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Friday at 8:15 PM			PITTSBURGH (36-65) AT ST LOUIS (56-46)
					Starting Pitchers
Teams	Line	W-L	Ov/Un/P	RF/RA	Starters	REC	ERA	WHIP
959: PITTSBURGH 960: ST LOUIS	7.5 -294	36-65 56-46	44-50-7 40-58-4	3.5 / 5.3 4.4 / 3.7	(R) J KARSTENS (R) C CARPENTER	2-6 11-3	4.54 3.09	1.41 1.18
Current Weather Conditions
Conditions: Light Rain Fog/Mist Temperature: 80.0 ° Humidity: 87 Wind: East at 8.1 MPH (7 KT)

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

		Power Line
Team	Pitcher	Estimate	Edge
PITTSBURGH	KARSTENS	+319
ST LOUIS	CARPENTER	-319

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

PITTSBURGH team trends
	Win/Loss record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1997		Current	Last 3	Since 1997
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in games played on a grass field	36-64	-10.2	164-256	-45.4	730-1026	-111.7	44-49	196-204	810-854
in night games	25-46	-7	117-173	-22.9	654-827	-40.6	29-36	137-137	691-711
against right-handed starters	21-48	-17.8	117-188	-39.9	703-931	-78.3	30-34	150-138	787-761
after a loss	19-45	-16.1	96-162	-33.9	522-727	-83.9	29-31	127-117	593-590
when playing against a team with a winning record	12-31	-11	78-135	-28.7	455-671	-62.3	21-20	100-105	523-548
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	2-4	-0.3	28-67	-24.4	201-330	-47.4	3-3	41-51	240-264
in all games	36-64	-10.2	165-258	-45.7	943-1258	-118.9	44-49	198-205	1039-1051
as a road underdog of +225 to +250	2-4	+0.7	2-16	-11.4	8-38	-19.2	3-2	8-9	14-28
as a road underdog of +250 or more	1-0	+2.6	1-1	+1.6	4-8	+2.2	0-1	0-2	2-9
in road games	13-39	-14.2	63-150	-50.8	408-696	-120.5	21-26	103-97	514-536
in July games	9-13	-0.4	29-44	-9.1	165-199	-13.5	10-9	32-35	169-175
when playing on Friday	3-13	-9	22-45	-18.4	150-204	-26.7	5-9	26-37	159-174
against division opponents	21-27	+2.9	77-128	-28.8	436-581	-50.6	18-25	94-97	467-489

ST LOUIS team trends
	Win/Loss record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1997		Current	Last 3	Since 1997
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in games played on a grass field	53-45	-8	230-195	-0.6	1167-961	+23.4	38-56	182-220	1002-1020
in night games	35-28	-3.2	156-121	+13.2	775-682	-32.4	24-37	117-145	685-694
against right-handed starters	36-30	-3.7	158-128	+8.5	902-729	+48.6	25-39	129-143	778-770
after getting shut out	3-6	-3.6	10-14	-6.6	60-41	+13.7	4-5	15-8	46-52
after a loss	28-17	+5.7	111-84	+16.1	574-468	+48.8	21-23	90-95	492-498
when playing against a team with a losing record	31-23	-3.4	124-90	+7	639-477	+8.4	23-30	100-103	545-520
when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season	4-3	+1	56-31	+13.9	330-236	+13.7	3-4	45-36	280-263
in all games	55-46	-7.3	232-196	+0.1	1230-1037	+6.7	39-58	183-222	1067-1084
as a home favorite of -250 to -330	4-1	+0.8	7-3	-1.5	28-6	+11.5	2-3	3-7	10-23
in home games	33-16	+5.6	125-87	+3.2	669-463	+24.5	17-28	84-115	516-553
in July games	12-11	-0.7	41-36	+3.2	200-164	+12.1	10-11	33-41	169-183
when playing on Friday	12-4	+7	41-26	+12.5	186-170	-13.6	5-10	26-35	159-168
against division opponents	22-18	-6.2	104-93	-13	562-463	-18.6	15-23	80-105	482-496

