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7:05 PM CLEVELAND vs.na
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado
Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado


8:05 PM LA ANGELS vs. TEXAS
LA Angels are 5-1-1 SU in their last 7 games
LA Angels are 12-4-1 SU in their last 17 games on the road
Texas is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 1-4-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels


8:10 PM CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox


10:05 PM SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


10:10 PM ATLANTA vs. LA DODGERS
Atlanta is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
LA Dodgers are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Atlanta
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games

HOUSTON (41 - 50) at PITTSBURGH (42 - 47) - 7:05 PM
BRIAN MOEHLER (R) vs.na (50 - 40) - 8:05 PM
GLENDON RUSCH (L) vs.na is 29-14 (+10.na is 31-12 (+16.na is 49-38 (+8.na is 30-11 (+15.na is 74-41 (+21.na is 100-110 (-27.na is 26-31 (-12.na this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.na since 1997
RUSCH is 2-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.312.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

BEN SHEETS vs. COLORADO since 1997
SHEETS is 4-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.26 and a WHIP of 1.255.
His team's record is 5-4 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.6 units)

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ATLANTA (43 - 48) at LA DODGERS (44 - 46) - 10:10 PM
TIM HUDSON (R) vs. DEREK LOWE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 43-48 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 13-30 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 42-46 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 27-34 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 60-65 (-16.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 7-19 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HUDSON is 2-8 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 116-77 (+26.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 92-52 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in road games in July games since 1997.
HUDSON is 183-103 (+40.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

TIM HUDSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HUDSON is 5-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.428.
His team's record is 8-1 (+6.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-2. (+4.8 units)

DEREK LOWE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LOWE is 2-4 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.44 and a WHIP of 1.481.
His team's record is 4-5 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-2. (+5.0 units)

CLEVELAND (37 - 52) at DETROIT (45 - 44) - 7:05 PM
PAUL BYRD (R) vs. EDDIE BONINE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 13-23 (-15.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 36-47 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 29-34 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 28-37 (-17.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-31 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CLEVELAND is 8-17 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 37-52 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-30 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 12-20 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
BYRD is 4-13 (-8.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 12-21 (-15.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 27-38 (-17.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-3 (+0.7 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

PAUL BYRD vs. DETROIT since 1997
BYRD is 9-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.122.
His team's record is 13-4 (+9.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-10. (-4.2 units)

EDDIE BONINE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (44 - 44) at TORONTO (43 - 47) - 7:07 PM
GARRETT OLSON (L) vs. A.J. BURNETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 116-211 (-92.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 44-44 (+5.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 35-24 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 35-30 (+10.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 25-37 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 7-17 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 59-66 (-16.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 43-47 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 19-25 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-3 (+1.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.1 Units)

GARRETT OLSON vs. TORONTO since 1997
OLSON is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 16.85 and a WHIP of 3.745.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BURNETT is 5-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.53 and a WHIP of 1.301.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)

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LA ANGELS (54 - 36) at TEXAS (47 - 44) - 8:05 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. MICHAEL BALLARD (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-4 (-0.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

JERED WEAVER vs. TEXAS since 1997
WEAVER is 2-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 4-3 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.6 units)

MICHAEL BALLARD vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (52 - 37) at KANSAS CITY (40 - 51) - 8:10 PM
JAVIER VAZQUEZ (R) vs. BRIAN BANNISTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 99-138 (+18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 35-17 (+16.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-17 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 52-37 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 25-11 (+15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 49-27 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 743-631 (+78.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
VAZQUEZ is 17-5 (+11.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VAZQUEZ is 20-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 40-73 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 19-40 (-21.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JAVIER VAZQUEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
VAZQUEZ is 6-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.74 and a WHIP of 0.855.
His team's record is 7-3 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.7 units)

BRIAN BANNISTER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BANNISTER is 2-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.65 and a WHIP of 1.565.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

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SEATTLE (35 - 55) at OAKLAND (49 - 41) - 10:05 PM
MIGUEL BATISTA (R) vs. JOE BLANTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 35-55 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 60-86 (-33.8 Units) against the money line in road games in July games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 31-53 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 24-39 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 26-40 (-15.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 13-28 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 11-2 (+10.3 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 49-41 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 27-17 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BATISTA is 9-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 35-48 (-17.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-47 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-31 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-3 (+1.4 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)

MIGUEL BATISTA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BATISTA is 4-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.33 and a WHIP of 1.485.
His team's record is 6-6 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.6 units)

JOE BLANTON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
BLANTON is 8-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.165.
His team's record is 9-5 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+1.4 units)

St.na Brewers [8:05 PM ET]

Rockies: Glendon Rusch comes out of the bullpen to make his second start of the season for Colorado.na.

Rockies are 7-27 in their last 34 road games.
The UNDER is 10-1 in Colorado's last 11 Wednesday games.

Key Injuries - 1B Todd Helton (back;.266) is on the 15-day DL.
SS Troy Tulowitzki (hand; .166) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Brewers (-240, O/U 9): Ace Ben Sheets has been on fire of late, winning four of his last five decisions. In his last 10 appearances, Sheets has allowed two runs or less an amazing seven times. He's also been virtually unbeatable at home, going 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA in six home starts. Sheets is 4-3 with a 4.25 ERA in nine career starts versus Colorado. Even though he's pitched well recently, the OVER is still 4-2 in Sheets' last six starts.

Brewers are 14-5 in their last 19 games on grass.
Brewers are 26-9 in Sheets' last 35 starts on grass.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5



Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers [8:05 PM ET]

Angels (-145, O/U 10.5): After a slow start to the season, Jered Weaver is 6-3 the last nine times he's taken the mound. Weaver has only allowed three runs over his last 18.2 innings of work. However, one of those games was a 1-0 loss to the Dodgers where Weaver helped pitch a no-hitter. Weaver has been average on the road this season, going 4-4 with a 4.85 ERA. The UNDER is 3-1 in Weaver's last four road starts.

Angels are 12-5 in their last 17 road games.
The UNDER is 22-8-2 in LA's last 32 road games.

Key Injuries - C Mike Napoli (.204; shoulder) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 7 (Side Play of the Day)

Rangers: The Rangers finally got over the hump with Eric Hurley on the mound his last time out against the Phillies. After losing the first three games Hurley started, Texas got into the win column thanks to the youngster allowing the powerful Phillies lineup just one run over 5.2 innings. Hurley has a 2.53 ERA in two starts at home this season, while the UNDER has cashed in three of his four outings.

The OVER is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.
The OVER is 10-3-2 in the last 15 meetings.

Key Injuries - C Gerald Laird (.306; hamstring) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 4