Tuesday Trends and Indexes 05/13

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Trends and Indexes
Tuesday, May 13

Good Luck on day #134 of 2008!

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As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.
Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.
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Six-pack for Tuesday

-- Home team is now 15-1 in this round of NBA playoffs as the Celtics lost in Cleveland, falling to 0-5 on road in playoffs.

-- Elsewhere in Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera pulled off just the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history, vs Toronto.

-- Odalis Perez looked like Tony Gwynn Monday, going 3-3 to raise his batting average to .313 in Nationals' 10-4 win.

-- Mariners scored five runs in top of first, four runs in top of ninth, but lost 13-12 to the Rangers, with ace Bedard lasting just two innings, giving up six runs. Tough times for Seattle.

-- The summer of Cliff Lee continued, as he blanked Toronto for nine innings before Jays won 3-0 in 10th. Lee's ERA is a paltry 0.67 this season.

-- Bronx-Tampa game drew just 13,932 to the Trop Monday, even though the Rays are off to best start in team history. It will be interesting to see if they draw better next three nights.

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Tuesday's List of 13: Running the bases in the NL.........

With baseball season roughly 25% over, we're giving quarterly grades to each major league team this week. Today, the NL......

Diamondbacks— Stumbled little bit in last week, but this team looks strong; they need a healthy Orlando Hudson. Grade: A

Braves— 14-4 at home, 5-14 on road; bullpen has been lame; in one-run games, they're 1-10. Chipper is hitting .406. Grade: C-

Cubs— 14-3 in last 17 home games, Theriot is hitting .330 and Fukudome has been as good as advertised. Some Chicago fans want Marmol to be the closer. Grade: A.

Reds— Dunn is struggling with infected big toe, pitching staff is struggling with lack of ability; Arroyo has been awful, Cueto is being rushed. Volquez has been terrific. Grade: D.

Rockies— Tongue-in-cheek TV commercials have the Rockies acting like last year went to their head; their play this year has people wondering how they won the NL last year. Grade: D-

Marlins— Who are these guys? Olsen has been terrific so far and Ramirez earned $70M contract. Uggla might be best player no one has heard of (.***, ) Grade: A+

Astros— Berkman-Tejada-Lee are formidable middle of lineup; not getting much from 1-2 hitters. 8-1 in their last nine games at Minute Maid Park. Surprisingly over .500. Grade: B+

Dodgers— Streaky as hell; need a 3B. Andruw Jones is hitting .170, and getting booed every time he makes out. Lost four in a row after winning ten of previous eleven games. Grade: B-

Brewers— Giving Gagne $10M for one season is a disaster, as is the Fielder/vegetarian experiment. Gallardo blew his ACL out covering first base at Wrigley. '08 is a trainwreck. Grade: F

Metropolitans— Reyes' OB% is hovering around .325, Castillo, Alou, Pedro and El Duque all take turns being hurt. Fanbase is still bitter about last September. Need a big summer. Grade: C

Phillies— Lidge is excellent pickup as the closer; team hung in despite injuries to Rollins, Victorino. Howard is hitting just .171 with only fifty total bases. They figure to improve. Grade: B.

Pirates— Won six of last seven home games; three of top five in their lineup are hitting well over .300. Mientiewicz started the nightcap of twinbill last night at 3B. Eeesh. Grade: B-

Cardinals— Getting more out of less; Mulder's return looks to be doubtful, so they'll need Carpenter to get healthy or they'll be depending on current starters to overachieve. Grade: A-

Padres— 6-19 in their last 25 games, even losing Peavy's last three home starts; they've lost 22 and 13-inning home games. They cut Jim Edmonds. Not much has gone right. Grade: F

Giants— Have strong starting pitching, which keeps them in games as their young players gain experience. Getting Vizquel back this week solidifies the defense. Grade: B-

Nationals— Who assembled this team? Elijah Dukes was such a bad guy in minors, teams refused to take him back; Milledge for Church? Are you kidding? Starting pitchers are OK, rest of team is hideous. Even Zimmerman is struggling. Grade: D

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Major League Baseball – Write up

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Hot Pitchers
-- Braves won both Reyes starts (1-0, 3.24). Phillies won the last four Kendrick starts, scoring 28 runs.
-- Maine is 3-0, 2.33 in his last three starts. Lannan is 3-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
-- Volquez is 5-1, 1.27 in seven starts this season. Florida is 6-1 in last seven Hendrickson starts.
-- Pirates won both Dumatrait starts (1-0, 3.72).
-- Penny won four of last five starts, but gave up ten runs in his last outing, a 12-1 loss to the Mets.
-- Arizona won last three Johnson starts, scoring 19 runs.
-- Cain has a 2.81 RA in his last four starts.