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

PITTSBURGH - Schedule
									Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Opp Starter	Score	W/L	Line	Tot.	O/U	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/16/2010	DUKE(L)	HOUSTON	MYERS(R)	2-5	L	+100	8 un	U	6	4	0	8	5	0
7/17/2010	OHLENDORF(R)	HOUSTON	NORRIS(R)	12-6	W	-130	8 un	O	17	8	0	7	4	2
7/18/2010	MAHOLM(L)	HOUSTON	OSWALT(R)	9-0	W	+120	7 ov	O	19	9	1	3	2	0
7/19/2010	KARSTENS(R)	MILWAUKEE	CAPUANO(L)	1-3	L	+105	9.5 un	U	6	7	0	3	1	0
7/20/2010	LINCOLN(R)	MILWAUKEE	BUSH(R)	11-9	W	+115	9 ov	O	11	6	0	14	7	3
7/21/2010	DUKE(L)	MILWAUKEE	WOLF(L)	15-3	W	+125	8.5 ev	O	18	6	2	7	7	0
7/22/2010	OHLENDORF(R)	MILWAUKEE	GALLARDO(R)	2-3	L	+140	8 ov	U	7	8	0	10	9	0
7/23/2010	MAHOLM(L)	SAN DIEGO	CORREIA(R)	3-5	L	+100	8.5 un	U	6	5	1	9	9	1
7/24/2010	KARSTENS(R)	SAN DIEGO	LATOS(R)	2-9	L	+160	7.5 un	O	8	8	2	11	6	1
7/25/2010	LINCOLN(R)	SAN DIEGO	LEBLANC(L)	3-6	L	+125	8.5 un	O	8	5	0	8	5	0
7/27/2010	DUKE(L)	@ COLORADO	DE LA ROSA(L)	4-2	W	187	9 ov	U	7	4	0	6	6	1
7/28/2010	OHLENDORF(R)	@ COLORADO	COOK(R)	6-2	W	187	9.5 un	U	11	6	1	10	9	0
7/29/2010	MAHOLM(L)	@ COLORADO	JIMENEZ(R)	3-9	L	230	8.5 un	O	6	4	1	15	8	0
7/30/2010	KARSTENS(R)	@ ST LOUIS	CARPENTER(R)
7/31/2010		@ ST LOUIS
8/1/2010		@ ST LOUIS
8/2/2010		CINCINNATI
8/3/2010		CINCINNATI
8/4/2010		CINCINNATI
8/5/2010		COLORADO
8/6/2010		COLORADO

ST LOUIS - Schedule
									Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Opp Starter	Score	W/L	Line	Tot.	O/U	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/16/2010	GARCIA(L)	LA DODGERS	BILLINGSLEY(R)	8-4	W	-120	7.5 ov	O	14	7	0	13	12	0
7/17/2010	WAINWRIGHT(R)	LA DODGERS	KURODA(R)	2-0	W	-160	7.5 ev	U	5	9	0	6	6	1
7/18/2010	SUPPAN(R)	LA DODGERS	PADILLA(R)	5-4	W	+140	9 ev	P	7	9	1	8	9	0
7/19/2010	HAWKSWORTH(R)	PHILADELPHIA	KENDRICK(R)	8-4	W	-115	9 un	O	8	4	0	13	9	0
7/20/2010	CARPENTER(R)	PHILADELPHIA	MOYER(L)	7-1	W	-175	8 ev	P	15	8	1	6	5	0
7/21/2010	GARCIA(L)	PHILADELPHIA	BLANTON(R)	5-1	W	-145	8.5 ev	U	7	4	1	4	7	1
7/22/2010	WAINWRIGHT(R)	PHILADELPHIA	HAMELS(L)	0-2	L	-160	7 ov	U	1	2	1	12	9	0
7/23/2010	SUPPAN(R)	@ CHICAGO CUBS	WELLS(R)	0-5	L	155	12 ov	U	5	8	0	10	7	1
7/24/2010	HAWKSWORTH(R)	@ CHICAGO CUBS	GORZELANNY(L)	5-6	L	125	12 un	U	11	8	1	9	5	1
7/25/2010	CARPENTER(R)	@ CHICAGO CUBS	DEMPSTER(R)	4-3	W	-125	6.5 ev	O	15	10	1	12	9	0
7/27/2010	WAINWRIGHT(R)	@ NY METS	NIESE(L)	2-8	L	-145	7 un	O	10	10	0	9	6	2
7/28/2010	GARCIA(L)	@ NY METS	SANTANA(L)	8-7	W	125	6.5 ov	O	16	11	0	13	9	0
7/29/2010	HAWKSWORTH(R)	@ NY METS	DICKEY(R)	0-4	L	140	8.5 un	U	4	4	1	7	9	0
7/30/2010	CARPENTER(R)	PITTSBURGH	KARSTENS(R)
7/31/2010		PITTSBURGH
8/1/2010		PITTSBURGH
8/2/2010		HOUSTON
8/3/2010		HOUSTON
8/4/2010		HOUSTON
8/6/2010		@ FLORIDA

