Tuesday Trends and Indexes 07/03

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Tuesday, July 3rd

National League

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 EST
Chris Capuano (L) vs. Shane Youman (L)
Capuano: 8-0 TSR on Tuesdays
Youman: Pittsburgh 12-3 Under at home vs. left-handed starters

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 EST WGN
Carlos Zambrano (R) vs. Tim Redding (R)
Zambrano: 17-6 TSR in road games
Redding: 27-13 Under in home games

San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Barry Zito (L) vs. Aaron Harang (R)
Zito: San Francisco 4-15 SU away off an Over
Harang: 7-1 TSR with a line of +125 to -125

Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 EST
Adam Eaton (R) vs. Roy Oswalt (R)
Eaton: Philadelphia 6-18 SU as an underdog of +150 or less
Oswalt: 74-27 TSR in the second half of the season

NY Mets at Colorado, 8:05 EST
Jason Vargas (L) vs. Aaron Cook (R)
Vargas: Mets 23-8 SU playing with double-revenge
Cook: 5-15 TSR pitching off a win

Arizona at St. Louis, 8:10 EST
Randy Johnson (L) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (R)
Johnson: Arizona 12-2 TSR as a road favorite
Wellemeyer: St. Louis 2-8 SU at home vs. left-handed starters

Florida at San Diego, 10:05 EST
Scott Olsen (L) vs. Greg Maddux (R)
Olsen: Florida 10-2 Over after losing 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
Maddux: San Diego 14-3 SU off BB games scoring 3 runs or less

Atlanta at LA Dodgers, 10:10 EST TBS
Kyle Davies (R) vs. Randy Wolf (L)
Davies: Atlanta 22-4 Over in July
Wolf: Dodgers 18-8 SU after allowing 2 runs or less


American League

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 EST
Paul Byrd (R) vs. Nate Robertson (L)
Byrd: Cleveland 30-15 SU off an Over
Robertson: 11-25 TSR in the second half of the season

Minnesota at NY Yankees, 7:05 EST
Carlos Silva (R) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (R)
Silva: Minnesota 12-2 SU away after having 4 or less base hits
Wang: Yankees 16-5 Under after allowing 2 runs or less

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:05 EST
Scott Kazmir (L) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (R)
Kazmir: Tampa Bay 0-16 SU away on Tuesdays
Matsuzaka: Boston 21-8 SU off BB games without hitting a home run

Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
Ryan Feierabend (L) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (L)
Feierabend: Seattle 15-6 SU vs. left-handed starters
De La Rosa: Kansas City 9-29 SU at home vs. left-handed starters

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 EST
Daniel Cabrera (R) vs. Javier Vazquez (R)
Cabrera: 19-7 TSR vs. AL Central opponents
Vazquez: White Sox 4-13 SU in the second half of the season

LA Angels at Texas, 8:35 EST
Ervin Santana (R) vs. Kevin Millwood (R)
Santana: Angels 41-18 SU as a favorite
Millwood: Texas 11-32 SU as a home underdog

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 EST
Jesse Litsch (R) vs. Joe Blanton (R)
Litsch: Toronto 3-14 SU away off a combined score of 15+ runs
Blanton: Oakland 16-5 Under after allowing 10+ runs

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (8:35 PM ET)

Los Angeles has had no problems this season against the Rangers, winning six of seven and outscoring hem 42-22 in those games. BIG EDGE: ANGELS
Angels right-hander Ervin Santana is 4-2 with a 6.32 ERA lifetime in eight starts against Texas, but is 1-2 with a 9.00 ERA in five career starts in Arlington. The right-hander has allowed a major league-leading 13 home runs in 43 innings on the road. EDGE: RANGERS
Texas shortstop Michael Young is batting .423 in his last 12 home games and is 10-for-22 with a home run and double in his career against Santana. EDGE: RANGERS
Rangers right-hander Kevin Milwood has lost both of his starts against the Angels this season and is 1-2 with a 4.55 ERA in five career starts against them. EDGE: ANGELS
The Angels are 1-8 in Santana’s last nine starts as a road favorite.


Florida Marlins at San Diego Padres (10:05 PM ET)

San Diego starter Greg Maddux won five of his first six career starts against Florida and went 15-5 with a 1.83 ERA in his first 27 outings against the club. It’s been a different story lately for the 41-year-old Maddux. He’s 4-7 with a 5.29 ERA in his last 12 outings against them. SLIGHT EDGE: MARLINS
Maddux’s recent work is a major reason why San Diego leads the majors with a 3.00 team ERA. He improved to 4-1 with a 3.07 ERA in his last seven outings after allowing one run and five hits over seven innings in a 4-2 victory at San Francisco on Wednesday. EDGE: PADRES
Florida has lost seven of its last nine games. Second baseman Dan Uggla is hitting just .150 in that span after going 0-for-5 on Monday for the second straight game. EDGE: PADRES
Marlins left-hander Scott Olsen has pitched well in two career starts against the Padres, going 1-1 with a 1.32 ERA. EDGE: MARLINS
The UNDER is 9-1 in the Padres last 10 games overall.


Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:10 PM ET)

Los Angeles starter Randy Wolf hasn’t defeated Atlanta since 2003, going 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA in his last six starts against them. In his only outing versus Atlanta this season, he gave up one run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. EDGE: BRAVES
Dodgers catcher Russell Martin is batting .377 with six doubles and 12 RBIs during his 12-game hitting streak. EDGE: DODGERS
Atlanta starter Kyle Davies seeks his first win in more than a month when he returns to Atlanta’s starting rotation. He hasn’t pitched since June 23 against Detroit when he left with a strained left oblique. SLIGHT EDGE: DODGERS
In his only career start against the Dodgers on May 6, Davies gave up four runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. SLIGHT EDGE: DODGERS
The OVER is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.

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Baseball Today - July 3

SCOREBOARD

Wednesday, July 4
Cleveland at Detroit (7:05 p.m. EDT). Jake Westbrook and Kenny Rogers square off in a matchup of the top two teams in the AL Central.

STARS
Monday

-- Damian Miller, Brewers, homered twice and matched a club record with seven RBIs in Milwaukee's 10-3 rout of Pittsburgh.

-- Roger Clemens, Yankees, allowed one run on two hits in eight innings in the New York Yankees' 5-1 win over Minnesota.

-- David Wells, Padres, pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings and struck out a season-high six in San Diego's 3-1 win against Florida.

-- Kevin Millar, Orioles, singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to help Baltimore edge the Chicago White Sox 7-6.

-- David DeJesus, Royals, homered, doubled twice and scored the winning run in the 11th inning to lift Kansas City over Seattle 3-2.

-- Vernon Wells, Blue Jays, hit a pair of homers in Toronto's 11-7 victory over Oakland.

ROCKET WINS 350TH

Roger Clemens reached a rare milestone, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball to earn his 350th career win and lead the New York Yankees past Minnesota 5-1 on Monday. Clemens became the first major leaguer to win 350 games since Hall of Famer Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves accomplished the feat in 1963. Yankees manager Joe Torre was Spahn's catcher in that game.

MILLER TIME

Milwaukee's backup catcher Damian Miller homered twice, including a grand slam, and matched a club record with seven RBIs in a 10-3 rout of Pittsburgh on Monday. Miller went 4-for-5 while playing for the first time since his three-run, game-ending homer in the 11th inning beat Houston on Wednesday. Miller has three homers and 11 RBIs in two games after previously having no homers and six RBIs all season.

INJURED A-ROD

Alex Rodriguez strained his left hamstring beating out a potential double play in the sixth inning of the New York Yankees' 5-1 win over Minnesota on Monday. He tripped over Twins' first baseman Justin Morneau's ankle and left the game after advancing to second base. Rodriguez, who drove in his 80th run of the season in the first, is scheduled for tests Tuesday.

STREAKS

Cleveland defeated Tampa Bay 10-2 on Monday to win their fifth straight game and hand the Devil Rays their eighth straight loss. ... Russel Martin extended his hitting streak to 12 games in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-2 win over Atlanta.

SNAPPED

Kansas City beat Seattle 3-2 in 11 innings on Monday to stop the Mariners' eight-game winning streak and make John McLaren a loser in his first game as manager. ... Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak with an 11-7 victory over Oakland.

SPEAKING

"I'm not as old as I thought I was." -- New York Yankees southpaw Roger Clemens, on giving up one run on two hits to earn his 350th career win in the Yankees' 5-1 win over Minnesota. Clemens retired the final 15 batters he faced in helping the Yankees win for only the third time in 12 games.

July 4

1905 -- The Philadelphia Athletics scored two runs in the 20th inning, giving Rube Waddell a 4-2 victory over Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox. Both pitchers went the distance. Young did not allow a walk.

1908 -- George Wiltse of the New York Giants pitched a 10-inning, 1-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.

1912 -- George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers celebrated his 32nd birthday by pitching a no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns.

1925 -- Two of the great left-handers of their time -- Herb Pennock of the Yankees and Lefty Grove of the Athletics -- hooked up in a duel that New York won 1-0 in 15 innings. Pennock gave up four hits and walked none.

1939 -- Jim Tabor of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs, including two grand slams, in an 18-12 win over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader.

1976 -- The Phillies' Tim McCarver lost a grand slam when he passed Garry Maddox on the basepaths. The Phillies still won 10-5 at Pittsburgh.

1983 -- Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

1984 -- Phil Niekro of the New York Yankees struck out five Texas Rangers to become the ninth player to pass 3,000 strikeouts. No. 3,000 was Larry Parrish.

1984 -- The New York Mets beat the Braves 16-13 in 19 innings at Atlanta. The game went until just before 4 a.m. on July 5, and was followed by a fireworks display for the 10,000 still left in the stands. The Braves tied the score 13-13 on a homer by pitcher Rick Camp in the 18th inning.

2000 -- St. Louis' Keith McDonald homered in his first major league at-bat as the Cardinals defeated Cincinnati 14-3.

2006 -- Victor Martinez went 5-for-6 and Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner each hit two of Cleveland's six home runs, powering the Indians to a 19-1 rout of New York. The win was Cleveland's largest at home in more than 56 years, since a 21-2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics on June 18, 1950.

2006 -- Jose Contreras tossed 6 2-3 scoreless innings to win his 17th straight decision and lead the White Sox to a 13-0 victory over Baltimore.

Today's birthday: Brendan Donnelly, 36.

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