{"id":2462,"date":"2008-10-27T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/rays-phillies-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-10-27T07:28:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T12:28:00","slug":"rays-phillies-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/rays-phillies-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays-Phillies Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Philadelphia Phillies will both be looking to close out the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday when they meet at Citizens<\/st1:PlaceName> Bank<\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in Game 5 of the World Series. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Rays will give the ball to Scott Kazmir in this one. Lefthander Kazmir was 13-9 this season with a 3.57 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Meanwhile, it’ll be Cole Hamels who starts for the Phillies. Lefthander Hamels was 17-10 with a 2.91 ERA this past season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ryan Howard was 3-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI Sunday night as the Phillies took a 3-1 series lead with a 10-2 rout of the Rays. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Phillies were a +100 underdog in the win and the 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over\/under total (9.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Jayson Werth added a two-run home run for the Phillies, while Jimmy Rollins was 3-4 with three runs scored. Joe Blanton earned the win for Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> after allowing only two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over six innings <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Carl Crawford and Eric Hinske hit solo home runs for Tampa Bay, while Andy Sonnanstine was tagged for five runs (three were earned) on six hits in four innings. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>: 97-65 SU
Philadelphia: 92-70 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win are 7-3<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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