Monday Trends and Indexes 06/02

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Trends and Indexes
Monday, June 2

Good Luck on day #154 of 2008!

NOTE:
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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Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend........

13) Brutal weekend for Braves, who went 1-5 on a midwestern swing, with four one-run losses, two in extra frames. Atlanta is now 2-16 this season in one-run games, and Hudson is hurt, just as Smoltz comes off the DL to become the closer.

12) San Diego's Kevin Kouzmanoff had home run taken away from him on great catch by Ryan Langerhans Thursday, then grounded into triple play Friday, not a great combination.

11) Jamie Moyer pitched against Andrew Miller Sunday; when Moyer got drafted by the Cubs, Miller hadn't been born yet.

10) Detroit Tigers are 5-17 against their divisional rivals.

9) LSU, Long Beach State and USC all have nine alumni in the major leagues right now, most of any colleges.

8) Dodgers shortstops are 0 for last 29, are hitting .130 since Rafael Furcal went on the DL.

7) Odd stat line of day goes to Daric Barton of A's: 0-2-0-0.
He batted four times, walked all four times, scoring twice. A's scored nine times in 7th inning-- Rangers lifted starter Feldman after six innings-- first seven Oakland batters in 7th scored, vs pair of relievers who got no batters out.

6) World Series of Poker is underway in Vegas, with final table of first event, a $10,000 buy-in, down to four, including MIT's math/blackjack whiz Andy Bloch and TV host Mike Sexton.

5) Event 2 was a $1,500 buy-in that looked like it was going to have the biggest World Series field ever (for a non-final table)

People in Nevada, by the way, really want John McCain to get beat in November; he is staunchly anti-gambling. He does like beer, however, seeing as the Mrs owns a huge distributorship.

4) So much for fresh legs: Red Wings have nine players over age 35, Penguins have three. Wings have one guy under age 25, Pittsburgh has seven. Wings lead series 3-1, can win Lord Stanley's Cup Monday night at home.

3) Is there a Sporting News jinx? Troy Percival went on the DL before the issue with his picture on cover got to newsstands.

2) Rays lost first game of series to White Sox Thursday, then beat first-place Pale Hose three times in row, despite scoring a total of just eight runs in the three wins. Thats good pitching.

1) By the way, typical lack of class shown by Ozzie Guillen on Sunday, after the 4-3 loss, saying his team didn't have enough talent on it to win. Always blame the players, a great way to motivate them. White Sox did go 5-39 in series when they had runners in scoring position, but guys go into slumps.

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Arena Football League – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet

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NEW YORK (6 - 6) at COLORADO (4 - 8) - 6/2/2008, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after playing a game on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 1-0 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Arena Football League – Write up

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Monday's Arena Football game

New York (6-6) @ Colorado (4-8)-- Host Crush lost three in row and five of last six games, scoring 46 points or less in last three losses, by 35-4-17 points. Under is 8-3 in last eleven Dragon games, 4-0 in last four Colorado tilts. New York lost last two games- they're 2-4 on road, with wins at Tampa Bay, LA. NY is 2-3-1 vs spread as a fave. Colorado is 1-5 vs spread when dog.

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Arena Football League – Additional

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Monday, June 2

10:30 PM NEW YORK vs. COLORADO
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games
olorado is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games

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National Hockey League – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet

Note: If the long sheet is amended, we will re-post an update.

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PITTSBURGH (60-32-0-8, 128 pts.) at DETROIT (69-26-0-7, 145 pts.) - 6/2/2008, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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National Hockey League - Short Sheet

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Short Sheet

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Stanley Cup Finals
Game Five
Red Wings Lead, 3-1
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8:05 ET

Pittsburgh:
0-3 SU at Detroit
5-0 Over Away off home loss by 1 goal

Detroit:
93-25 SU at home off BB Unders
66-21 SU off a road win

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National Hockey League – Write up

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Write-up

Monday, June 2

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2008 NHL playoffs

Detroit can win the Stanley Cup tonight at home; if they were going to lose this series, Penguins would have capaitalized on 80-second two-man advantage in Game 4. Red Wings have nine players over age 35, Penguins have three. Wings have one guy under age 25, Pittsburgh has seven. Experience is talking in this series (under is 3-0-1 in series so far), as younger Pens have a total of four goals in four games, one in three losses. Penguins will need a ton of spunk to get this series back to Pittsburgh.