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
	Team Records			Team			Opponent
	W-L	Units	O-U	Runs	Avg	OBP	Runs	Avg	OBP
All Games	36-65	-11.2	44-50	3.5	0.242	0.304	5.3	0.279	0.345
Road Games	13-39	-14.2	21-26	3.1	0.235	0.291	5.7	0.298	0.366
vs Right-handed Starters	21-48	-17.8	30-34	3.4	0.240	0.297	5.8	0.292	0.360
Past 7 Games	2-5	-1.3	3-4	3.3	0.227	0.280	5.1	0.289	0.356
Grass Games	36-65	-11.2	44-50	3.5	0.242	0.304	5.3	0.279	0.345
Night Games	25-47	-8	29-37	3.4	0.242	0.303	5.1	0.277	0.344
Division	21-28	+1.9	18-26	3.7	0.250	0.313	4.9	0.264	0.335

PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	3.5	0.242	0.304	101	3368	816	185	72	0.02	344	298	745	58	688	94	75	78	84
Road Games	3.1	0.235	0.291	52	1765	415	97	41	0.02	157	140	413	33	350	49	35	43	42
Righty Starters	3.4	0.240	0.297	69	2289	549	124	45	0.02	228	186	498	40	457	65	53	52	63

PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	4.22	1.351	339	174	159	307	34	151	303	17-11	22	11	66.7%
Road Games	4.90	1.500	165.3	97	90	174	22	74	154	6-9	9	9	50%

ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
	Team Records			Team			Opponent
	W-L	Units	O-U	Runs	Avg	OBP	Runs	Avg	OBP
All Games	56-46	-6.3	40-58	4.4	0.262	0.330	3.7	0.255	0.315
Home Games	34-16	+6.6	18-28	4.9	0.269	0.351	3.3	0.236	0.291
vs Right-handed Starters	37-30	-2.7	26-39	4.2	0.259	0.326	3.6	0.258	0.317
Past 7 Games	2-5	-3.8	3-4	2.7	0.242	0.307	5.0	0.279	0.343
Grass Games	54-45	-7	39-56	4.5	0.262	0.332	3.8	0.256	0.316
Night Games	36-28	-2.2	25-37	4.4	0.271	0.333	3.7	0.252	0.312
Division	22-18	-6.2	15-23	4.7	0.265	0.336	3.6	0.246	0.301

ST LOUIS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.4	0.262	0.330	102	3469	908	209	101	0.03	427	354	664	54	729	107	69	111	27
Home Games	4.9	0.269	0.351	50	1655	446	99	45	0.03	228	209	299	26	373	51	37	58	10
Righty Starters	4.2	0.259	0.326	67	2227	576	135	64	0.03	268	223	451	32	458	70	44	71	17

ST LOUIS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	3.31	1.254	296.7	116	109	268	29	104	212	14-15	23	7	76.7%
Home Games	2.66	1.123	148.7	48	44	116	11	51	104	9-6	12	3	80%

Starting Pitcher Season to Date Performance

JEFF KARSTENS recent results and season statistics

JEFF KARSTENS - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics												Team Records
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	Units	O-U
All Games	4.72	1.416	2-6	19	89.7	-	52	47	103	18	24	52	-	-	-
All Starts	4.54	1.407	2-6	13	75.3	5.8	42	38	85	15	21	44	5-8	-0.7	6-7
Road Starts	4.95	1.625	0-4	7	40	5.7	24	22	51	10	14	22	1-6	-4	3-4
Last 3 Starts	4.76	1.353	0-3	3	17	5.7	11	9	15	4	8	16	0-3	-3	1-2

JEFF KARSTENS - Recent Starts
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
7/24/2010	SAN DIEGO	2-9	+160	7.5	Loss,Over	L	6	4	2	7	0	2	5	LATOS(R)
7/19/2010	MILWAUKEE	1-3	+105	9.5	Loss,Under	L	6	3	3	3	2	0	6	CAPUANO(L)
7/10/2010	at MILWAUKEE	3-4	+155	9.5	Loss,Under	L	5	4	4	5	2	6	5	BUSH(R)