-- Beckett is 2-1, 2.86 in his last three starts.
-- Oakland won three of four Duchscherer starts.
-- Wang has 1.80 RA in his last three starts; Bronx is 7-1 in his starts so far this season.
-- Byrd is 1-0, 2.33 in three home starts.
-- Royals are 3-0 in Greinke home starts (2-0, 1.71).
-- Rangers won four of five Gabbard starts. Litsch is 2-0, 2.95 in his last three starts.
-- Danks is 3-2, 1.76 in his last five starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Marquis is 0-2, 6.23 in his last three starts.
-- Shawn Estes is back in majors; he's made 273 starts in the big leagues, but only one since 2005.
-- Villanueva is 0-4, 6.95 in his last six starts.
-- Lohse is 0-2, 13.50 in his last two starts.
-- Francis is 0-3, 5.27 in his last seven starts.
-- Houston is 0-4 in Backe road starts (0-3, 6.63).

-- Guthrie is 1-2, 4.88 in his last five starts.
-- Jackson is 0-3, 5.72 in his last five starts.
-- Hernandez is 0-3, 7.13 in his last three starts.
-- Robertson is 1-4, 6.64 in seven starts this season.
-- Slowey is 0-2, 6.48 in two starts this season.
-- Weaver is 1-4, 7.29 in his last six starts.


Hot Teams
-- Phillies won five of their last seven home games.
-- Cubs are 14-3 in their last seventeen home games.
-- Pirates won seven of their last eight games, but are 2-9 in last 11 away contests.
-- Mets won eight of their last twelve home games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last eight games.
-- Astros won nine of last ten games.

-- Orioles won three of their last four games.
-- Indians won four of their last five games. A's won five of last seven games.
-- Tampa won its last ten home games, allowed six runs in their last four games.
-- Rangers won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Twins won ten of last eleven home games.

Cold Teams
-- Braves lost seven of their last eight road games.
-- Nationals lost five of their last seven games.
-- Reds lost eight of their last twelve games.
-- Brewers are 5-12 in their last seventeen games. Dodgers lost their last four games, outscored 32-7.
-- Cardinals lost five of their last six games.
-- Padres lost 19 of their last 25 games.
-- Arizona lost three in row, eight of last twelve games. Rockies lost eight of their last ten road games.
-- Giants lost seven of their last ten games.

-- Red Sox lost three of their last four games.
-- Bronx is 6-10 in its last sixteen games.
-- Tigers lost seven of their last nine games. Royals are 5-12 in their last 17 home games.
-- Mariners lost eleven of their last thirteen games.
-- Toronto lost ten of last thirteen road games.
-- Angels lost four of last five games, but are 5-2 in last seven at home. White Sox lost eight of last ten road games.


Totals
-- Under is 7-1-2 in last ten Atlanta road games.
-- Over is 8-3-2 in Mets' last thirteen games.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Florida's last four road games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Cub games.
-- Under is 11-4 in last fifteen games at Miller Park.
-- Over is 11-3 in last fourteen Pittsburgh road games.
-- Last seven Colorado road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Houston road games.

-- Five of last six Oriole home games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last ten Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Bronx road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 10-2 in last dozen Texas home games.
-- Under is 6-3 in last nine Kansas City home games.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota home games went over total.
-- Eight of last 11 White Sox' road games stayed under total.

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Major League Baseball – Additional

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7:05 PM ATLANTA vs. PHILADELPHIA
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta


7:05 PM BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Baltimore's last 22 games


7:05 PM OAKLAND vs. CLEVELAND
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games


7:10 PM FLORIDA vs. CINCINNATI
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida


7:10 PM NY YANKEES vs. TAMPA BAY
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees


7:10 PM WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
Washington is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 14 games when playing Washington


8:05 PM LA DODGERS vs. MILWAUKEE
LA Dodgers are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Milwaukee is 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers


8:05 PM SAN DIEGO vs. CHI CUBS
San Diego is 12-5 SU in their last 17 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Diego is 12-4 SU in their last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home