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National Hockey League – Additional

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Monday, June 2

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8:00 PM PITTSBURGH vs. DETROIT
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games

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National Hockey League – Ice Picks

NHL


Monday, June 2

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Ice picks: Wednesday's best NHL bets
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Pittsburgh at Detroit (-230, 5)

A few weeks from now, the Pittsburgh Penguins may look back at Saturday's Game 4 and think about what might have been. The Pens had numerous powerplay opportunities to put the Red Wings on the run and couldn't convert a huge 5-on-3 in the third period. Now, Pittsburgh is fresh out of mulligans.

The Red Wings are a poised bunch. They rarely panic and have developed a fantastic offense that preaches patience and puck-control to go along with a rock-steady group of blueliners that has frustrated the young Pens at every turn.

If nothing else, this series will serve as a learning experience for Pittsburgh moving forward, but right now this club is overmatched in nearly every capacity. The only hope the Pens have at this point is to convert a couple ****** early in the game, though this unit with the man advantage isn't what it was earlier in the playoffs.

A lot of Pittsburgh's struggles have more to do with Detroit's defense than much else, but Sidney Crosby isn't generating as much offense from the sideboards as he normally does and Sergei Gonchar needs to be better at the point. Plus, as you've already heard a million times now, Evgeni Malkin is struggling.

One main difference between these teams is that Pittsburgh can't win if their three best players aren't dominant - Detroit can. The Wings have so many solid contributors and play such a disciplined system that Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Co. don't have to be amazing every single night.

Detroit isn't the kind of team that's going to let this 3-1 lead slip.

Pick: Under

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National Hockey League - Gameday

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Gameday


Monday, June 2

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Stanley Cup Gameday
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Monday NHL Gameday

The Red Wings began their postseason run with a win over the Predators back on April 20, and they can end it with a Cup-clinching victory over the Penguins on Monday night.

Detroit has actually made it all look pretty easy during the playoffs. The jumped out to a 2-0 lead in that set versus the Predators, dropped a couple of contests, and then won the series 4-2. They then swept away the Avalanche in Round 2, and they built a big 3-0 lead on Dallas in the third round (eventually needing six games to advance to the final).

And the Wings have stayed dominant in the Stanley Cup final. Detroit opened the series with back-to-back shutouts at home in Games 1 and 2, then dropped a 3-2 squeaker in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night before coming back with a win in Game 4 on Saturday.

The Pens actually opened the scoring at home on Saturday night, as Marian Hossa potted his 10th goal of the playoffs less than three minutes into the first period. That lead proved to be short-lived, however, as Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom netted his third marker of the postseason just four minutes later to tie up the contest at one apiece.

Neither team managed to score in the second period, but Jiri Hudler picked up a goal two minutes into the third period that put Detroit ahead for good. Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood stopped 22 of 23 Pittsburgh shots in the victory. Penguins counterpart Marc-Andre Fleury had a busier night, blocking 28 of the 30 Detroit shots in the defeat.

Pens superstar forward Sidney Crosby assisted on Hossa's goal in the first period on Saturday night, and he now leads the NHL in postseason scoring. Teammate Evgeni Malkin, however, was held off the night's scoresheet for the fourth consecutive contest.

The Red Wings will now look to close out this series with a win at home in Game 5 on Monday night (with puck drop at 8:00pm ET). And how well has Detroit fared in its own building so far during the playoffs? They were 3-0 at Joe Louis Arena against Nashville, 2-0 against Colorado, 2-1 against Dallas, and of course 2-0 so far against the Penguins.

The Penguins won each of their first three road games in the playoffs (two versus the Senators, one versus the Rangers), but since then they've managed to go just 1-4 away from Mellon Arena (that one other win came against the Flyers in Round 3). The Penguins were outscored 4-0 and 3-0 on the road in the first two meetings of this series.

The Red Wings are expected to have Tomas Holmstrom back in the lineup on Monday night; the forward missed Saturday's contest with a sore hamstring. Holmstrom has four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 19 playoff games this spring.

