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Thursday, July 17

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NY METS (51 - 44) at CINCINNATI (46 - 50) - 7:10 PM
JOHAN SANTANA (L) vs. JOHNNY CUETO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SANTANA is 27-25 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 17-18 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 11-2 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
SANTANA is 74-25 (+37.1 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 69-20 (+33.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JOHAN SANTANA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
SANTANA is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.56 and a WHIP of 1.765.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. NY METS since 1997
CUETO is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 11.56 and a WHIP of 2.355.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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SAN DIEGO (37 - 58) at ST LOUIS (53 - 43) - 8:15 PM
JAKE PEAVY (R) vs. KYLE LOHSE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 11-27 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 37-57 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 14-23 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 37-57 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 25-41 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 25-37 (-14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 53-43 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 35-26 (+10.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 53-43 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LOHSE is 30-22 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 30-22 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 64-46 (+19.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JAKE PEAVY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PEAVY is 3-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.444.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.4 units)

KYLE LOHSE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
LOHSE is 0-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 7.05 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (44 - 50) at COLORADO (39 - 57) - 9:05 PM
PAUL MAHOLM (L) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 17-37 (-17.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 70-135 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 31-70 (-27.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 70-135 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 1-13 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 99-92 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 79-54 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 27-22 (+12.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MAHOLM is 6-0 (+8.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 38-57 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 18-38 (-20.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 7-18 (-12.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
COLORADO is 38-57 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 15-26 (-11.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
JIMENEZ is 6-14 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 6-14 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 4-11 (-9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

PAUL MAHOLM vs. COLORADO since 1997
MAHOLM is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.833.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
JIMENEZ is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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DETROIT (47 - 47) at BALTIMORE (45 - 48) - 7:05 PM
KENNY ROGERS (L) vs. GARRETT OLSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 17-5 (+11.4 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-16 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 40-38 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 36-27 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 18-7 (+9.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
ROGERS is 195-144 (+39.4 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ROGERS is 171-124 (+38.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
ROGERS is 30-12 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 209-264 (-85.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 45-75 (-33.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

KENNY ROGERS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ROGERS is 5-5 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.18 and a WHIP of 1.421.
His team's record is 9-8 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-11. (-7.8 units)

GARRETT OLSON vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

Thursday, July 17th

National League

NY Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Johan Santana (L) vs. Johnny Cueto (R)
Santana: Mets 11-2 in July
Cueto: Cin 9-23 off one run loss

San Diego at St. Louis, 8:15 ET
Jake Peavy (R) vs. Kyle Lohse (R)
Peavy: 12-1 Over Away off team loss
Lohse: 3-0 TSR, 0.86 ERA L3 starts

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Paul Maholm (L) vs. Ubaldo Jiminez (R)
Maholm: Pit 1-13 Away after allowing 10+ runs
Jiminez: 15-5 Under this season


American League

Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Kenny Rogers (L) vs. Garret Olsen (L)
Rogers: Det 18-7 vs. lefties
Olsen: Bal 26-17 Over off a loss

Hot Pitchers
-- Reds are 5-2 in Cueto's last seven home starts. Santana has a 2.37 RA in his last three starts- Mets lost six of his last seven.
-- Lohse is 2-0, 1.29 in his last three starts. Peavy is 2-1, 1.38 in his last four starts (14 scoreless IP in his last two starts).
-- Jimenez is 2-1, 1.86 in his last three starts. Maholm is 1-0, 1.96 in his last three outings.

-- None

Cold Pitchers
-- None

-- Olsen is 1-2, 8.53 in his last four starts. Rogers is 1-2, 5.19 in his last four outings.

Hot Teams
-- Mets won their last nine games, allowing 19 runs (nine in one game). Reds won seven of their last ten games.
-- Colorado won five of its last six home games.

Cold Teams
-- Cardinals lost three of last four home games. Padres lost five of their last seven games overall.
-- Pirates lost nine of their last twelve road games.

-- Orioles lost seven of their last eight games. Tigers lost three of their last four games.

Totals
-- Over is 5-2 in Cincinnati's last seven games.
-- Under is 5-2 in Cardinals' last seven games.
-- Last four games at Coors Field went over the total.

-- Over is 6-2 in last eight games at Camden Yards.

7:05 PM DETROIT vs. BALTIMORE
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games


7:10 PM NY METS vs. CINCINNATI
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games


8:15 PM SAN DIEGO vs. ST. LOUIS
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home


9:05 PM PITTSBURGH vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Tips and Trends
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Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles [7:05 PM ET]

Tigers (-115. O/U 10): Kenny Rogers will try to turn around a rough stretch from before the All-Star break when he faces the Orioles. Rogers has given up at least three runs in each of his last four starts after allowing one earned run or less four times in his previous five outings. He is 10-9 lifetime vs. Baltimore with a 4.67 ERA and went 3-4 in 10 road starts before the break with a 4.67 ERA.

Tigers are 20-8 in their last 28 games on grass.
The OVER is 7-3-1 in Detroit's last 11 Thursday games.

Key Injuries - OF Magglio Ordonez (.307; oblique) is expected to come off the DL.
SS Edgar Renteria (.254; hamstring) is day-to-day.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Orioles : Garrett Olson still has not suffered a loss at home this season, but he also has not pitched well in his last two starts there. Olson has walked away with no-decisions in each of his last two home starts, surrendering 10 runs and 14 hits in 10 innings with three walks and six strikeouts. He remains 3-0 in six starts at Camden Yards with a 4.28 ERA and got pounded for seven runs in three innings of his last start at Toronto last Wednesday.

