Author: Matt Fargo - Thursday, April 20, 2006

(901)WASHINGTON NATIONALS (TRABER) at (902)PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (MADSON) 7:05 PM

The Phillies are hitting only .222 against left-handed pitching including .229 at home...Philadelphia is 6-1 over in its last seven games...Billy Traber has a 7.09 ERA in his last 10 starts dating back to 2003.

(903)CINCINNATI REDS (WILLIAMS) at (904)MILWAUKEE BREWERS (OHKA) 8:05 PM

Cincinnati is hitting just .162 against right-handed pitching on the road...Milwaukee is 11-6 in the last 17 meetings in this series...Dave Williams is 4-1 in his five career starts against the Brewers.

(905)SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (WRIGHT) at (906)ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (VARGAS) 9:40 PM

Claudio Vargas is 5-0 over in his five starts against San Francisco and is 8-2 over in his last 10 starts dating back to last season...The road team has won 10 of the last 12 meetings in this series...Arizona is 14-6 in Vargas' last 20 starts.

(907)NEW YORK METS (TRACHSEL) at (908)SAN DIEGO PADRES (PEAVY) 10:05 PM

Steve Trachsel is 4-10 with a 5.26 ERA on the road over the last two seasons..The Mets are hitting .324 on the road against right-handed pitching this season...New York is 5-0 in series openers this year.

(909)LOS ANGELES ANGELS (COLON) at (910)MINNESOTA TWINS (BAKER) 1:10 PM

The Angels have won seven of the last eight meetings in this series...Minnesota is hitting .320 against right-handed pitching at home this season...Bartolo Colon is 3-6 with a 4.46 ERA in 11 career starts at the Metrodome.

(911)DETROIT TIGERS (BONDERMAN) at (912)OAKLAND A?S (ZITO) 3:35 PM

Detroit is 2-9 in Jeremy Bonderman's last 11 starts dating back to last season...Oakland is 7-2 over in Barry Zito's last nine starts dating back to last season...The A?s have won 14 of the last 20 meetings in this series.

(913)CLEVELAND INDIANS (CARMONA) at (914)BALTIMORE ORIOLES (BEDARD) 3:05 PM

Baltimore is 7-2 over in its last nine games...The Indians have won eight of the last 10 meetings in this series...Erik Bedard is 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA since 2004 in his 27 starts prior to the All-Star break.

(915)TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS (KAZMIR) at (916)BOSTON RED SOX (WAKEFIELD) 7:05 PM

Boston is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings in this series...Tim Wakefield is 13-1 with a 2.96 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 19 career starts against Tampa Bay...The Red Sox are hitting just .229 against left-handed pitching at home this season.

(917)TEXAS RANGERS (PADILLA) at (918)SEATTLE MARINERS (PINEIRO) 10:05 PM

Texas is 14-5 in the last 19 meetings in this series...The over is 8-2 in Vicente Padilla's last 10 starts dating back to last season. The over is 6-1 in Joel Pineiro's last seven starts against Texas dating back to 2004.

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