Cnotes MLB Monday's BEST BETS !

Another positive day in MLB lets continue this roll.

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
06/27/10 17-13-0 56.67% +2560 Detail
06/26/10 16-12-1 57.14% +2195 Detail
06/25/10 17-13-0 56.67% +1645 Detail
06/24/10 13-11-0 54.17% +880 Detail
06/23/10 16-12-0 57.14% +1495 Detail
06/22/10 19-11-0 63.33% +4020 Detail
06/21/10 4-2-0 66.67% +750 Detail
06/20/10 14-15-0 48.28% -550 Detail
06/19/10 14-15-0 48.28% -705 Detail
06/18/10 17-12-0 58.62% +2570 Detail
06/17/10 10-12-0 45.45% -565 Detail
06/16/10 12-15-2 44.44% -2865 Detail
06/15/10 15-15-0 50.00% -1090 Detail
06/14/10 4-4-0 50.00% -325 Detail
06/13/10 14-16-0 46.67% -790 Detail
06/12/10 15-14-0 51.72% +25 Detail
06/11/10 14-14-1 50.00% -80 Detail
06/10/10 11-14-1 44.00% -2525 Detail
06/09/10 12-13-1 48.00% -1375 Detail
06/08/10 15-13-2 53.57% +405 Detail
06/07/10 8-8-0 50.00% +105 Detail
06/06/10 14-14-2 50.00% -440 Detail
06/05/10 19-11-0 63.33% +3990 Detail
06/04/10 13-16-1 44.83% -1330 Detail
06/03/10 9-8-1 52.94% +535 Detail
06/02/10 16-12-0 57.14% +1575 Detail
06/01/10 15-14-1 51.72% +335 Detail
Totals 363-329-13 52.46% +10445


Monday, June 28Game Score Status Pick Amount

Toronto - 7:05 PM ET Cleveland +145 500
Cleveland - Over 8.5 500 *****

Washington - 7:10 PM ET Washington +105 500
Atlanta - Over 6.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia +128 500 *****
Cincinnati - Under 9.5 500

NY Mets - 7:10 PM ET Florida -106 500
Florida - Over 8.5 500 *****

Pittsburgh - 8:05 PM ET Pittsburgh +173 500 *****
Chi. Cubs - Over 8 500

Chi. White Sox - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox -123 500
Kansas City - Under 9.5 500 *****

Detroit - 8:10 PM ET Detroit +152 500 *****
Minnesota - Over 8 500

Houston - 8:10 PM ET Milwaukee -176 500
Milwaukee - Under 9 500

Arizona - 8:15 PM ET Arizona +155 500 *****
St. Louis - Under 7.5 500

Colorado - 10:05 PM ET San Diego +137 500 *****
San Diego -

LA Dodgers - 10:15 PM ET San Francisco -106 500
San Francisco - Over 7.5 500 *****



Good Luck !

MLB


Monday, June 28

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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New York Mets at Florida Marlins (100, 9)

The Marlins have some bad mojo after firing manager Fredi Gonzalez last week. The Fish have lost four straight since the blindsided canning.

Even talented young shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who was benched by Gonzalez last month and got into a war of words with the ex-skipper, was sad to see him go.

"Everybody will miss him," Ramirez said Sunday. "But at the same time, you've got to forget and move forward."

But not without taking a few steps backward, which the Marlins have been doing. They scored just three runs in their weekend series with the Padres and now face an undefeated R.A. Dickey today.

The change of scenery may do them good in the getaway to Puerto Rico against the Mets, but the team turmoil will make the trip with them.

Pick: Mets


Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds (-140, 9.5)

The Phillies' long offensive nightmare finally appears to be over after scoring 75 runs in their last 11 games and going 8-3 over that stretch.

That relative offensive explosion comes after a woeful 25-game span when they scored just 63 runs and batted .217 as a team.

The hot streak is spread out among several teammates, but Ryan Howard appears to be the key. He has homered in five games during the 11-game run. The Phillies are 11-3 when he goes deep this season.

