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PRESEASON RECORDS/UPDATED AUGUST 27

ACTIVE COACHES OUTRIGHT                                                      ACTIVE COACHES VS SPREAD

                                                           W     L     T                                                                         W    L    T    

Dave McGinnis             Arizona            7      4     0                   Dave McGinnis             Arizona            8     3     0

Dan Reeves                  Atlanta            53    44    0                   Dan Reeves                  Atlanta            49   43    5

Brian Billick                  Baltimore        12     6    0                     Brian Billick                  Baltimore        11    7    0

Gregg Williams             Buffalo            4      7    0                    Gregg Williams             Buffalo            4     7    0

John Fox                      Carolina           4      3    0                   John Fox                      Carolina           5     2    0

Dick Jauron                  Chicago            7     12   0                   Dick Jauron                  Chicago            8     10    1

Marvin Lewis               Cincinnati         1       2   0                   Marvin Lewis               Cincinnati         1     2    0

Butch Davis                  Cleveland         4       7   0                   Butch Davis                  Cleveland         5     6    0

Bill Parcells                   Dallas               45    19   0                   Bill Parcells                   Dallas               43   21   0

Mike Shanahan             Denver             28    18   0                   Mike Shanahan             Denver             25   19   2

Steve Mariucci             Detroit              12    18   0                   Steve Mariucci             Detroit              13   17   0

Mike Sherman              Green Bay          9      7   0                   Mike Sherman              Green Bay         9    6    1

Dom Capers                 Houston             8    17   0                   Dom Capers                 Houston           11   13   1

Tony Dungy                  Indpls               16    16   0                   Tony Dungy                  Indpls               17   14   1

Jack DelRio                  Jacksonville        2      1   0                   Jack DelRio                  Jacksonville        3     0   0

Dick Vermeil                Kansas City      11      9   0                   Dick Vermeil                Kansas City      12     8   0

Dave Wannstedt           Miami               16    23   0                   Dave Wannstedt           Miami               17   20   1

Mike Tice                     Minnesota          3     4   0                   Mike Tice                     Minnesota          3     4   0

Bill Belichick                 New England    23    13   0                   Bill Belichick                 New England    21   15   0

Jim Haslett                    New Orleans      6      9   0                   Jim Haslett                    New Orleans      6     8   1

Jim Fassell                    NY Giants          8    20   0                   Jim Fassell                    NY Giants         10   17   1

Herman Edwards          NY Jets              8      4   0                   Herman Edwards          NY Jets              8     4   0

Bill Callahan                 Oakland             3      4   0                   Bill Callahan                 Oakland             2     5   0

Andy Reid                    Philadelphia        7    11   0                   Andy Reid                    Philadelphia        9     9   0

Bill Cowher                  Pittsburgh         26    26   0                   Bill Cowher                  Pittsburgh         26   25   1

M Schottenheimer        San Diego        34    34   0                   M Schottenheimer        San Diego        29   39   0

Dennis Erickson            San Francisco   15      6   0                   Dennis Erickson            San Francisco  14    7    0

Mike Holmgren            Seattle              27    24   0                   Mike Holmgren            Seattle              25   25   1

Mike Martz                  St Louis             6   10   0                   Mike Martz                  St Louis              7     9   0

Jon Gruden                   Tampa Bay       17      8   0                   Jon Gruden                   Tampa Bay       12   12   1

Jeff Fisher                     Tennessee        17    15   0                   Jeff Fisher                     Tennessee        17   15   0

Steve Spurrier              Washington        5      3   0                   Steve Spurrier              Washington        3     5   0

ATL M HAMPTON -L (11-5, 4.04 ERA) vs COL C H TSAO -R (2-1, 5.86 ERA)>WIN

The Braves and the Rockies play the second game of their weekend series in Colorado. In Friday's game between the two teams, Chipper Jones blasted a two-run homer and finished with three hits and five RBI to lead Atlanta over Colorado 9-3 as -135 favorites. Rafael Furcal also hit a two-run homer en route to a three-hit night for the NL-East leading Braves, who snapped a three-game skid. Greg Maddux (12-10) avoided losing his third straight start by collecting the victory. The four-time Cy Young Award winner allowed three runs, two of which were earned, on three hits and two walks in six innings of work. Charles Johnson smacked a two-run homer for the Rockies, who came off a three-game sweep of the Marlins. Jason Jennings (10-12) suffered the defeat and is now 1-6 in his last eight outings. The righthander was tagged for eight runs on 12 hits and three walks in six innings. In today's pitching matchup, Mike Hampton take the mound for Atlanta to face Chin-Hui Tsao of the Rockies. Hampton has won eight consecutive decisions and posted a 1.08 ERA over his past three starts. This will be his return trip to Coors Field, the stadium blamed for his struggles during the second half of the 2001 season and all of last year. The southpaw, who was traded to the Braves last November, limited the Rockies to three hits over seven scoreless innings at Turner Field on May 6th. Tsao is coming off his worst start since making his Major League debut back on June 25, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings of work against the Mets last week. However, Tsao has yet to lose at Coors Field this year, with a 2.91 ERA and 10 strikeouts in two games. Hampton is one of the hottest pitchers in baseball at the moment and is laying a reasonable price. Braves are the choice here.

OAK B ZITO -L (10-10, 3.22 ERA) vs TOR R HALLADAY -R (16-5, 3.53 ERA)>WIN

The A's head to Toronto for a weekend series with the Blue Jays. In Oakland's game on Thursday, Manny Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs batted in and three runs scored, as the Red Sox rolled to a 14-5 victory over the Athletics as -130 favorites. Mark Ellis was 3-for-5 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored for Oakland, which had a four-game winning streak stopped. Eric Chavez knocked in two runs in defeat. The Athletics didn't lose any ground on AL West-leading Seattle, as the Mariners also lost Thursday in Toronto and own a three-game lead over Oakland. Oakland starter Rich Harden (3-3) lost his third straight start and had his worst outing since being recalled in late July. The rookie righthander was tagged for eight runs on four hits and seven walks in just 2 2/3 innings. He has been roughed up for 14 runs over 6 2/3 innings of his last two starts. In Toronto's game on Thursday, Bobby Kielty knocked in a pair of runs and Mark Hendrickson threw seven-plus solid innings, as Toronto defeated Seattle, 7-3 as +150 home underdogs. Kielty had three hits, while Carlos Delgado and Eric Hinske each scored twice for the Blue Jays, who won their second straight game following a three-game losing streak. Hendrickson (8-9) brought a shutout into the eighth inning before Dan Wilson connected for a two-run homer. The towering lefthander gave up just four hits and the two runs to beat Seattle for the second time in 10 days. In tonight's pitching matchup, Barry Zito takes the mound for the A's to face Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays. After a rough mid-summer slump, Zito has won his last two starts to get back to .500. In his last outing, the lefty pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and three runs and striking out six. Halladay leads the AL in wins and innings pitched (201 2/3), and he's second in winning percentage (.762). Despite those facts, he's 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA in August, owing largely to his last start. In that outing, he lasted just three innings, allowing 10 hits and five earned runs. That last start just happened to be against the A's and Barry Zito, so will side with Halladay in the quick revenge matchup at a reasonable price at home.