8:05 PM SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
Seattle is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas's last 14 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


8:10 PM DETROIT vs. KANSAS CITY
Detroit is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing Detroit


8:10 PM TORONTO vs. MINNESOTA
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home


8:15 PM PITTSBURGH vs. ST. LOUIS
Pittsburgh is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh


9:40 PM COLORADO vs. ARIZONA
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


10:05 PM CHI WHITE SOX vs. LA ANGELS
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


10:15 PM HOUSTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing Houston

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Major League Baseball - Tips & Trends

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Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies [7:05 PM ET]

Braves: Young Jo-Jo Reyes has been a boost to the Braves rotation since being called up to the majors. Reyes has two starts under his belt, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA. He only lasted 2 2/3 innings in his last outing versus San Diego but it wasn't because he was ineffective. Reyes developed a blister and had to leave the game early, although he had already given up 2 runs. This will be Reyes' first road start of the season.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Phillies (-125, O/U 10): Kyle Kendrick has given the Phillies consistency on the mound this season. He's gone at least 5 innings in all but 1 of his starts this year and Philadelphia is 5-2 when Kendrick takes the mound. While Kendrick has been solid for the most part, 5 of the 7 games he's started have gone OVER the total. Overall, games that Kendrick has pitched have averaged 10.2 runs.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays [7:10 PM ET]

Yankees (-140, O/U 8.5): The Yankees have to be happy to see their ace back on the mound. New York has won 7 of Chien-Ming Wang's 8 starts this year, with the only loss coming in Wang's most recent outing, a 3-0 pitching duel with Cliff Lee and the Indians. Wang has produced 7 quality starts on the season and he's been the only pitcher the Yankees have been able to consistently rely on in 2008. Wang is 7-4 with a 3.53 ERA in 12 career starts against the Rays.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Rays: Edwin Jackson was dominant in his first 2 starts of 2008, but things have gone south for him since. Jackson is 0-3 in his last 5 starts and has given up 18 runs in his last 28.1 innings of work. Jackson did pitch well in his last start versus Toronto, giving up no runs in 8 innings but he had to settle for a no-decision. Jackson has faced the Yankees twice already this season. He's 1-1 with an impressive 2.17 ERA in 11 innings on the mound.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers [8:05 PM ET]

Dodgers (-120, O/U 8.5): Brad Penny started the year off slow but he's bounced back to win four of his last five starts. Penny was lit up in his last outing against the Mets – a team he traditionally struggles with – giving up a whopping 10 runs in just 4 2/3 innings of work. However, Penny had pitched well in his 4 previous starts before that poor outing. The Dodgers and their opponents have combined for at least 12 runs in 5 of Penny's 8 starts.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Brewers: Carlos Villanueva has been a nightmare on the mound for Milwaukee this season. He hasn't won a game since his first appearance of the year on April 4th, and the Brewers have lost 5 of Villanueva's 7 starts. One positive note for Brewer backers is that Villanueva has pitched much better at Miller Park, going 1-1 with a 3.70 ERA in 3 starts. The long ball has been a big problem for Villanueva. He's given up 10 home runs in 39 innings pitched this season.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks [9:40 PM ET]

Rockies: Jeff Francis won 17 games for the Rockies in 2007, but he's put up the big goose egg so far this season, going 0-3 with a 5.27 ERA. Francis' first 2 starts of the year were against the Diamondbacks, and he can't be happy to see them a third time. Francis lost both games and gave up 19 hits and 12 runs in just 11 1/3 innings of work. Francis has had a terrible time keeping runners off base, allowing 45 hits and 19 walks in 42 2/3 innings pitched.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Diamondbacks (-135, O/U 9): The emergence of Micah Owings has given Arizona arguably the top pitching staff in MLB. However, despite his 4-1 record, Owings hasn't pitched well of late. The Diamondbacks have lost the last 3 games Owings has started, as he's given up 15 runs in 17 2/3 innings of work. By comparison, in Owings first 26 innings pitched this season, he only gave up 7 runs.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

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SCOREBOARD

Tuesday, May 13

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay (8:05 p.m.) Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang (6-1, 3.12 ERA) looks to rebound from his first loss of the season when he takes on the surprising Rays. Edwin Jackson (2-3, 4.04) is scheduled to take the mound for Tampa Bay.


STARS

Monday

— Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians, turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history in Cleveland’s 3-0, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a doubleheader.