"Overall, we've been playing pretty well the last couple series," Howard said. "We're just trying to keep it going."

The Reds also have picked up their offense since going batless in Seattle last weekend. They have won five of their last six and scored 32 runs during that span.

Look for the firepower to continue for both teams today with the wind blowing out at the Great American Ballpark.

Pick: Over


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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
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Streakers

Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 1.78) Washington Nationals

The rookie sensation suffered his first loss of the season in his last outing, a 1-0 defeat to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, and he's still streaking.

Almost all his other numbers improved, lowering his ERA from 1.86 to 1.78 and raising his strikeout totals from 32 to 41 with no walks on the evening.

"His fastball, his slider, his changeup - every pitch is unbelievable," Royals outfielder Jose Guillen, a former National, said of Strasburg. "He has everything. He pitched great. He just made a few mistakes."

Don't expect Strasburg to repeat them today.

Mark Buehrle (6-6, 4.60) Chicago White Sox

After a six-week slump, Buehrle is back on track after rattling off three straight victories.

Buehrle has allowed only four earned runs in last three outings while tallying 20 innings of work. He allowed 12 earned runs in his two previous starts while lasting only 8 1/3 innings.

The difference, Buehrle said, has been his ability to get himself out of trouble. Of course, he's also getting a lot more help now with the White Sox on a run.

"Early on in the season, I would get in jams like that and not get out of them. It's like our season has turned around," Buerhle said. " ...We just need to try to stay on this roll. Everybody is confident right now."


Slumping

Paul Maholm (4-6, 4.24) Pittsburgh Pirates

Maholm hasn't won since the first week of June, going 0-2 in his three starts since. His last outing was his most disastrous of the season.

The lefty was pulled after one inning, allowing seven hits and five earned runs in a 13-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. But to his credit, he owned up to it.

"Pretty much you just chalk it up to, 'I sucked.' There's no better way to say it," Maholm said. "It wasn't a good day. But also, I understand it's part of the game, and I'm going to be ready in five days."

Maholm is 9-2 in his career against the Cubs, but bet on the scuttling Pirates at your own risk.

Chad Billingsley (6-4, 4.34) Los Angeles Dodgers

Yes, Billingsley is coming off the 15-day DL, but he can't shake the slumper rap that easily. Whether it was the groin or not, he was struggling on the mound before he limped off of it.

In his last two starts, the righty allowed 16 hits and 10 earned runs in 11.2 innings. That's more runs than he had given up in his previous five games or 33 innings.

"It's [a groin injury], the one you can predict the least, because you can warm up, you can have a simulated game, but until you get on the mound and push off in a regular game, you're never sure," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said.

So it's settled: C-Bill is still slumper until he proves otherwise.


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This Day in Baseball
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On June 28 in Baseball History...

1907 - Branch Rickey, catcher for the New York Yankees, watched 12 Washington players steal safely in a 16-5 Senators win.

1910 - Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs became the first major leaguer to steal home twice in the same game.

1919 - Carl Mays of Boston pitched two complete games against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox won the first game, 2-0, and lost the nightcap, 4-1.

1970 - Pittsburgh swept the Chicago Cubs, 3-2 and 4-1, in the Pirates' final games at Forbes Field.

1984 - Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox completed the cycle with a three-run, 11th-inning homer to beat the Seattle Mariners, 9-6.

1986 - Phil Niekro of the Cleveland Indians and Don Sutton of the California Angels became the first 300-game winners to start against each other in this century. Neither Niekro nor Sutton got a decision as the Angels scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to win, 9-3.

1987 - Mark McGwire homered twice to tie a major league record with five homers over two games, and Steve Ontiveros pitched a two-hitter as the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians, 10-0.

1994 - Matt Williams tied Willie Stargell's 1971 N.L. record for home runs before July with his 28th in San Francisco's 7-4 loss to Los Angeles.

