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MLB Matchup
Dodgers vs Astros Game Time: 8:05 p.m. ET Stadium: Minute Maid Park Surface: Grass

Los Angeles D
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
4/09/09	At	Sd	3-4	D/g	+150	+135	7.5-120	8.0-105	Kershaw,cl	L	U
4/10/09	At	Arz	4-9	N/g	-115	-110	9.5-125	10.0-120	Mcdonald,ja	L	O
4/11/09	At	Arz	11-2	T/g	-115	-115	10.5-110	10.5-115	Stults,er	W	O
4/12/09	At	Arz	3-1	D/g	-140	-148	9.0-110	9.0-120	Wolf,ra	W	U
4/13/09		Sf	11-1	D/g	-155	-180	7.5-120	8.0+105	Billingsley	W	O
4/15/09		Sf	5-4	N/g	-150	-155	7.5-110	7.5-110	Kershaw,cl	W	O
4/16/09		Sf	7-2	N/g	-145	-170	8.5+100	9.0-105	Stults,er	W	P
4/17/09		Col	4-3	N/g	-160	-145	8.5+100	9.0-110	Wolf,ra	W	U
4/18/09		Col	9-5	D/g	-165	-165	7.5-120	8.0-120	Billingsley	W	O
4/19/09		Col	14-2	D/g	-120	-115	8.5-120	9.0-135	Mcdonald,ja	W	O
Houston
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
4/10/09	At	Stl	3-5	N/g	-145	-145	9.0-110	9.0-115	Hampton,mi	L	U
4/11/09	At	Stl	2-11	D/g	-125	-120	8.0+100	7.5-120	Oswalt,ro	L	O
4/12/09	At	Stl	0-3	D/g	-135	-130	8.5-120	8.0-110	Rodriguez,wa	L	U
4/13/09	At	Pit	0-7	D/g	-123	-135	9.0-130	9.0+105	Moehler,br	L	U
4/15/09	At	Pit	4-1	N/g	-125	-110	9.5+100	9.0+115	Hampton,mi	W	U
4/16/09	At	Pit	6-3	D/g	-130	-125	9.5-110	9.0-110	Ortiz,ru	W	P
4/17/09		Cin	1-2	N/g	-165	-150	8.5+105	8.0-110	Oswalt,ro	L	U
4/18/09		Cin	7-0	N/g	-120	-125	8.5-110	8.0-110	Rodriguez,wa	W	U
4/19/09		Cin	2-4	D/g	+115	+105	9.0+100	9.0+100	Paulino,fe	L	U
4/20/09		Cin	3-4	N/g	-120	-125	8.5-125	8.0-130	Hampton,mi	L	U

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
5/09/08	Hou	1-7	N/g	-178	-200	9.0+100	9.0-110	Moehler,br	L	U
5/10/08	Hou	0-5	N/g	-175	-175	9.0+100	8.5+100	Sampson,ch	L	U
5/11/08	Hou	5-8	D/g	-143	-143	9.0-115	9.0-105	Geary,ge	L	O
6/30/08	La	4-1	N/g	-145	-150	8.5-115	8.5+100	Oswalt,ro	W	U
7/01/08	La	6-7	N/g	-122	-135	9.0+105	8.5-110	Park,ch	L	O
7/02/08	La	1-4	N/g	-110	+100	9.0-120	9.0-120	Kuroda,hi	L	U
7/03/08	La	2-5	D/g	+110	+120	8.5-110	8.5-105	Billingsley	L	U

W/L Record Comparison

Los Angeles D
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		6-0	+600	4-3	+98	10-3	+698
Last	10	6-0	+600	2-2	-2	8-2	+598
Houston
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		2-5	-375	2-4	-185	4-9	-560
Last	10	1-3	-275	2-4	-185	3-7	-460
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Los	Angeles	5-1	5-2	10-3	0-0	7-2	3-1
Houston		1-4	3-5	4-9	0-0	1-2	3-6

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Los Angeles D
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		4-1	+290	2-5	-360	6-6	-70
Last	10	4-1	+290	2-2	-25	6-3	+265
Houston
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		1-6	-560	1-4	-345	2-10	-905
Last	10	0-4	-450	1-4	-345	1-8	-795

Value Index

 
                            LV MONEY LINE
                            OPEN  CURRENT  VALUE INDEX  VI LINE   VI EDGE
(KERSHAW,CL)   - LA         -140   -140       -180                   
(ORTIZ,RU)     - HOU                          -180       -105        35

                            LV OVER/UNDER
                            OPEN  CURRENT  VALUE INDEX  VI EDGE
OVER/UNDER                  9.0    9.0         8.0        1.0 UN

Away Pitcher

LOS ANGELES DODGERS -- KERSHAW,CLAY (L)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	1	0	0	5.0	2	1	1	4	6	1.80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Home	1	0	0	7.0	1	1	1	1	13	1.29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	0	0	12.0	3	2	2	5	19	1.50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2009 BULLPEN FOR KERSHAW,CLAY
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
2	5.0	6	6	10.80	8	2	7	2	1	1	0	1

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/09/09	at SD	3-4		5.0	1	1	2	4	6	0	+150	+135	7.5-120	8.0-105
4/15/09	SF	5-4		7.0	1	1	1	1	13	1	-150	-155	7.5-110	7.5-110

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
7/01/08	at HOU	7-6		5.2	3	3	6	2	4	0	-122	-135	9.0+105	8.5-110

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
4/15/09	SF	2.0	3	3	13.50	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	1
4/16/09	SF	4.0	0	0	0.00	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
4/17/09	COL	3.0	0	0	0.00	2	2	4	0	1	0	1	0
4/18/09	COL	3.0	2	2	6.00	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0
4/19/09	COL	4.2	2	2	3.86	4	0	3	2	1	0	0	0

Home Pitcher

HOUSTON ASTROS -- ORTIZ,RUSS (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	1	0	0	4.2	5	3	3	2	2	5.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Home	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	4.2	5	3	3	2	2	5.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2009 BULLPEN FOR ORTIZ,RUSS
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
1	4.1	0	0	0.00	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/16/09	at PIT	6-3		4.2	3	3	5	2	2	0	-130	-125	9.5-110	9.0-110

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
4/16/09	at PIT	4.1	0	0	0.00	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
4/17/09	CIN	3.0	2	2	6.00	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
4/18/09	CIN	2.0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/19/09	CIN	3.0	4	3	9.00	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
4/20/09	CIN	2.2	1	1	3.38	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1

Updated Tue, Apr 21 5:00 AM EST

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