— Manny Ramirez, Red Sox, hit career homer No. 498 in a 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

— Ryan Braun, Brewers, homered twice for the second straight day, leading Milwaukee to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

— Lance Berkman, Astros, went 3-for-4 with his 13th home run to help Houston beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3.

— Josh Hamilton, Rangers, homered and drove in four runs in a wild 13-12 win over the Seattle Mariners.

— Vladimir Guerrero, Angels, homered and drove in four runs in a 10-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

— Matt Garza, Rays, pitched seven scoreless innings to help Tampa Bay beat the New York Yankees 7-1 for its fifth consecutive victory.

— Tim Hudson, Braves, allowed an unearned run and two hits over seven innings in an 8-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader.

— Jeff Keppinger, Reds, hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in an 8-7 win over the Florida Marlins.

— Carlos Zambrano, Cubs, allowed three runs in seven innings and went 2-for-4 in a 12-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

DOUBLE YOUR FUN

Ryan Braun hit two home runs for the second game in a row, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 victory over St. Louis. Braun followed up Sunday’s two-homer performance by hitting two more off stingy Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (3-2), who had given up four runs or less in each of his first seven starts and had a 2.25 ERA going into the game. Braun has nine homers on the year.

TRIPLE YOUR FUN

Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto. Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive by Lyle Overbay, touched second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro to quickly end the fifth inning of the Indians’ 3-0 loss in 10 innings.

GETTING CLOSER

Manny Ramirez hit a two-run drive in the first inning of Boston’s 7-3 loss at Minnesota for career homer No. 498. The two-run shot was his second in 20 games and gave him 1,630 RBIs, moving him past Harold Baines for 26th place on the career list.

IT’S OVER

Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and Atlanta halted its seven-game road losing streak and the Pirates’ six-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. The Braves still own the majors’ worst road record, 5-14, but finally ended a road losing streak that extended over their last two road trips. They also stopped Pittsburgh’s seven-game home winning streak.

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT

Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and surging Tampa Bay beat the Yankees 7-1 for its fifth consecutive victory. Jason Bartlett and Dioner Navarro each drove in two runs for the Rays (22-16), who climbed six games over .500 for the first time in franchise history and also extended their home winning streak to a club-record 10 games.

SNAPPED

Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat Florida 8-7 to end the Marlins’ seven-game winning streak. … Odalis Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Nationals over the New York Mets 10-4. Washington ended a three-game slide. … Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7 to snap a four-game losing streak.

GET LOW

Cliff Lee worked nine scoreless innings in Cleveland’s 3-0 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a doubleheader. The Indians left-hander failed to become the AL’s first seven-game winner but lowered his major league-leading ERA to 0.67. He gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out five.

SPEAKING

“They were cheering in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls. I am a professional, I take great offense to that. … They won tonight, but in the long run, look who they are, a last-place team.”—Mets starter Nelson Figueroa after he walked five, hit two batters and committed a throwing error in a 10-4 loss to Washington.

SEASONS

May 13

1911—Detroit’s Ty Cobb hit his first grand slam. After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1. Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings.

1911—The New York Giants scored a major league record 10 runs before the St. Louis Cardinals retired the first batter in the first inning. Fred Merkle drove in six of the Giants’ 13 runs in the first en route to a 19-5 rout. Rube Marquard of the Giants entered the game in the second inning and set a record for relievers with 14 strikeouts in his eight-inning appearance.

1923—Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians struck out twice in one game for the first time in his career. Washington Senators rookie Wally Warmoth was the pitcher. In a 14-year career, Sewell had only one other multiple strikeout game.

1942—Boston’s Jim Tobin became the only pitcher in modern history to hit three home runs in one game. Tobin led the Braves to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. His fourth at-bat was a fly ball caught against the fence in left field.

1952—In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins struck out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0 no-hitter against the Welch Miners.

1955—Mickey Mantle hit three home runs—two left-handed and one right-handed—as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2.

1958—Teammates Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each had four long hits as San Francisco beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles 16-9. Mays had two homers, two triples, a single and four RBIs, and Spencer had two homers, a triple, a double and six RBIs for a combined 28 total bases.

1958—Stan Musial got his 3,000th hit with a pinch-double off Chicago’s Moe Drabowsky at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals won 5-3.

1980—Ray Knight of Cincinnati hit two home runs in the fifth inning— including a grand slam—to lead the Reds to a 15-4 rout of the New York Mets.

