**Astros (Rodriguez) at Dodgers (Lowe)**

–Las Vegas Sports Consultants has Los Angeles as a $1.35 home ‘chalk’ over Houston, with the total set at eight ‘over’ (minus $1.20). This National League tilt is scheduled to begin at 3:10 p.m. ET.



–Houston hurler Wandy Rodriguez (4-1, 3.27 ERA) toes the rubber for the first time since suffering his first setback of the season. The southpaw fell to Colorado Saturday as a $1.06 road underdog, 5-0, allowing five runs on seven hits (one home run) with two walks and a strikeout over six innings.

–The five runs failed to eclipse the 10 1/2-run closing total, helping the ‘under’ improve to 3-1 his last four starts.

–Rodriguez beat the Dodgers April 26 as a $1.27 home favorite, 8-5, surrendering two runs on five hits (one home run) with two walks and six strikeouts over seven innings. The combined 13 runs toppled the 8 1/2-run closing total.

–Los Angeles righty Derek Lowe (1-1, 3.05 ERA) heads to the hill searching for a victory after receiving four consecutive no decisions. That trend continued with Friday’s 7 1/3-inning effort versus Milwaukee.

–The 6-foot-6 hurler was reached for two runs on seven hits (one home run) with a walk and six strikeouts. The Dodgers ended up prevailing as a $1.03 home underdog, 4-3, while the combined seven runs landed directly on the closing total.

–Lowe received a no-decision against the Astros April 24 after going seven innings and yielding one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Los Angeles ended up winning that affair as a $1.25 road underdog, 6-2. The combined eight runs slithered ‘under’ the 8 1/2-run closing total.

**Mets (Trachsel) at Phillies (Floyd)**

–LVSC opened this NL East contest as a ‘pick,’ with the total set at 10. This contest is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET.

–New York’s Steve Trachsel (2-2, 4.96 ERA) finagled a no-decision in Friday’s effort versus Atlanta. The veteran hurler went six innings, allowing four runs on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

–The Mets ended up winning that affair as a $1.36 home ‘chalk,’ 8-7, while the combined 15 runs soared ‘over’ the 8 1/2-run closing total. The ‘over’ is now 5-1 for Trachsel this season.

–The right-hander was roughed up by the Phillies last year as a $1.55 road underdog, 16-6. In just 4 2/3 innings, he was reached for seven runs on 10 hits (one home run) with three walks and five strikeouts. The combined 22 runs soared ‘over’ the 9 1/2-run closing total.

–Philadelphia pitcher Gavin Floyd (3-2, 6.16 ERA) is riding a personal two-game winning streak after topping San Francisco Friday as a $1.25 home favorite, 8-3. The three-year veteran surrendered three runs on nine hits (two home runs) with three walks and two strikeouts over six innings.

–The combined 11 runs eclipsed the 9 1/2-run closing total, helping the ‘over’ improve to 4-1 his last five outings.

–Floyd, a right-hander, has not started against the Mets the previous few years.

**Red Sox (Wakefield) at Yankees (Chacon)**

–LVSC installed New York as a $1.40 home ‘chalk’ over Boston, with the total listed at 10 ‘over’ (minus $1.20). ESPN2 will provide coverage of this American League East matchup beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET.

–Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (2-4, 3.97 ERA) had dropped three games in four starts before knocking off Baltimore Saturday as a $1.38 home favorite, 9-3. The Florida Tech product was tagged for three runs on seven hits (one home run) with two walks and three strikeouts over six innings.

–The combined 12 runs went ‘over’ the 9 1/2-run closing total, snapping a string of five consecutive ‘under’ outings for the right-hander.

–Wakefield earned a no-decision against the Yankees May 1 after tossing seven innings and yielding three runs on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts. The Red Sox eventually prevailed as a $1.06 home underdog, 7-3, while the combined 10 runs slithered ‘under’ the 10 1/2-run closing total.

–New York pitcher Shawn Chacon (4-1, 3.56 ERA) recorded his fourth victory in a row after beating Texas Saturday as a $1.06 road ‘chalk,’ 6-1. The 28-year-old surrendered the lone run on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings.

–The combined seven runs failed to eclipse the 10 1/2-run closing total, enabling the ‘under’ to improve to 4-1 when he’s pitching.

–Chacon fell to the Red Sox last season as a $1.32 home favorite, 9-2, allowing five runs on six hits (two home runs) with three walks and a strikeout over three innings. The combined 11 runs slithered ‘over’ the 10 1/2-run closing total.

**Angels (Escobar) at White Sox (Garland)**

–LVSC lists Chicago as a $1.35 home favorite over Los Angeles, with the total set at nine ‘under’ (minus $1.20). This tilt is slated to begin at 8:05 p.m. ET.

–Los Angeles hurler Ervin Santana (2-1, 4.84 ERA) suffered his first setback of the season with Friday’s loss to Toronto as a $1.17 road underdog, 13-3. The Dominican Republic native was reached for six runs on nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts over just four innings.

–The combined 16 runs toppled the 9 1/2-run closing total, helping the ‘over’ improve to 4-1 his previous five starts.

–Santana picked up a no-decision against Chicago April 30 despite surrendering five runs on eight hits with a walk and four strikeouts over seven innings. The Angels ended up losing that affair as a $1.25 home favorite, 6-5, while the combined 11 runs eclipsed the nine-run closing total.

–Chicago’s Jon Garland (2-1, 6.05 ERA) received his third consecutive no decision with Friday’s matchup versus Kansas City. The 6-foot-6 hurler went seven innings, yielding one run on seven hits with two walks and a strikeout.

–The White Sox ended up dropping that contest as a decided $2.45 home favorite, 5-4, while the combined nine runs landed directly on the closing total.

–Garland finagled a no-decision against Los Angeles and Santana April 30 despite being roughed up for five runs on five hits (one home run) with two walks and two strikeouts over seven innings.