Orioles are 1-7 in their last 8 games overall.
The OVER is 6-2 in Baltimore's last 8 home games.

Key Injuries - 2B Alex Cintron (.275; hamstring) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds [7:10 PM ET]

Mets (-150, O/U 8): Johan Santana ended a personal four-game losing streak last time out against San Francisco last Wednesday and will now try to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since June 1st. The Mets dropped six straight with Santana on the mound before beating the Giants, and he is just 4-4 in 10 road starts with a 3.01 ERA. He faced the Reds back on May 10th and gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings of a 12-6 victory.

Mets are 9-0 in their last 9 games overall.
Mets are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Key Injuries - OF Ryan Church (.307; post-concussion syndrome) is on the 15-day DL.
2B Luis Castillo (.265; hip) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Reds : Johnny Cueto will look to rebound from a loss last time out at Wrigley Field last Wednesday. Cueto had pitched well in winning his previous two starts, allowing three runs and 12 hits in 13.1 innings. However, the Cubs scored five runs on him in 6.2 innings of a 5-1 loss. He is 5-3 in 10 home starts this season with a 4.08 ERA and surrendered six runs and eight hits in 4.2 innings of an 8-3 loss at New York on May 11th.

Reds are 5-2 in their last 7 home games.
The UNDER is 8-2 in Cueto's last 10 home starts.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals [8:15 PM ET]

Padres: Jake Peavy brings a 14-inning scoreless streak into this meeting with the Cardinals, registering wins in each of his last two starts. He blanked the Braves and Diamondbacks in those outings, walking three and striking out 13. The Padres had lost his previous three starts and five of the last six before that. Peavy is 3-2 lifetime vs. St. Louis with a 2.89 ERA and 3-2 on the road this season with a 4.41 ERA.

Padres are 9-27 in the last 36 meetings at St. Louis.
The UNDER is 10-2 in San Diego's last 12 Thursday games.

Key Injuries - OF Brian Giles (.301; hamstring) is day-to-day.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Cardinals (-115, O/U 7.5): St. Louis has gone 11-1 in Kyle Lohse's last 12 starts, and he is coming off one of his best outings of the season last time out at Pittsburgh. Lohse pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. He has given up two runs or less in five of his last six starts, and he is a dominant 5-1 in 11 home starts with a 2.75 ERA. However, he is 0-2 lifetime vs. San Diego in three starts with a hefty 7.04 ERA.

Cardinals are 10-1 in Lohse's last 11 starts overall.
Cardinals are 3-7 in their last 10 home games.

Key Injuries - OF Brian Barton (.246; hand) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies [9:05 PM ET]

Pirates: Paul Maholm has been very solid in his last five starts yet only has a 3-2 mark to show for it. Maholm has given up three runs or less each time during that stretch, including two or less four times. The Pirates scored just four runs combined for him in the two losses, with both coming on the road. In fact, he is only 1-4 in eight road starts with a 4.81 ERA.

Pirates are 3-9 in their last 12 road games.
Pirates are 7-1 in their last 8 Thursday games.

Key Injuries - 1B Adam LaRoche (.251; thumb) is day-to-day.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Rockies (-135, O/U 9.5): Colorado has lost four of the last five times Aaron Cook has gone to the mound, due mostly to poor run support. The Rockies have scored five runs or less in all of those games, failing to score more than two runs three times. Cook allowed one run and six hits to the Mets in six innings of a 2-1 loss on Friday. He is 5-3 in nine home starts with a solid 3.39 ERA.

Rockies are 1-5 in their last 6 games overall.
The UNDER is 7-3-1 in Cook's last 11 home starts.

Key Injuries - OF Ryan Spilborghs (.314; oblique) is on the 15-day DL.
1B Todd Helton (back;.266) is on the 15-day DL.
SS Troy Tulowitzki (hand; .166) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Streaking Starting Pitchers
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Thursday's streaking and slumping starters

Streaking

Kyle Lohse, St. Louis (11-2, 3.39)

Who expected this kind of start from Kyle Lohse? Before this year he had just two winning seasons in seven years and posted a sub-4.50 ERA only once.

Now he has helped the Cards to nine wins in his last 10 starts and has allowed just two earned runs over his last 21 innings.

"This was the one where I was the happiest about because of the way I went out and performed," Lohse told reporters after his last start. "I didn't feel like warming up I had the best stuff, but when you bear down and make pitches the way I was able to, it feels really good that you can go out there with that kind of stuff and do it."


Jake Peavy, Padres (7-5, 2.47)

Lohse will be in tough against a red-hot Jake Peavy. The Padres’ ace is coming off two straight seven-inning shutouts and has piled up at least six strikeouts in all but two of his last 10 starts.

However, San Diego doesn’t give its starters much run support to work with. Peavy has given up four runs only once in his last 10, but has just four wins to show for it.


Slumping

Garrett Olson, Baltimore (6-4, 5.65)

At least Baltimore’s rookie starter is getting a taste of the big leagues. Olson is having a tough time working deep into games and his last few outings haven’t been pretty. He is coming off a 9-8 loss to the Blue Jays, a start in which he gave up seven runs in less than four innings.

The lefty has allowed at least four runs in five of his last six trips to the hill, with his last five starts playing over the total.