1982—The Chicago Cubs won game No. 8,000 in their history with a 5-0 victory over Houston at the Astrodome.

1989—Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins tied a major league record with four doubles against the Blue Jays. He became the 35th player to hit four doubles in a game, the first since Toronto’s Damaso Garcia in 1986.

1993—George Brett hit his 300th career home run in the sixth inning of Kansas City’s 7-3 victory over Cleveland. Brett joined Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays and Al Kaline as the only players with at least 3,000 hits and 300 homers.

1998—The Atlanta Braves set an NL record and tied a major league mark by hitting home runs in 25 straight games, doing it when Ryan Klesko hit a two-run shot in the sixth inning against St. Louis.

2000—Todd Stottlemyre of Arizona earned his seventh victory of the season as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-2. It was Stottlemyre’s 136th career win. He and his father, Mel Stottlemyre, became the first father-son combination to record 300 wins.

2007—San Francisco rookie Fred Lewis hit for the cycle in a 15-2 win over Colorado, just four days after being called up from Triple-A Fresno.

Today’s birthdays: Barry Zito 30; Robby Hammock 31.

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National Basketball Association – Long Sheet

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ORLANDO (57 - 34) at DETROIT (66 - 26) - 5/13/2008, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 54-38 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 45-29 ATS (+13.1 Units) as a favorite this season.
DETROIT is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games this season.
DETROIT is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points this season.
DETROIT is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 22-13 ATS (+7.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
ORLANDO is 55-34 ATS (+17.6 Units) in all games this season.
ORLANDO is 28-17 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games this season.
ORLANDO is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
ORLANDO is 26-10 ATS (+15.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 11-6 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 15-4 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (62 - 29) at NEW ORLEANS (62 - 29) - 5/13/2008, 9:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 9-7 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 11-5 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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National Basketball Association - Short Sheet

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Eastern Conference
Second Round
Game Five
Pistons Lead, 3-1
Detroit at Orlando, 7:05 ET

Orlando:
19-3 ATS playing with same season revenge
25-8 ATS off SU loss

Detroit:
10-0 Over at home after 4+ games w/ 11 or less turnovers
10-2 Over on Tuesdays

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Western Conference
Second Round
Game Five
Series Tied, 2-2
San Antonio at New Orleans, 9:35 ET

San Antonio:
2-11 ATS as a road underdog of 3 points or less
6-16 ATS when the line is +3 to -3

New Orleans:
10-0 ATS at Home revenging a same season loss
9-1 ATS off a DD road loss

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National Basketball Association – Write up

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NBA Games

Home team is 15-1 in this round of playoffs, as Pistons' win in Game 4 turned series their way. Howard was just 3-12 from the floor, as Magic wasted 10-19 shooting from arc in 90-89 loss in Game 4; they lost first two games in this series by 19-7 points, going -19 in turnovers in the two losses.

Home side is 4-0 in Spur-Hornet series, as San Antonio's won last two games by 11-20 points; Game 4 was first time in series the team that led at halftime won the game. Tyson Chandler did not take a shot in 24+ minutes of play Sunday; Hornets missed 19 of 26 shots beyond arc in two games at Alamo. Hornets got wins in first two series games, both at home, by 19-18 points.

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National Basketball Association – Additional

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7:00 PM ORLANDO vs. DETROIT
Orlando is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Orlando is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games


9:30 PM SAN ANTONIO vs. NEW ORLEANS
San Antonio is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
San Antonio is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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National Basketball Association - Tips & Trends

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Tuesday, May 13

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Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons [TNT | 7 PM ET]

Magic: Orlando PG Jameer Nelson has guaranteed a win for his team in Game 5 at Detroit, pulling something out of Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace's bag of tricks. "We're going to make some adjustments and we're going to win this game," Nelson said after Orlando's 90-89 loss in Game 4 on Saturday. "I'm not being arrogant or cocky or anything like that. I think (Saturday) we let it slip out of our hands. Game 2 we let it slip out of our hands. We're going to win this game in Detroit." If the Magic don't win, one thing is certain - they will disappear.