MLB
Write-Up


Monday, June 28

Hot pitchers
-- Dickey is 6-0, 2.45 in his last six starts.
-- Cueto is 2-1, 2.89 in his last three starts. Phillies are 7-2 in last nine Kendrick starts, scoring 24 runs in winning his last three.
-- Hudson is 6-2, 2.41 in his last eleven starts. Strasburg is 2-1, 1.78 in his first four big league starts.
-- Carpenter is 5-0, 2.54 in his last eight starts.
-- Rockies are 14-1 when Jimenez starts, winning his last eight in row.

-- Romero is 2-1, 2.00 in his last five starts.
-- Liriano has a 2.67 RA in his last four starts.
-- Buehrle is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Nolasco is 2-4, 7.30 in his last seven starts.
-- Wells is 0-6, 6.41 in his last ten starts. Maholm is 0-2, 7.90 in his last three outings.
-- Norris is 1-4, 8.70 in his last six starts. Parra is 1-2, 3.90 in six starts this season.
-- Haren is 0-2, 6.39 in his last couple starts.
-- Correia is 0-1, 7.50 in his last four starts.
-- Billingsley is 0-2, 6.41 in his last three starts. Zito is 1-2, 5.47 in his last four outings.

-- Westbrook is 1-1, 6.38 in his last four starts.
-- Bonderman is 1-3, 4.81 in his last five starts.
-- Lerew is 0-1, 4.77 in two starts for the Royals.

Totals
-- Over is 7-0-1 in last eight Nolasco starts.
-- Seven of last nine Cueto starts went over the total.
-- Over is 12-6 in last eighteen Washington road games.
-- Three of last four Wells starts went over the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Milwaukee games.
-- Eight of last eleven Cardinal games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-3 in last twelve Colorado road games.
-- Six of last nine San Francisco home games went over the total.

-- Nine of last thirteen Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bonderman starts.
-- Seven of last nine White Sox games stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
-- Mets are 8-3 in their last eleven road games.
-- Phillies won seven of their last ten games. Reds won five of their last six games.
-- Braves won 15 of their last 17 home games.
-- Brewers are 11-5 in their last sixteen games at Miller Park.
-- Cardinals are 9-4 in their last thirteen home games.
-- Padres won six of their last seven games.
-- Giants won seven of their last ten home games.

-- Minnesota is 9-4 in its last thirteen home games.
-- White Sox won 11 of their last 12 games. Royals won three of their last four games.

Cold Teams
-- Marlins lost last four games, outscored 20-8.
-- Nationals lost 11 of their last 12 road games.
-- Cubs are 9-16 in their last twenty-five games. Pirates lost their last 17 road games.
-- Astros lost 11 of their last 15 games.
-- Arizona is 3-16 in its last 19 road games.
-- Rockies lost three of their last four games.
-- Dodgers lost eight of their last ten games.

-- Indians lost 11 of their last 13 games. Blue Jays are 4-10 in last 14 games away from Toronto.
-- Tigers lost 13 of their last 17 road games.

MLB


Monday, June 28

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. CLEVELAND
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Toronto
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
NY METS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Mets are 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games at home
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CINCINNATI
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ATLANTA
Washington is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington

8:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. CHI CUBS
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-16 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home

8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Kansas City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games

8:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. MILWAUKEE
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston

8:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. ST. LOUIS
Arizona is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

10:05 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN DIEGO
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

10:15 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

Pro Baseball Trend Report
NY METS (43 - 32) at FLORIDA (35 - 40) - 7:10 PM
R.A. DICKEY ® vs. RICKY NOLASCO ®
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 14-30 (-20.4 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 103-87 (+21.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 25-13 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 206-192 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 111-85 (+31.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 96-74 (+29.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NOLASCO is 46-32 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 7-0 (+8.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 43-32 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 31-21 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 30-24 (+5.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 25-18 (+7.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
NY METS are 43-32 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 17-6 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
FLORIDA is 11-18 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 0-8 (-8.0 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
FLORIDA is 33-39 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
FLORIDA is 12-20 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
FLORIDA is 20-30 (-11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NOLASCO is 5-11 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+1.8 Units) against NY METS this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)



