Thursday, August 27th National League Cincinnati at Houston, 2:05 ET Aaron Harang (R) vs. Brandon Backe (R) Harang: Cin 2-9 vs. Houston Backe: 16-4 TSR at home off a win Florida at Atlanta, 7:10 ET Anibal Sanchez (R) vs. Charlie Morton (R) Sanchez: Fla 52-35 Over righties Morton: 0-3 TSR, 10.25 L3 starts LA Dodgers at Washington, 7:10 ET Clayton Kershaw (L) vs. John Lannan (L) Kershaw: LAD 2-10 Away in August Lannan: Wash 7-18 at home vs. lefties Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 ET WGN Cole Hamels (L) vs. Ryan Dempster (R) Hamels: Phi 19-14 as underdog of +150 or less Dempster: Cubs 2-9 off shutout division win American League Boston at NY Yankees, 1:05 ET Jon Lester (L) vs. Mike Mussina (R) Lester: 9-2 TSR as road underdog Mussina: 9-1 Over in August Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET Jesse Litsch (R) vs. Edwin Jackson (R) Litsch: 10-1 Under away when the total is 9 to 9.5 Jackson: TB 10-4 against Toronto Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 ET Nick Blackburn (R) vs. Dana Eveland (L) Blackburn: MIN 34-16 as a favorite Eveland: OAK 16-35 in second half Texas at LA Angels, 10:05 ET Brandon McCarthy (R) vs. Jon Garland (R) McCarthy: 11-1 Under as a road underdog of +125 to +175 Garland: 15-5 Under as a home favorite ** (TC) Denotes Time Change