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National League:

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 EST
Javier Vazquez (R) at Paul Maholm (L)

Vazquez - Arizona 0-11 in road games revenging 2 straight losses vs opponent as a home favorite since 1997
Maholm - Pittsburgh 22-9 in road games revenging 2 straight losses vs opponent as a home favorite since 1997

Florida at Washington, 7:05 EST
Ismael Valdes (R) vs. Darrel Rasner (R)

Valdes - 12-1 Over in road night games over the last 2 seasons
Rasner - Washington 32-66 after 2 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons

Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
Roy Oswalt (R) vs. Jon Lieber (R)

Oswalt - 18-9 Under this season
Lieber - 15-2 TSR in home games after giving up 2 earned runs or less in his last 2 outings since 1997

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Rick Helling (R) vs. Aaron Harang (R)

Helling - 11-6 TSR as a road underdog of +150 to +200 since 1997
Harang - 6-15 TSR in night games this season

NY Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 EST
Pedro Martinez (R) vs. John Smoltz (R)

Martinez - 2-8 TSR after giving up 2 or more home runs last outing over the last 2 seasons
Smoltz - Atlanta 6-1 at home vs. Mets this season

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:10 EST
Glendon Rusch (L) vs. Matt Morris (R)

Rusch - 5-11 TSR with 5.07 ERA and 1.310 WHIP vs. St. Louis
Morris - 16-7 TSR with 4.30 ERA and 1.307 WHIP vs. Cubs

Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 EST
Aaron Cook (R) vs. Chan Ho Park (R)

Cook - Colorado 9-26 as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season
Park - 41-15 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997

San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:15 EST
Brett Tomko (R) vs. Brad Penny (R)

Tomko - 0-3 TSR with 6.60 ERA and a 1.800 WHIP last three starts
Penny - Los Angeles 21-8 Over playing with double revenge


American League:

LA Angels of Anaheim at Boston, 7:05 EST
John Lackey (R) vs. Tim Wakefield (R)

Lackey - 9-1 TSR as an underdog this season
Wakefield - 6-14 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 EST
Cliff Lee (L) vs. Jason Johnson (R)

Lee - 13-2 TSR in road games this season
Johnson - 0-11 TSR in September games over the last 3 seasons

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees, 7:05
Casey Fossum (L) vs. Randy Johnson (L)

Fossum - 8-29 TSR on a grass field over the last 2 seasons
Johnson - Yankees 55-19 at home after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 EST
Ted Lilly (L) vs. Daniel Cabrera (R)

Lilly - 6-1 TSR with 4.83 ERA and 1.219 WHIP vs. Baktimore
Cabrera - 3-8 TSR as a home favorite of -110 or higher this season

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 EST
Jose Lima (R) vs. Orlando Hernandez (R)

Lima - 2-21 TSR as a road underdog of +150 or more since 1997
Hernandez - White Sox 59-27 after a win this season

Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 EST
Kenny Rogers (L) vs. Kyle Lohse (R)

Rogers - 29-16 TSR in night games over the last 2 seasons
Lohse - 8-0 Under after giving up no earned runs last outing since 1997

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05
Joel Pineiro (R) vs. Joe Kennedy (R)

Pineiro - 1-12 TSR as a road underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons
Kennedy - 11-3 TSR in home games after 2 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons


**Denotes Time Change
TSR = Team Start Record