Saturday, June 20, 2009

Orioles-Phillies Lines Preview

The Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park in an interleague contest.
The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brad Bergesen in this game. Bergesen has a 4-2 record and a 3.78 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be JA Happ. The lefthander has a 4.30 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Orioles scored three runs in the second inning en route to a 7-2 victory over the Phillies on Friday, as +135 underdogs. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Nick Markakis drove in two runs, and Nolan Reimold went deep for the Orioles. Rich Hill went 6 2-3 innings for the win, allowing five hits and two runs.
Jayson Werth drove in both runs for the Phillies, who were -155 favorites. Antonio Bastardo gave up five hits and four runs over seven innings of work.
Current streak:
Baltimore has won 3 straight games.
Philadelphia has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Baltimore: 30-37 SU
Philadelphia: 36-29 SU
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Baltimore, Sunday, June 21

 

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