The oddsmakers don't think the Stanley Cup final will stretch beyond Monday night - they opened the Red Wings as -240 home favorites for Game 5 (with the total set at 5). If the Penguins are able to stave off elimination on Monday night they'll force a Game 6 in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. A Game 7 would be contested in Detroit on Saturday.

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Major League Baseball – Write up

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Write-up


Monday, June 2

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Hot Pitchers
-- Arroyo is 2-0, 2.19 in his last couple starts. Phillies won three of last four Kendrick home starts (2-0, 2.84).
-- Suppan is 2-0, 1.24 in four starts at Miller Park this season.
-- Wainwright is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts; Cardinals are 6-0 in his home starts this season.
-- Zambrano has an 0.82 RA in his last three road starts.
-- Lowe has 1.29 RA in his last two starts, but LA lost both by 2-1 scores.
-- Sanchez has 2.84 RA in his last three starts; Giants are 5-1 in his home starts this season.

-- Guthrie has 2.18 RA in his last three starts, but Orioles lost all three games, scoring 1-0-2 runs.
-- Pettitte is 2-0, 2.84 in his last couple starts.
-- Laffey is 3-2, 1.59 in his last five starts. Texas won Padilla's last three home starts (2-0, 3.42).

Cold Pitchers
-- Reyes is 0-2, 6.75 in his last couple starts. Olson has 7.97 RA in his last four starts.
-- Davis is 1-1, 5.25 in two starts since coming off the DL.
-- Gorzelanny is 1-2, 11.57 in his last three starts.
-- Baek is making first start for San Diego; he's made 24 starts in his big league career, with Seattle (11-9, 4.93 record.)
-- Reynolds is 0-2, 7.94 in two road starts this season.
-- Perez is 1-2, 5.92 in his last four road starts.

-- Wakefield is 0-3, 9.19 in his last three road starts.
-- Hernandez has an 8.20 RA in his last three starts.
-- Detroit lost last three Rogers road starts (0-1, 6.11).
-- Angels lost three of last four Santana starts (1-2, 5.06).

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won six of their last seven games. Reds won seven of last nine games, but are 3-12 in last fifteen on road.
-- Brewers won six of their last seven games. Arizona won last two games, now allowing a single run.
-- Cubs won their last seven games, but are 1-4 in last five on foreign soil.
-- Cardinals won ten of their last fourteen games.
-- Padres won five of their last seven contests.
-- Mets won five of their last six games.

-- Red Sox won last three games, scoring 20 runs.
-- Bronx won eight of its last eleven games.
-- Rangers are 10-4 in their last fourteen home games.
-- Tigers won last three of their last four games.
-- Angels are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.

Cold Teams
-- Braves lost five of last seven games, but are 15-5 in their last twenty home games. Marlins lost seven of their last nine road games.
-- Pirates lost six of their last seven games.
-- Dodgers lost eight of last ten games. Rockies are 5-16 in their last twenty-one games.
-- Giants lost seven of their last eight home games.

-- Orioles lost last four games, scoring eleven runs. .
-- Indians are 1-9 in their last ten road games.
-- Twins lost seven of their last ten home games.
-- Oakland lost four of their last five games.
-- Mariners lost their last four home series openers.

Totals
-- Last four Arroyo starts went over the total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last eleven Florida road games.
-- Last three Davis starts went over the total.
-- Over is 21-7-2 in Pittsburgh road games this season.
-- Three of last four Zambrano starts went over the total.
-- Ten of last twelve Dodger games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last nine Giant games went over the total.

-- Six of last nine Guthrie starts stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last twelve Minnesota home games went over.
-- Three of last four Padilla starts went over the total.
-- Nine of last twelve Detroit road games stayed under.
-- Under is 8-2-1 in Santana starts this season.

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Major League Baseball - Tips & Trends

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Monday, June 2

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New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins [ESPN | 7:10 PM ET]

Yankees (-150, O/U 9.5): Andy Pettitte has been extremely streaky in 2008 but luckily for the Yankees, he's hot right now. Pettitte won his first three starts of the season, lost four of his next five, and is back on a two-game winning streak. In his last 12.2 innings pitched, Pettitte has 12 strikeouts and allowed just four runs. Pettitte has been strong on the road, where he's obtained four of his five wins this season to go along with a respectable 3.72 ERA.