R.A. DICKEY vs. FLORIDA since 1997
DICKEY is 1-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 1.900.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)



RICKY NOLASCO vs. NY METS since 1997
NOLASCO is 4-6 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.74 and a WHIP of 1.512.
His team's record is 8-8 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-12. (-9.5 units)




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PHILADELPHIA (40 - 33) at CINCINNATI (42 - 34) - 7:10 PM
KYLE KENDRICK ® vs. JOHNNY CUETO ®
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 42-34 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 30-21 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 87-82 (+14.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 14-5 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
CINCINNATI is 42-34 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 20-9 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 88-64 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 41-30 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-21 (+13.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 72-54 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 69-51 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KENDRICK is 25-12 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in night games 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.



KYLE KENDRICK vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
KENDRICK is 3-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.61 and a WHIP of 1.470.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)



JOHNNY CUETO vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
CUETO is 0-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 15.25 and a WHIP of 1.956.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)




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WASHINGTON (33 - 43) at ATLANTA (44 - 32) - 7:10 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG ® vs. TIM HUDSON ®
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 57-102 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 40-102 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 52-92 (-28.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-77 (-25.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 64-138 (-35.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-17 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
ATLANTA is 26-8 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 32-19 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 26-8 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HUDSON is 115-50 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 115-50 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 110-48 (+29.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 96-89 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against ATLANTA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)



STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.



TIM HUDSON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HUDSON is 8-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.62 and a WHIP of 0.980.
His team's record is 9-5 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.9 units)




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PITTSBURGH (25 - 50) at CHICAGO CUBS (33 - 42) - 8:05 PM
PAUL MAHOLM (L) vs. RANDY WELLS ®
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 86-147 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-58 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-39 (-17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 13-36 (-15.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 21-47 (-18.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-74 (-25.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 87-149 (-35.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 31-89 (-38.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 4-19 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
MAHOLM is 14-8 (+10.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 12-20 (-11.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-28 (-23.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 33-42 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 577-522 (-124.9 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-20 (-14.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 33-42 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 54-65 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-2 (+8.9 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.9 Units)



PAUL MAHOLM vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MAHOLM is 6-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.29 and a WHIP of 1.556.
His team's record is 9-2 (+12.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.9 units)



RANDY WELLS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WELLS is 2-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)




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HOUSTON (29 - 47) at MILWAUKEE (34 - 41) - 8:10 PM
BUD NORRIS ® vs. MANNY PARRA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 13-29 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 28-24 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 24-33 (-16.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 56-61 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 40-47 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 50-60 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 56-61 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)



BUD NORRIS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
NORRIS is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)



MANNY PARRA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
PARRA is 4-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.909.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.2 units)




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ARIZONA (30 - 46) at ST LOUIS (41 - 34) - 8:15 PM
DAN HAREN ® vs. CHRIS CARPENTER ®
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 28-45 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 133-158 (-35.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 36-62 (-28.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 72-110 (-34.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 100-138 (-36.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 80-122 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 23-29 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)



DAN HAREN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HAREN is 4-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.103.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)



CHRIS CARPENTER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CARPENTER is 4-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.166.
His team's record is 6-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.4 units)




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COLORADO (39 - 36) at SAN DIEGO (45 - 30) - 10:05 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ ® vs. KEVIN CORREIA ®
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 77-94 (-28.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 43-29 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 31-19 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-21 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 61-57 (+16.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 22-13 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 45-30 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CORREIA is 28-19 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 27-19 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 37-27 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 15-7 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 33-19 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 14-1 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 14-1 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)



UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
JIMENEZ is 6-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.109.
His team's record is 6-4 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.5 units)



KEVIN CORREIA vs. COLORADO since 1997
CORREIA is 1-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.346.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.4 units)




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LA DODGERS (40 - 35) at SAN FRANCISCO (40 - 34) - 10:15 PM
CHAD BILLINGSLEY ® vs. BARRY ZITO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 127-106 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 48-26 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 96-75 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 63-45 (+15.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 128-108 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 77-43 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 140-85 (+55.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
ZITO is 27-20 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 18-5 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)



CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 3-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.424.
His team's record is 6-4 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-2. (+5.1 units)



BARRY ZITO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ZITO is 6-5 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.211.
His team's record is 7-7 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-5.5 units)




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TORONTO (40 - 36) at CLEVELAND (27 - 47) - 7:05 PM
RICKY ROMERO (L) vs. JAKE WESTBROOK ®
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 58-69 (-35.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997.
TORONTO is 33-24 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 12-6 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 40-36 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 33-59 (-24.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-32 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 92-144 (-44.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 21-41 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 47-66 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 76-99 (-39.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 30-50 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 85-131 (-39.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 57-89 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-0 (+3.3 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)



RICKY ROMERO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ROMERO is 2-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 7.15 and a WHIP of 1.942.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)



JAKE WESTBROOK vs. TORONTO since 1997
WESTBROOK is 2-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.01 and a WHIP of 2.011.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)




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DETROIT (40 - 34) at MINNESOTA (41 - 34) - 8:10 PM
JEREMY BONDERMAN ® vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 2-13 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
DETROIT is 9-29 (-16.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 50-70 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-26 (-16.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 79-93 (-34.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 88-66 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 58-31 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 125-75 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-36 (+19.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-2 (+1.8 Units) against DETROIT this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)



JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BONDERMAN is 3-6 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 5-9 (-4.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-5. (+1.8 units)



FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. DETROIT since 1997
LIRIANO is 4-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.87 and a WHIP of 0.919.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)




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CHI WHITE SOX (39 - 35) at KANSAS CITY (32 - 44) - 8:10 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. ANTHONY LEREW ®
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 24-24 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 65-51 (+11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 17-7 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 88-124 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 62-95 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-45 (-18.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 97-141 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 49-68 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 203-305 (-89.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)



MARK BUEHRLE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BUEHRLE is 20-10 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.221.
His team's record is 29-13 (+6.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-21. (-3.2 units)



ANTHONY LEREW vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

Daily Sports Roundup: June 28

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Braves play host to the Nationals, the Tigers meet the Twins, and Brazil and the Netherlands both look to advance at the World Cup.

Chasing the World Cup . . .

Monday's Round of 16 matchups at the World Cup has Netherlands vs. Slovakia and Brazil vs. Chile. The Dutch, after winning Group E with nine points, are big -250 favorites against Slovakia (+700), with draw odds of +330. Slovakia ended up in second place in Group F with four points. Brazil is then a -200 favorite against Chile (+600), with draw odds of +300. The Brazilians finished in the top spot in the Group G standings with seven points, while Chile ended up second in Group H with six points.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League has just three games on tap for Monday, with Toronto at Cleveland, the White Sox at Kansas City, and Detroit at Minnesota. Jeremy Bonderman (3-5, 4.20 ERA) will take on Francisco Liriano (6-5, 3.11) in that Tigers/Twins matchup. Righthander Bonderman was beaten by the Mets in his last trip to the mound, surrendering four earned runs on seven hits over six innings of work. Lefthander Liriano is coming off back-to-back losses to the Brewers and Rockies, allowing a combined six earned runs on 12 hits over just 12 innings in those contests.

Ubaldo Jimenez (13-1, 1.60 ERA) will take the mound in Monday's Colorado at San Diego matchup, while the NL also offers up the Mets at Florida, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at the Cubs, Houston at Milwaukee, Arizona at St. Louis, the Dodgers at San Francisco, and Washington at Atlanta. Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 1.78 ERA) is set to take on Tim Hudson (7-3, 2.54 ERA) in that last game. Righthander Strasburg was beaten by the Royals last time out despite giving up just one run on nine hits over his six innings of work (and fanning nine). Righthander Hudson is coming off a loss to the White Sox in which he gave up four runs over seven innings.

Monday's six-pack

Since 2000, college football teams that have won highest percentage of their conference games.......

