{"id":4625,"date":"2009-06-18T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/blue-jays-phillies-odds-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-06-18T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:03:00","slug":"blue-jays-phillies-odds-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/blue-jays-phillies-odds-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays-Phillies Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" >\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"font: inherit;\">\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The fans at <?xml:namespace prefix = st2 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st2:place><st2:PlaceName>Citizens<\/st2:PlaceName> <st2:PlaceName>Bank<\/st2:PlaceName> <st2:PlaceType>Park<\/st2:PlaceType><\/st2:place> will be treated to a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Thursday. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The Blue Jays will trot <st2:PersonName><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas:contacts\" \/><st1:GivenName>Brad<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Mills<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> out to the mound in this one. <st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Lefthander<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Mills<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Starting this game for the Phillies will be <st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Joe<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Blanton<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName>. The righthander has a 5.17 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game&#8217;s total has not yet been posted. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Aaron<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Hill<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs on Wednesday, as the Blue Jays cruised past the Phillies 7-1. The Blue Jays won that game as +120 underdogs, but the eight runs went UNDER the night&#8217;s posted over\/under (10.5). <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Scott<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Rolen<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> homered and drove in two runs for the Blue Jays. <st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Scott<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Richmond<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> fanned 11 batters over eight innings to pick up his fifth win. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><st2:PersonName><st1:GivenName>Jamie<\/st1:GivenName> <st1:Sn>Moyer<\/st1:Sn><\/st2:PersonName> was rocked for 10 hits and six runs over six innings in the loss for the Phillies, who were favored at -140. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Current streak:<br \/><st2:City><st2:place>Toronto<\/st2:place><\/st2:City> has won 2 straight games.<br \/><st2:City><st2:place>Philadelphia<\/st2:place><\/st2:City> has lost 2 straight games.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Team records:<br \/><st2:City><st2:place>Toronto<\/st2:place><\/st2:City>: 36-31 SU<br \/>Philadelphia: 36-27 SU<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Toronto most recently:<br \/>When playing on Thursday are 5-5<br \/>Before playing Washington are 7-3<br \/>After playing Philadelphia are 6-4<br \/>After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia most recently:<br \/>When playing on Thursday are 3-7<br \/>Before playing Baltimore are 5-5<br \/>After playing Toronto are 3-7<br \/>After a loss are 7-3<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">A few trends to consider:<br \/>Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia<br \/>Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia<br \/>Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road<br \/>Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games <br \/>Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto<br \/>Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto<br \/>Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home<br \/>Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Next up:<br \/><st2:City><st2:place>Toronto<\/st2:place><\/st2:City> at <st1:Sn><st2:State><st2:place>Washington<\/st2:place><\/st2:State><\/st1:Sn>, Friday, June 19<br \/><st2:City><st2:place>Philadelphia<\/st2:place><\/st2:City> home to <st1:Sn><st2:City><st2:place>Baltimore<\/st2:place><\/st2:City><\/st1:Sn>, Friday, June 19<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=MsoNormal><o:p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Thursday. The Blue Jays will trot Brad Mills out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Mills has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. Starting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/blue-jays-phillies-odds-preview-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blue Jays-Phillies Odds Preview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}