Yankees are 8-3 in their last 11 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 7 (OVER - Total Play of the Day)

Twins: Livan Hernandez started the year off strong but he's been blasted in his last three outings. In his last 18.2 innings pitched, Hernandez has given up 31 hits and 17 runs. The Twins have won seven of Hernandez's 10 starts overall but are just 1-2 in his last three appearances. Things don't look like they will get any better for Hernandez tonight with the Yankees in town. He's 0-3 in his career versus New York with a 6.08 ERA.

Twins are 6-2 in their last 8 Monday games.
The OVER is 8-1 in Hernandez' last 9 starts overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5



Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers [8:05 PM ET]

Diamondbacks: Since returning to the mound following cancer treatment, Doug Davis has one tremendous start under his belt and one awful outing. In his last start against the Giants, Davis was hit pretty hard, giving up six runs over five innings of work. Davis has actually been much better on the road than at home this season. In two starts away from Bank One Ballpark, Davis has a 2.53 ERA, compared to 6.55 at home. Davis is having a problem with walks this season, putting 13 batters on base in 21.2 innings pitched.

Diamondbacks are 2-8 in their last 10 road games.
Diamondbacks are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings at Milwaukee.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Brewers (-130, O/U 9): Jeff Suppan has been night and day this season, depending on where he pitches. On the road, Suppan has an ERA of 6.27. But at home Suppan's ERA drops all the way down to an unhittable 0.93. Luckily for Suppan and the Brewers, they are playing at home in Miller Park tonight. Suppan was masterful in his last outing at home against the Braves, giving up just four hits and no runs in eight innings of work. Not surprisingly, three of Suppan's four starts at Miller Park have easily gone UNDER the total.

Brewers are 7-1 in Suppan's last 8 home starts.
The UNDER is 8-3-1 in Milwaukee's last 12 Monday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)



Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners [10:10 PM ET]

Angels (-135, O/U 8.5): Ervin Santana has fixed the road woes that plagued him a year ago, going 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA away from home so far this season. That's the good news. The bad news is Santana's last two starts on the road have been has worst, giving up nine runs in 11.2 innings of work. In his first six starts, Santana didn't give up more than three runs in any one outing. However, in his last four appearances, he's allowed four runs or more three times.

The UNDER is 13-3-1 in LA's last 17 road games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

Mariners: After an awful start to the season, Jarrod Washburn was briefly moved to the bullpen before returning to the starting rotation last week against the Yankees. Even though the Mariners lost, Washburn pitched one of his best games of the season, allowing just two runs over six innings. The over has been a wise investment with Washburn on the mound lately. The last five games he's started have all gone OVER the total.

Mariners are 1-9 in their last 10 games as an underdog.
The OVER is 8-2 in Seattle's last 10 games as an underdog.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 4

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Major League Baseball – Additional

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7:05 PM BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home


7:05 PM CINCINNATI vs. PHILADELPHIA
Cincinnati is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 12 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati


7:05 PM NY YANKEES vs. MINNESOTA
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games


7:10 PM FLORIDA vs. ATLANTA
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home


8:05 PM ARIZONA vs. MILWAUKEE
Arizona is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona


8:05 PM CLEVELAND vs. TEXAS
Cleveland is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland


8:15 PM PITTSBURGH vs. ST. LOUIS
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Pittsburgh's last 25 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


10:05 PM CHI CUBS vs. SAN DIEGO
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


10:05 PM DETROIT vs. OAKLAND
Detroit is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit


10:10 PM COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing Colorado


10:10 PM LA ANGELS vs. SEATTLE
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels


10:15 PM NY METS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Mets

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MLB


Monday, June 2

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SCOREBOARD

Monday, June 2

Chicago Cubs at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EDT). The Cubs try to keep their momentum going when they send Carlos Zambrano (7-1, 2.33 ERA) to the mound against the Padres.


