September 2009

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on Tuesday when they battle the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

Righthander AJ Burnett will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Burnett is 10-8 this season with a 4.10 ERA.

The Orioles will counter Burnett with David Hernandez. Righthander Hernandez has a 4.40 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Andy Pettitte allowed one run over eight innings to earn the win, as the Yankees downed the Orioles 5-1 on Monday night.

New York won as -185 road favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 10-run total set by oddsmakers.

Nick Swisher went 3-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in for the Yankees, as Robinson Cano was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York.

Melvin Mora went deep for the Baltimore, while Jeremy Guthrie gave up two runs over six innings to take the defeat for the Orioles.

Current streak:
New York has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 83-48 SU
Baltimore: 54-78 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 8-2
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games

Next up:
Baltimore home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, September 2

The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park.

Lefthander Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Sanchez is 6-10 this season with a 4.41 ERA.

Sanchez‘s opponent in this one will be Cole Hamels. The Phillies ace lefthander has a 4.52 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Giants defeated Colorado 9-5 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Edgar Renteria was 3-5 with a home run and five RBI for San Francisco and Ryan Rohlinger drove in a pair of runs in the win.

The Phillies defeated Atlanta 3-2 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Carlos Ruiz was 3-3 with a pair of RBI for Philadelphia, while Joe Blanton allowed one run on three hits in seven innings.

Current streak:
San Francisco has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 72-59 SU
Philadelphia: 75-53 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
San Francisco is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Philadelphia is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games

Next up:
Philadelphia home to San Francisco, Wednesday, September 2