Monday, April 07, 2008

Phillies-Reds Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Ace Cole Hamels will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Hamels is 0-1 this season with a 1.13 ERA.
Starting this game for the Reds will be Bronson Arroyo. The righthander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Reds defeated Philadelphia 8-2 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Jeff Keppinger hit a three-run home run and Ken Griffey Jr. launched a two-run shot for Cincinnati, while Edison Volquez recorded his first win of the season after allowing one run on five hits, with eight strikeouts over 5 1-3 innings.
Pat Burrell was 2-3 with an RBI for the Phillies, while Brett Myers gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings to take the loss.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 2-4 SU
Cincinnati: 4-2 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up:
Philadelphia at NY Mets, Tuesday, April 8
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 8
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