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New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies 7-4-09

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies

The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Saturday. The Mets will give the ball to starter Fernando Nieve in this one. Right Hander Nieve is 3-1 this season with a 2.45 ERA. It'll be Jamie Moyer toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Lefthander Moyer is 6-6 with a 6.05 ERA so far this season. Odds makers currently have the Phillies listed as 140-money line favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies snapped a three-game losing skid with a 7-2 victory over the Mets on Friday, as -160 favorites. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Rodrigo Lopez allowed six hits and two runs over 6 1-3 innings to earn the win. Nick Evans and Brian Schneider drove in the runs for the Mets, who were +140 underdogs.

Team records:
New York: 39-40 SU
Philadelphia: 40-37 SU
New York most recently:
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Philadelphia most recently:
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home

Philadelphia home to NY Mets, Sunday, July 5

Daily Sports Roundup: July 4

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Yankees host the Blue Jays, the Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona, and the Williams sisters hit the court at Wimbledon.

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The Yankees will be looking to get a second straight win from Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06 ERA) when they host the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Right Hander Wang picked up his first victory of the season in a start against the Mets last time out, allowing two earned runs on four hits in 5 1-3 innings of work. Wang will be in tough Saturday, though, as the Jays counter with ace right hander Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56 ERA), who has allowed three or fewer earned runs in nine of his past 10 starts. Toronto has won 10 of Halladay's 15 starts this season.

Also on the American League's holiday slate for Saturday: Seattle at Boston, the White Sox at Kansas City, Oakland at Cleveland, Tampa Bay at Texas, Baltimore at the Angels, and Detroit at Minnesota. The Tigers will send Edwin Jackson (6-4, 2.49 ERA) to the mound against the Twins' Francisco Liriano (4-8, 5.62 ERA).

Tim Lincecum (8-2, 2.37 ERA) will be gunning for his third straight victory on Saturday afternoon when his Giants play host to the Astros and Russ Ortiz (3-3, 3.36 ERA). Right Hander Lincecum has gone the full nine innings in three of his past four starts, allowing just four earned runs over his past 35 innings pitched. Right Hander Ortiz has surrendered only seven earned runs over his past three outings (20 1-3 innings), but Houston managed to drop all three of the contests.

Rounding out the National League slate for Saturday: Atlanta at Washington, Milwaukee at the Cubs, St. Louis at Cincinnati, the Dodgers at San Diego, Pittsburgh at Florida, Arizona at Colorado, and the Mets at Philadelphia.

The Sprint Cup Series races under the lights on Saturday night, as Daytona International Speedway hosts the Coke Zero 400. Kyle Busch, the defending champion at this event, is pegged as the 5/1 Vegas favorite to visit victory lane again on Saturday, while Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are right behind him at 6/1. Tony Stewart rounds out the top tier of contenders to win the Coke Zero 400 at 8/1 odds; Stewart holds a 69-point lead on Gordon in the driver standings.

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