CHRIS CARPENTER recent results and season statistics

CHRIS CARPENTER - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics												Team Records
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	Units	O-U
All Starts	3.09	1.184	11-3	22	148.7	6.8	57	51	136	15	40	122	16-6	+5.8	12-9
Home Starts	3.04	1.108	8-2	12	83	6.9	32	28	70	8	22	65	10-2	+4.9	6-5
Last 3 Starts	1.96	0.870	2-0	3	23	7.7	5	5	18	1	2	14	3-0	+3	2-0

CHRIS CARPENTER - Recent Starts
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
7/25/2010	at CHICAGO CUBS	4-3	-125	6.5	Win,Over		7	3	3	9	0	1	4	DEMPSTER(R)
7/20/2010	PHILADELPHIA	7-1	-175	8	Win	W	8	1	1	5	0	1	4	MOYER(L)
7/15/2010	LA DODGERS	7-1	-125	7	Win,Over	W	8	1	1	4	1	0	6	KERSHAW(L)

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

Games over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 16-19 (+2.1 Units) against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons

19 of 33 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

Games this season

ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+0.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season

2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

All games at ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 7-8 (+2.6 Units) against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons

9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

Games played at ST LOUIS this season.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

Pitcher Versus Team Past History

JEFF KARSTENS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997

KARSTENS is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.000.

His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

JEFF KARSTENS recent starts vs. ST LOUIS

Date

Opponent

Score

Line

Total

Result

Dec

Opp Starter

5/8/2010

ST LOUIS

2-0

+175

Win,Under

GARCIA(L)

5/14/2009

ST LOUIS

1-5

+110

9.5

Loss,Under

BOGGS(R)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997

CARPENTER is 11-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.29 and a WHIP of 0.928.

His team's record is 13-1 (+11.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-9. (-5.8 units)

CHRIS CARPENTER recent starts vs. PITTSBURGH
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
5/7/2010	at PITTSBURGH	4-3	-180	8	Win,Under		7	2	2	8	0	0	8	DUKE(L)
8/7/2009	at PITTSBURGH	6-4	-210	7	Win,Over	W	8	4	4	9	2	1	4	MAHOLM(L)
4/9/2009	PITTSBURGH	2-1	-210	8.5	Win,Under	W	7	1	0	1	0	2	7	OHLENDORF(R)

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring Nobody in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in PITTSBURGH games 52.6% of the time since 1997. (941-847, +19.9 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in PITTSBURGH games 52.5% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (190-172, +2.4 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in ST LOUIS games 49.8% of the time since 1997. (905-912, -78.6 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in ST LOUIS games 49.3% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (184-189, -22.5 units)

No Edge.

The betting public is favoring nothing on the total in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the total in PITTSBURGH games 50.4% of the time since 1997. (692-681, -89.7 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in PITTSBURGH games 46.7% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (105-120, -29.5 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in ST LOUIS games 49.6% of the time since 1997. (720-732, -117.5 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in ST LOUIS games 48.5% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (111-118, -20.8 units)

No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

PITTSBURGH

[P] 04/04/2010 - Jose Ascanio 60-day DL (3/26) ( Shoulder )

[P] 04/25/2010 - Chris Jakubauskas 60-day DL (4/25) ( Concussion )

[1B] 05/25/2010 - Steven Pearce 15-day DL (5/25) ( Ankle )

[C] 07/22/2010 - Ryan Doumit 15-day DL (7/22) ( Concussion )

[P] 07/28/2010 - Ross Ohlendorf is upgraded to expected to make his next start ( Head )

[CF] 07/29/2010 - Andrew McCutchen "?" Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Shoulder )

ST LOUIS

[P] 05/23/2010 - Brad Penny 15-day DL (5/21) ( Back )

[P] 05/25/2010 - Kyle Lohse 60-day DL (5/23), out indefinitely ( Forearm )

[3B] 06/29/2010 - David Freese 15-day DL (6/28) ( Ankle )

[P] 07/08/2010 - Adam Ottavino 15-day DL (7/4) ( Shoulder )

[LF] 07/15/2010 - Nick Stavinoha 15-day DL (7/12) ( Shoulder )

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