The UNDER is 9-2 in Orlando's last 11 road games.
The UNDER is 7-2 in Orlando's last 9 games vs. Central Division.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Pistons (-6.5, O/U 185.5): Detroit head coach Flip Saunders shed some light on the severity of PG Chauncey Billups' injury but remains optimistic that he will be ready to go on Tuesday. “It wouldn’t matter if it were Game 7 of the NBA Finals or Game 4 of Orlando - his leg is just not ready,” Saunders said. “He can’t really do anything to really be effective.” Regardless, veteran Lindsey Hunter did a great job filling in for Billups while rookie Rodney Stuckey was saddled with 5 fouls. Hunter had not played in the previous 3 games of the series but scored 8 points in 26 minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers.

Pistons are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 home games.
The UNDER is 7-2 in Detroit's last 9 games vs. Southeast Division.
The OVER is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings at Detroit.

Key Injuries - PG Chauncey Billups (17 ppg; hamstring) is questionable.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets [TNT | 9:30 PM ET]

Spurs: San Antonio's Tim Duncan was reborn back on his home court, and it will interesting to see what happens when the series shifts back to New Orleans for Game 5. Duncan totaled 38 points and 28 rebounds with 6 assists and 8 blocks in the 2 home games after collecting 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the first 2 games combined on the road. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich may also leave Manu Ginobili in the starting lineup, where he averaged 23 points and 7 assists in the last 2 games.

Spurs are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games.
The OVER is 8-2-1 in San Antonio's last 11 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Hornets (-3, O/U 186.5): Home teams in the Western Conference have yet to lose in the second round, and New Orleans has won 17 of 18 at home dating back to the regular season. So the Hornets are certainly not in panic mode even though they were not able to battle back in Game 4 like they did in the first round against Dallas. “We knew they would respond and come back hard,” said New Orleans F Peja Stojakovic, who has totaled only 14 points combined in the last 2 games. “They’re the defending champions and we didn’t play close to the way we played at home. We have to regroup and hopefully we’ll play better basketball at home." Stojakovic must play better at home, where he averaged 23.5 points in the first 2 games.

Hornets are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games.
Hornets are 5-1 SU & ATS in their last 6 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

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National Basketball Association - Gameday

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Gameday


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Tuesday Playoff NBA Gameday

Rasheed Wallace and the Detroit Pistons will be looking to close out their second-round series with a win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Here's your playoff gameday …

Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons, 7:00pm ET

After dropping the first two games of this second-round series the Magic bounced back with a 111-86 win over the Pistons in Game 3 last Wednesday night. However, Orlando couldn't quite duplicate that feat in Game 4 on Saturday, as they fell 90-89 to go down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Hedo Turkoglu had a team-high 20 points for the Magic in that loss, while Jameer Nelson, Rashard Lewis, and Maurice Evans scored 15 points apiece. Dwight Howard was held to eight points and 12 rebounds. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons' attack with a game-high 32 points in the win. Tayshaun Prince added 17 points on the night, Wallace had 16 points, and Antonio McDyess grabbed 14 rebounds.

The oddsmakers like Detroit's chances of closing out this series on Tuesday night, as they opened as 5.5-point favorites. The total for the contest was opened at 184 points.

San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets, 9:30pm ET

The Spurs' chances of repeating as NBA champions weren't looking good after the first two games of their second-round series against the Hornets - New Orleans won those games at home by scores of 101-82 and 102-84. However, San Antonio rebounded with a 110-99 win in Game 3 last Thursday, and they then tied up the seven-game series with a convincing 100-80 victory on Sunday. Tim Duncan led the way for the Spurs with 22 points and 15 rebounds in Game 4, while Tony Parker picked up 21 points and added eight assists. Manu Ginobili was good for 15 points and eight assists. Chris Paul poured in 23 points in Sunday's loss for the Hornets, and David West had just 10 points.

Despite the Spurs' winning streak the oddsmakers still like the Hornets at home in Game 5 - they opened as 4-point favorites. The total for the contest was opened at 185.

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National Hockey League – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet


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PITTSBURGH (57-28-0-8, 122 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (50-34-0-12, 112 pts.) - 5/13/2008, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 15-11 (+6.1 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 15-11-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
17 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.1 Units)

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National Hockey League - Short Sheet

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Short Sheet

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
Conference Finals
Game Three
Penguins Lead, 2-0
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:35 ET

Pittsburgh:
10-1 SU as a # 2 seed in the playoffs
10-3 SU on Tuesday nights

Philadelphia:
1-18 SU after BB losses by 2+ goals
2-10 SU revenging 2 straight losses

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