T5) Florida Gators 64-19, .771
T5) USC Trojans 64-19, .771
4) Ohio State Buckeyes 64-16, .800
3) Oklahoma Sooners 73-14, .839
2) Texas Longhorns 69-13, .841
1) Boise State Broncos 73-4, .948


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Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend........

13) Interleague play ends with AL winning 133-118; it is incredibly dumb that MLB doesn't use this to determine home field in World Series. Using the winner of the All-Star Game makes no sense, unless you're FOX.

12) If I own the Washington Nationals, I tell former used car dealer Bud Selig that Mr Strasburg won't be available for the All-Star Game. File it inder "too much, too soon". Kid made his big league debut June 8; why in the name of JR Richard should he get the All-Star nod over Zimmerman or Pudge Rodriguez or Dunn? Terrible for team chemistry. He'll have made seven starts at the All-Star Game. To me, he hasn't done enough.

Plus, the Nats have small fortune wrapped up in Strasburg's future-- he'll have plenty of chances for All-Star Games and all that. Kid is on innings limit for rest of this year-- why waste any of them on All-Star Game?

11) When Carl Pavano beat the Mets Saturday, he became first American League pitcher to throw a complete game shutout and get two hits in that game since Clyde Wright of the Angels did it in 1972.

10) Last big league pitcher to get five hits in a game? Former major league pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, who did it in 1964. Mel Jr is the pitching coach for the Diamondbacks now.

9) Texas scored 40 runs in winning all five Hunter starts; Josh Hamilton hit a home run in all five games. Hamilton is hitting .470 this month.

8) Hideki Matsui's grand slam on a 3-0 pitch Saturday was the first grand slam on a 3-0 pitch since 2006, when Jason Lane hit one for the Astros. Most times, you get the take sign with 3-0 count and bases loaded.

7) Beaches was on TV late Saturday night; remember seeing it in theater with my future ex-wife in 1988. Dozens and dozens of people sobbing in the audience. I mean openly crying. Arguably the saddest movie ever.

6) Not sure why the Marlins moved three home games to Puerto Rico; it is even more baffling that they moved three Mets' games there, since the Mets usually bring some fans to Ft Lauderdale. Mets don't even get an off-day after Puerto Rico- they play in Washington Thursday.

5) When Mets beat Minneaota in rubber game of their series Sunday, it was just their third win in 11 rubber games this year, Only Orioles (1-6) have a worse record in rubber games this season.

4) Hockey trivia: Grant Fuhr/Gilles Meloche were the goalies who gave up the most goals, 2,756 apiece. Fuhr played a long time for mostly really good teams; Meloche was stuck playing for the California Golden Seals early in his career, but he did have some good years for the North Stars.

3) ESPN.com had an item Sunday that a poll of dozen major league GMs voted San Francisco's Brian Sabean the hardest GM to trade with, mostly because its very hard to get through to him on a phone. Thats not good.

2) Let the record show that Vernon Wells hit the 706th home run off of Jamie Moyer, making Moyer the all-time record holder. Fan in leftfield threw the record-setting ball back-- it had to be worth a few bucks, no?

1) Can't remember a big league game where the two closers combined to throw 82 pitches, like Rivera/Broxton did Sunday night. Its tough to take a hard look at the Dodgers and visualize their season ending well.

Bettors' best friend: Monday's wagering tips

Lines off the board

Rockies at Padres: Total is off pending wind direction and speed.

Pirates at Cubs: Total is off pending wind direction and speed.

Weather to watch

Phillies at Reds: 50 percent chance of thunderstorms, wind blowing out to left/center at 13 mph.

Blue Jays at Indians: 30 percent chance of rain.

Nationals at Braves: 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Who's hot

White Sox have won 11 of their last 12.

Padres have won six of their last seven.

Reds have won five of their last six.

Orioles (this is not a typo) have won four in a row.

Who's not

Pirates have lost 18 of their last 20.

Astros have lost 10 of their last 14.

Nationals have lost 10 of their last 12.

