BASES STATS/TRENDS..
National League:
Chicago Cubs (-140) at Philadelphia (8.5), 7:05 ET
Wood (R) vs. Myers (R)
(Matchup)
Wood - 8-2 TSR away vs. NL East opponents
Myers - Philadelphia 2-11 at home with a line of +125 to -125
Cincinnati (7.5) at Pittsburgh (-155), 7:05 ET
Acevedo (R) vs. Perez (L)
(Matchup)
Acevedo - 1-7 TSR as a road underdog
Perez - 6-1 TSR vs. division opponents
Florida (-135) at Montreal (7.5), 7:05 ET
Penny (R) vs. Armas (R)
(Matchup)
Penny - 2-8 TSR as a road favorite of -125 or higher
Armas - Montreal 11-3 Over at home off 7+ road games
Atlanta (7.5) at New York Mets (-140), 7:10 ET
Thomson (R) vs. Leiter (L)
(Matchup)
Thomson - 2-12 TSR on Fridays
Leiter - 15-4 TSR at home in July
Milwaukee (7.5) at Houston (-190), 8:05 ET
Capuano (L) vs. Clemens (R)
(Matchup)
Capuano - Milwaukee 2-10 off a shutout division loss
Clemens - Houston 7-1 Over at home in July
San Francisco (9) at St. Louis (-165), 8:10 ET
Hermanson (R) vs. Suppan (R)
(Matchup)
Hermanson - San Francisco 7-1 Over off a division loss as a home favorite
Suppan - St. Louis 16-2 in July
Colorado (-115) at Arizona (10), 10:05 ET
Fassero (L) vs. Fossum (L)
(Matchup)
Fassero - Colorado 6-1 Under away after the bullpen blew a save
Fossum - 2-11 TSR this season
San Diego (8) at Los Angeles (-120), 10:10 ET
Lawrence (R) vs. Lima (R)
(Matchup)
Lawrence - San Diego 16-42 after scoring 8+ runs
Lima - 7-1 TSR in home games
American League:
Kansas City (10.5) at Cleveland (-135), 7:05 ET
Wood (R) vs. Elarton (R)
(Matchup)
Wood - Kansas City 0-7 away off a combined score of 15+ runs
Elarton - Cleveland 6-1 at home on Fridays
New York Yankees (9) at Boston (-170), 7:05 ET
Lieber (R) vs. Schilling (R)
(Matchup)
Lieber - 2-7 TSR away pitching off a team win
Schilling - 10-0 TSR as a home favorite
Tampa Bay (9) at Toronto (-135), 7:05 ET
Hendrickson (L) vs. Batista (R)
(Matchup)
Hendrickson - 7-1 TSR with a line of +125 to -125
Batista - Toronto 2-11 after allowing 1 or 0 runs
Minnesota (-110) at Baltimore (10), 7:35 ET
Silva (R) vs. Maine (R)
(Matchup)
Silva - 6-1 TSR with a total of 10 runs or higher
Maine - Baltimore 1-8 off BB games hitting into 2+ double plays
Detroit (9) at Chicago White Sox (-145), 8:05 ET
Robertson (L) vs. Loaiza (R)
(Matchup)
Robertson - Detroit 2-9 off a combined score of 17+ runs
Loaiza - 8-1 TSR as a home favorite
Anaheim (-115) at Seattle (8.5), 10:05 ET
Lackey (R) vs. Moyer (L)
(Matchup)
Lackey - 2-9 TSR as a road favorite of -125 or less
Moyer - 6-0 TSR at home in night games
Texas (8.5) at Oakland (-155), 10:05 ET
Rogers (L) vs. Mulder (L)
(Matchup)
Rogers - Texas 3-11 away after playing 7+ games as a favorite
Mulder - 6-0 TSR as a favorite of -150 or higher
TIP SHEET
Braves (Thomson) at Mets (Leiter)**
–Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened New York as a $1.45 home favorite over Atlanta, with the total listed at 7 ½ ‘over’ (minus $1.20). This National League East contest is set to start at 7:10 p.m. ET.
–Atlanta pitcher John Thomson (7-7, 4.85 ERA) is off Sunday’s victory over Montreal as a $2.00 home ‘chalk,’ 16-5. The McNeese State product went five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits (one home run) with one walk and four strikeouts.
–The combined 21 runs obliterated the nine-run closing total, helping the ‘over’ cash his second straight start.
–Thomson is 1-0 versus the Mets this season in two starts, yielding a combined five runs (three earned) on 12 hits (one home run) with three walks and 11 strikeouts over 13 innings. The Braves won those games by scores of 10-8 and 6-1.
–New York left-hander Al Leiter (6-3, 2.24 ERA) improved to 4-1 his previous five starts when he beat Philadelphia Sunday as a $1.43 home favorite, 6-1. The 38-year-old tossed six scoreless innings on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
–The combined seven runs failed to eclipse the eight-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ cash his third consecutive start.
–Leiter beat Atlanta April 15 as a $1.21 home favorite, 4-0, yielding three hits with three walks and two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The four runs went ‘under’ the 8 1/2-run closing total.
–New York fell to Montreal Thursday as a $1.68 home ‘chalk,’ 4-1, while the combined five runs went ‘under’ the 7 1/2-run closing total. The Mets are now 1-3 the previous four games, but 28-20 at Shea Stadium.
–Atlanta slipped past Pittsburgh Thursday in 10 innings as a $1.75 home favorite, 2-1, while the combined three runs failed to eclipse the 8 1/2-run closing total. The Braves have now seen the ‘under’ go 7-1 their last eight games.
