Interleague play continues tonight with the exception of Pittsburgh's trip to Tinseltown to face the Dodgers. There are a number of interesting matchups this weekend, including a series between the team with the lowest payroll (Florida) and the club with the highest (N. Y. Yankees).

Another outstanding matchup is Detroit playing host to St. Louis. The Cardinals, who got Albert Pujols back from disabled list last night, will send their ace Chris Carpenter up against rookie phenom Justin Verlander.

Other interleague action will feature regional rivalries like the A's-Giants, Indians-Reds and O's-Nationals.

Let's take a look at some notes and number to assist your handicapping...

--Pittsburgh is absymal on the road as it brings an eight-game losing streak to Los Angeles. The Pirates are 8-28 on the road after getting swept at lowly Kansas City. They send Oliver Perez to the mound tonight. The Pirates are 0-6 in Perez's road assignments.

--The Dodgers have lost five in a row when Brett Tomko gets the ball. The 'over' is 5-1 in the last six starts for the veteran right-hander.

--The 'under' is 6-2 in Carpenter's last eight starts.

--The 'over' is 5-1-1 in Florida RHP Brian Moehler's seven road starts.

--The Yankees have been winners in each of Chien-Ming Wang's last five home assignments.

--The Phillies will turn to Ryan Madson in tonight's tilt at Fenway Park against Boston. They are 9-2 in Madson's 11 starts, producing the majors' fifth-best money tally (+675) for starting pitchers.

--Mets LHP Tom Glavine will toe the rubber tonight at Toronto. The veteran lefty has been the best money pitcher in all of baseball, producing 10.5 units of profit in his 15 starts. New York has won in 13 of Glavine's 15 outings.

--The 'over' has hit in each of Glavine's last five road starts.

--Speaking of the Blue Jays, they have baseball's best team batting average at .296 going into last night's series finale at Atlanta.

--Although the Cards got Pujols back in the lineup last night, they lost LHP Mark Mulder to the DL with a strained shoulder.

--Minnesota is unbeaten in Johan Santana's seven home assignments