Marlins have lost four in a row.

Key stat

24 years, four days - Lenght of time between Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer allowing his first major-league home run (June 23, 1986 against the Phillies) and his record 506th on Sunday.

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

The Chicago White Sox have placed closer Bobby Jenks on the bereavement/family medical emergency list and he will miss three to seven days due to an undisclosed family matter. Jenks has 17 saves this season with a 4.03 ERA. His role likely will be filled by Matt Thornton, who has three saves and a 3.13 ERA this season.

Game of the day

Nationals at Braves (-130, 7)

Notable quotable

"It was one of the most important things in the game. The goal was very important. We could have played a different style. We made some mistakes when they played the counterattack. The referee made bigger mistakes."

England coach Fabio Capello said of Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in the first half of a 4-1 loss to Germany.

Tips and notes

Second-seeded Rafael Nadal put his sore knee through a 40-minute workout during Sunday's off day at Wimbledon and said the knee feels much better. Nadal struggled with the knee on Saturday and received treatment on it between sets during his comeback victory over Philipp Petzschner in the third round. It was his second five-sets victory of the tournament. Nadal, the 2008 Wimbledon champion, faces 66th-ranked Paul-Henri Mathieu of France on Monday.

There's trouble brewing in the Rays' clubhouse as Sunday's scene in the dugout revealed. Rays outfielder B.J. Upton and third baseman Evan Longoria had to be separated during Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after Upton appeared to dog it on a triple by Rusty Ryal in the fifth inning. The two Rays players exchanged words in the dugout before they were pulled apart. Their hot start and current cold streak (they are 12-19 in their last 31 to fall from first to third in the AL East) could be a make it or break point for the team.

World Cup favorite Spain is still a bit banged up entering the knockout round. Xabi Alonso is still nursing a sprained right ankle, but Spain has an alternative for Tuesday's World Cup knockout match vs. rival Portugal. Midfielder Javi Martinez will again replace Alonso if needed as he did in making his World Cup debut in Friday's 2-1 win over Chile. Spanish striker Fernando Torres is still recovering from a leg injury.

Star-studded pitching lineup for Monday

Monday starts the first-day of post-Interleague action in Major League Baseball, as the American & National leagues wrapped up their head-to-head play for 2010 on Sunday. Be it coincidence or not, managers seem to have saved some of their top pitchers for their league/division counterparts, as many top hurlers, and several others that are hot of late, are scheduled to go on Monday night. Let’s take a look at those games and see if we can’t uncover some edges. Get all of the key betting info for every game on the GAME MATCHUPS page of StatFox.

(901) NY METS (DICKEY) at (902) FLORIDA (NOLASCO) 7:10 PM - ** Game played in San Juan, PR

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey has been a major surprise for the Mets this season since joining the rotation on May 19th and comes into Monday’s game versus Florida with a 6-0 won-lost mark. His last three starts have been particularly strong, as he allowed just three earned runs in 21 innings in those contests. In the start prior to that, he yielded three runs to these same Marlins in 6-1/3 innings and got the win. Dickey’s WHIP on the season is a very-respectable 1.295 and he opened as a -110 favorite for Monday’s game, which incidentally, is being played in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dickey will be opposed by Ricky Nolasco, who has won just two of his last seven starts, allowing 28 earned runs in 37 innings during that stretch.

(903) PHILADELPHIA (KENDRICK) at (904) CINCINNATI (CUETO) 7:10 PM

Johnny Cueto and the N.L. Central-leading Reds host the Phillies for three games starting on Monday night. Cincinnati has won nine of its L11 games with Cueto getting the ball, and he has allowed just one run in his last two starts covering 12-1/3 innings. He will be looking to erase the memories of the worst start of his pitching career, which came last July at Philadelphia, when he allowed nine runs in two-thirds of an inning to the Phillies.Kyle Kendrick gets the start for the Phillies, and has won three straight starts. However, with a 5.62 ERA in those outings, he has his offense to thank. Philadelphia has given him 24 runs of support during that span.