**Giants (Hermanson) at Cardinals (Suppan)**
–LVSC installed St. Louis as a $1.60 home ‘chalk’ over San Francisco, with the total listed at nine ‘over’ (minus $1.20). This contest is set to begin at 8:10 p.m. ET.
–San Francisco’s Dustin Hermanson (3-3, 4.40 ERA) is searching for his first victory in almost a month after going 0-1 his previous three starts. The 31-year-old is off Sunday’s no-decision versus Colorado.
–In five innings, the right-hander was reached for five runs (three earned) on six hits with four walks and one strikeout. The Giants eventually dropped that affair as a $1.02 road underdog, 10-9. The combined 19 runs toppled the 14-run closing total, helping the ‘over’ improve to 7-2 his past nine performances.
–St. Louis pitcher Jeff Suppan (9-5, 3.48 ERA) heads to the hill trying to improve his modest 3-5 home record and 4.45 ERA in 10 outings.
–The right-hander has won his last three starts after beating Cincinnati Sunday as a $1.52 road ‘chalk,’ 10-4. The 6-foot-2 hurler surrendered four runs on seven hits (one home run) with one walk and two strikeouts over six innings.
–The combined 14 runs went ‘over’ the 9 1/2-run closing total, ending a string of three straight ‘under’ outings for the veteran hurler.
–Suppan beat San Francisco last year as a $1.12 home underdog when pitching with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. The 29-year-old yielded one run on seven hits (one home run) with two walks and four strikeouts. The combined seven runs went ‘under’ the nine-run closing total.
–San Francisco is off Thursday’s setback to San Diego as a $1.66 home favorite, 9-4, while the combined 13 runs went ‘over’ the 7 1/2-run closing total. The ‘under’ was 6-1 for the Giants before that setback to the Padres.
**Yankees (Lieber) at Red Sox (Schilling)**
–LVSC lists Boston as a $1.70 home favorite over New York, with the total set at nine ‘under’ (minus $1.20). This American League East matchup is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET.
–New York’s Jon Lieber (7-6, 4.82 ERA) toes the rubber in an effort to improve his 2-5 road record and 5.65 ERA in seven starts. His road woes continued with Sunday’s setback to Detroit as a $1.47 favorite, 4-2.
–The former South Alabama hurler surrendered four runs on 10 hits (one home run) with no walks and five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. The combined six runs went ‘under’ the 10-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 6-2 his last eight outings.
–Lieber picked up a no-decision versus the Red Sox June 30 after allowing two runs on eight hits (one home run) with one walk and three strikeouts over six innings. The Yankees eventually triumphed as a $1.36 home favorite, 4-2, while the combined six runs went ‘under’ the 10 1/2-run closing total.
–Boston hurler Curt Schilling (12-4, 3.04 ERA) enters this contest with a 7-0 Fenway Park record and 2.67 ERA in 10 games.
–The 37-year-old improved to 4-0 his past five performances when he beat Anaheim Sunday as a $1.42 road ‘chalk,’ 6-2. The right-hander went eight innings, allowing one run on three hits (one home run) with no walks and seven strikeouts.
–The combined eight runs slithered ‘under’ the 8 1/2-run closing total, but the ‘over’ is still a robust 8-2 his last 10 starts.
–Schilling beat the Yankees April 17 as a $1.27 home favorite, 5-2, surrendering one run on six hits (one home run) with four walks and eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. The combined seven runs went ‘under’ the eight-run closing total.
–New York slipped past Toronto Thursday as a $1.85 home favorite, 1-0. The lone run never seriously threatened the 10-run closing total. The Yankees enter this matchup riding a three-game winning streak, while the ‘under’ is 8-3 the previous 11 contests.
–Boston split a doubleheader with Baltimore Thursday with a 4-0 victory and an 8-3 setback. The ‘over’ is 4-1 the last five games for the Red Sox. Boston is 31-17 at home, with the ‘over’ going 31-15.
**Rangers (Rogers) at Athletics (Mulder)**
–LVSC has Oakland as a $1.65 home ‘chalk’ over Texas, with the total listed at eight ‘over’ (minus $1.20). This contest is set to start at 10:05 p.m. ET.
–Texas veteran Ken Rogers (12-3, 4.34 ERA) finagled a no-decision in Sunday’s matchup with Toronto. The southpaw was tagged for five runs on 12 hits with no walks and six strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.
–The Rangers eventually prevailed as a $1.63 home ‘chalk,’ 7-5, while the combined 12 runs went ‘over’ the 10-run closing total. The ‘over’ is 4-0 his last four starts after going ‘under’ three times in a row.
–Rogers is 1-0 against Oakland this season in two starts, surrendering a combined four runs (three earned) on 11 hits with five walks and five strikeouts over 14 innings. The Rangers triumphed as a $1.01 home underdog, 7-2, while losing as a $2.20 road ‘dog, 5-4.
–Oakland southpaw Mark Mulder (13-2, 3.21 ERA) has an unblemished 7-0 home record on the line for this contest.
–The AL All-Star starter this year improved to 5-0 his last five games compliments of Sunday’s victory over Chicago as a $1.48 home favorite, 5-3. The 26-year-old went 8 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits (two home runs) with two walks and eight strikeouts.
–The combined eight runs slithered ‘under’ the 8 1/2-run closing total, ending a string of three consecutive ‘over’ outings when he is pitching.
–Mulder beat Texas April 6 as a $2.10 home favorite, 3-1, yielding the lone run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts over seven innings. The combined four runs went ‘under’ the 8 1/2-run closing total.
–Texas was routed by Anaheim Thursday as a $1.25 home ‘chalk,’ 11-1. The combined 12 runs went ‘over’ the 10 1/2-run closing total.