**Phillies (Floyd) at Braves (Davies)**

–Las Vegas Sports Consultants installed Atlanta as a $1.25 home ‘chalk’ over Philadelphia, with the total set at nine ‘over’ (minus $1.20). ESPN2 will provide coverage of this National League East affair at 7:35 p.m. ET.

–Philadelphia pitcher Gavin Floyd (0-1, 10.13 ERA) gets the starting assignment hoping for better results. The three-year veteran was lit up by Los Angeles Friday to fall as a $1.35 home favorite, 5-3. The right-hander was reached for three runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts over just 2 2/3 innings. The combined eight runs failed to eclipse the 10-run closing total.

–The 23-year-old was 0-1 versus Atlanta last year in two starts, going a combined 8 1/3 innings while allowing 12 runs on 10 hits (two home runs) with eight walks and seven strikeouts. The Phillies triumphed as a $1.11 home underdog, 5-4, while losing as a $1.25 home ‘chalk,’ 11-4.

–Atlanta’s Kyle Davies (0-0, 5.40 ERA) heads to the hill searching for his first victory after picking up Friday’s no-decision versus San Francisco. The 22-year-old went five innings, surrendering three run on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

–The Braves eventually cruised to victory as a $1.10 road underdog, 14-6, while the combined 20 runs soared ‘over’ the 8 1/2-run closing total.

–Davies, a right-hander, has never started against the Phillies in his brief major league career.

**Astros (Oswalt) at Giants (Cain)**

–LVSC opened Houston as a $1.35 road favorite over San Francisco, with the total listed at eight ‘under’ (minus $1.20). This is the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader due to earlier rainouts, and first pitch for this contest is slated for 9:05 p.m. ET.

–Houston ace Roy Oswalt (1-0, 3.14 ERA) toes the rubber fresh of Saturday’s no-decision against Washington. The hard-throwing right-hander yielded five runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings.

–The Astros eventually dropped that matchup as a $1.74 home favorite, 12-8, while the combined 20 runs went ‘over’ the 7 1/2-run closing total.

–Oswalt fell to the Giants last year in his only start against them as a $2.00 road ‘chalk,’ 5-2. The six-year veteran tossed seven innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts. The combined seven runs landed directly on the closing total.

–San Francisco’s Matt Cain (0-0, 6.00 ERA) finagled a no-decision against Atlanta Friday in his only effort of the season. The Illinois native went six innings while surrendering four runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

–The Giants dropped that affair with the Braves as a $1.20 home favorite, 14-6, while the combined 20 runs eclipsed the 8 1/2-run closing total.

–Cain, a two-year veteran, has never started against the Astros.

**Blue Jays (Lilly) at Red Sox (Clement)**

–LVSC has Boston listed as a $1.60 home ‘chalk’ over Toronto, with the total set at 10. This American League East matchup is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. ET.

–Toronto southpaw Ted Lilly (0-0, 11.57 ERA) picked up a no-decision in Saturday’s effort against Tampa Bay despite encountering a rough outing. The eight-year veteran lasted just 2 1/3 innings, yielding three runs on four hits with six walks and two strikeouts.

–The Blue Jays eventually won that matchup as a $1.66 home favorite, 8-4. The combined 12 runs went ‘over’ the 10-run closing total.

–Lilly was 3-0 against Boston last year in five starts, going a combined 30 innings while allowing eight runs on 28 hits (four home runs) with 12 walks and 19 strikeouts. Toronto triumphed as a $1.10 home underdog, 4-3, a $1.42 home ‘dog, 6-1, a $2.20 road ‘dog, 15-2 and as a $2.30 road ‘dog, 7-2, while losing as a $1.29 home ‘dog, 6-5.

–Boston counters with Matt Clement (1-0, 5.14 ERA), a righty who upended Baltimore Friday as a $1.02 road underdog, 14-8. The 6-foot-3 hurler scattered nine hits over seven innings for four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts. The combined 22 runs easily toppled the 9 1/2-run closing total.

–The nine-year veteran went 0-2 against Toronto last year in four starts, tossing a combined 22 2/3 innings while being reached for 21 runs on 28 hits (two home runs) with 13 walks and 18 strikeouts. Boston dropped those games as a $1.20 road favorite, 4-3, a $2.40 home ‘chalk,’ 15-2, and as a $1.41 road favorite, 9-3, while winning once as a $2.50 home ‘chalk,’ 5-4.

**Mariners (Hernandez) at Indians (Johnson)**

–LVSC opened Cleveland as a $1.20 home favorite over Seattle, with the total listed at eight. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.

–Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez (0-1, 1.80 ERA) is off Friday’s tough-luck loss to Oakland as a $1.36 home ‘chalk,’ 5-0. The Venezuela native allowed one run on two hits with four walks and four strikeouts over five innings. The five runs went ‘under’ the 7 1/2-run closing total.

–Hernandez, a two-year veteran, has never started against Cleveland in his major league career.

–Cleveland pitcher Jason Johnson (1-0, 0.00 ERA) blanked Minnesota Saturday as a $1.41 home favorite, 3-0. The three runs never seriously threatened the 9 1/2-run closing total.

–The righty tossed seven innings in his debut with the Indians, scattering four hits with a walk and two strikeouts.

–Johnson, a 10-year veteran, pitched for the Detroit Tigers last year and went 1-1 versus Seattle in two outings. The California native went a combined 15 2/3 innings, allowing nine runs on 14 hits (one home run) with six walks and five strikeouts. Detroit prevailed as a $1.10 road underdog, 8-5, while losing as a $1.36 home favorite, 4-1.