(905) WASHINGTON (STRASBURG) at (906) ATLANTA (HUDSON) 7:10 PM

The pitching matchup of the night pits rookie Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals versus Tim Hudson and the Braves. It will be Strasburg’s fifth start of his career, and the first one in which he is not a heavy favorite. In fact, it is the Braves that opened as -120 home favorites.Strasburg has been dominant in his first four starts, striking out 41 hitters in 25-1/3 innings. His ERA is a miniscule 1.78 with a WHIP of 0.947. Still, the Nats are just 2-2 in his four starts, losing the two most recent in interleague play.Hudson has been good all season and is rightfully the favorite in this matchup. He boasts a 7-3 mark with a WHIP of 1.168 and ERA of 2.54. Those numbers are even better at home (4-1, 1.010, 1.87), following a pattern he has enjoyed his entire career…HUDSON is 115-50 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in home games.

(911) ARIZONA (HAREN) at (912) ST LOUIS (CARPENTER) 8:15 PM

Aces collide in St. Louis on Monday night when Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals host Dan Haren and the Diamondbacks. Haren isn’t enjoying the success he has in recent years but his WHIP is still a respectable 1.311 and his record is 7-6, despite pitching for one of the National League’s worst teams. Arizona is 13-3 OVER the total in his 16 starts, a sign of how poorly the bullpen is supporting Haren in his outings.Carpenter has been as solid as ever this season, with a 9-1 record, 1.131 WHIP, and 2.63 ERA in 16 starts. He has struck out 95 hitters in just shy of 110 innings. In his last outing, he held the Jays scoreless in eight innings in Toronto. The Cardinals are a -180 favorite for this contest, setting up Carpenter for what has been an incredibly productive trend:
CARPENTER is 15-1 (+13.0 Units) against the money line as a favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record) The average score was CARPENTER 4.8, OPPONENT 1.9 - (Rating = 0*)

(913) COLORADO (JIMENEZ) at (914) SAN DIEGO (CORREIA) 10:05 PM

The league’s best pitcher in 2010, Ubaldo Jimenez, takes the hill tonight for the Rockies in what is a big game for his team. Colorado trails the Padres by 6-games in the N.L. West and has a chance to bite into that when the teams start a 3-game set on Monday. Jimenez will be opposed by San Diego’s Kevin Correia and pitches as a -160 favorite.Jimenez has been nothing short of dominant this season but was hit hard in his last outing by the Red Sox, allowing a season-high six runs in 5-2/3 innings. His ERA for 2010 remains a paltry 1.60, and perhaps most importantly, the Rockies are 14-1 in his 15 starts, including 10-0 when his team is coming off a loss. Jimenez has won four straight decisions over the Padres dating back to August ’08, allowing eight runs in 27 innings.

(917) TORONTO (ROMERO) at (918) CLEVELAND (WESTBROOK) 7:05 PM

Ricky Romero of the Jays didn’t allow an earned run in either of his last two starts (14 innings) and will look to extend that streak on Monday night as a -150 favorite in Cleveland. For the season, Romero, a former top 10 first round draft pick, boasts a 2.85 ERA and 1.217 WHIP in 15 starts, going 6-3. He would seem to be a in a very good spot here against Jake Westbrook and Cleveland, but keep in mind, Romero’s road WHIP is a much-less flattering 1.593 in 2010.

(921) CHI WHITE SOX (BUEHRLE) at (922) KANSAS CITY (LEREW) 8:10 PM

Mark Buehrle of the White Sox took full advantage of the interleague schedule by going 3-0 over the last 2+ weeks. In wins over Atlanta, Pittsburgh and the Cubs, Buehrle allowed just four earned runs in 20 innings. He has done very well versus the Royals throughout his career, going 20-10 with a WHIP of 1.221. One trend you’ll want to consider for tonight focuses on Buehrle’s performance on totals: BUEHRLE is 19-6 UNDER (+12.3 Units) in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record) The average score was BUEHRLE 3.3, OPPONENT 4.1 - (Rating = 1*)