
BRIAN BANNISTER (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 31-56 (-21.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 122-177 (-31.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 113-160 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 79-123 (-30.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BANNISTER is 13-35 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BANNISTER is 2-17 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 81-57 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 46-23 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 58-29 (+18.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 32-13 (+17.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-19 (+9.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 77-52 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 53-37 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 111-82 (+15.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 34-25 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
BANNISTER is 15-11 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 10-3 (+5.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
11 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+9.1 Units)
BRIAN BANNISTER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BANNISTER is 4-5 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.349.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.5 units)
FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LIRIANO is 3-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.46 and a WHIP of 1.304.
His team's record is 3-4 (-4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.4 units)
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SEATTLE (54 - 84) at OAKLAND (68 - 69) - 10:05 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. DALLAS BRADEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 7-24 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 12-30 (-19.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 54-81 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 11-29 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 29-55 (-25.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SEATTLE is 21-30 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SEATTLE is 269-251 (-73.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
SEATTLE is 55-83 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 6-26 (-16.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 22-46 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
FISTER is 6-16 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
FISTER is 5-15 (-10.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 32-19 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 63-44 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 24-12 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 68-69 (+0.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 41-28 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 67-64 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 36-54 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 20-37 (-21.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 8-5 (+2.8 Units) against SEATTLE this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)
DOUG FISTER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FISTER is 3-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.133.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.2 units)
DALLAS BRADEN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
BRADEN is 2-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.73 and a WHIP of 1.213.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)