STARS

Sunday

- Gabe Gross, Rays, hit a tying two-run triple in the fifth inning, and then homered leading off the bottom of the 10th to lift Tampa Bay to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

- Pat Burrell and Chase Utley, Phillies. Burrell had a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and Utley hit his major league-best 20th homer in a 7-5 victory over Florida.

- Braden Looper, Cardinals, gave up three runs in 5 2-3 innings and had two singles, scored a run and added an RBI in a 7-4 victory over Pittsburgh.

- Johan Santana, Mets, gave up six hits and struck out six in 7 2-3 innings to earn his 100th win as New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1.

- Ryan Braun and Russell Branyan, Brewers, each hit two-run homers in a 10-1 victory over Houston.

- Jack Cust and Mark Ellis, Athletics, homered in a nine-run seventh inning to rally Oakland to a 13-8 victory over Texas.

- Dan Haren and Orlando Hudson, Diamondbacks. Haren pitched seven sharp innings and Hudson hit a three-run homer in a 5-0 victory over Washington.

- Fred Lewis, Giants, hit a tying two-run triple in the 10th inning and scored the winning run on an infield single to rally San Francisco to a 4-3 win over San Diego.


ANOTHER FINAL AT-BAT WIN

The Angels' Howie Kendrick was hit by a pitch from Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to force home the tying run, and Maicer Izturis singled in the game-winner one pitch later to lift Los Angeles to a 4-3 win on Sunday. All four of the Angels' victories in their six-game homestand were walk-off wins.


STREAKS

Houston's 10-1 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday was the Astros' season-high fifth straight. ... The Cubs beat the reeling Rockies 5-3 on to complete a perfect seven-game homestand and send Colorado to its seventh straight loss. ... Kansas City's 6-1 victory over Cleveland on Sunday its second straight victory after a 12-game skid. ... Texas' Michael Young singled in the first inning of a 13-8 loss to Oakland, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. Rangers teammate Ian Kinsler stretched his career-best hitting streak to 16 games with a sixth-inning single.


SCARY

Minnesota pitcher Nick Blackburn escaped with just a bruised nose and upper lip after getting hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of the Yankees' Bobby Abreu in the fifth inning of the Twins' 5-1 win Sunday. Blackburn flung his arms out and flopped on the turf in front of the mound, but quickly rose to his feet and walked off the field on his own with a towel pressed to his face to keep the blood from spurting out of his nose. The impact was lessened because Blackburn bent backward to try to dodge the ball. It grazed off his glove before hitting the right side of his nose, which was bruised and swollen afterward. X-rays showed no broken bones.


BEATING SEATTLE

Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking single and Detroit scored four times in the ninth inning off struggling J.J. Putz to lift Detroit to a 7-5 win over Seattle on Sunday. Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera each drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the fifth time in six meetings with the Mariners. Detroit has also fared well against the Yankees - winning four of five - but is 15-30 against everyone else.


BIG PAPI AILING

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz wasn't in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, and the designated hitter could only hope his injury was a minor setback. Ortiz sprained his left wrist in the ninth inning Saturday night while swinging at a pitch in Boston's 6-3 win over Baltimore. He left for a pinch hitter with the count full. Ortiz had missed only four games before Sunday. He is batting .252 and leads the Red Sox with 13 homers and 43 RBIs.


COMEBACK DELAYED

Padres pitcher Mark Prior will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured right shoulder, the latest medical setback to a once-promising career. Prior, one of the top young pitchers in the game for the Chicago Cubs just a few years ago, has not pitched in the majors since Aug. 10, 2006. He had been trying to make a comeback with his hometown Padres this season, but his rehab process was shut down at extended spring training about two weeks ago when he had more soreness in the shoulder. Prior, 27, had surgery on the same shoulder in April 2007 while with the Cubs.


CALLING IT A CAREER!

Former catcher Mike Lieberthal signed a one-day minor league contract Sunday and officially retired as a member of the Phillies. The 36-year-old Lieberthal spent 13 of his 14 years in the majors with the Phillies. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last winter and played in only 38 games as a backup to Russell Martin, hitting .234 in 77 at-bats. Lieberthal threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies' 7-5 win over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park and received a warm ovation from the fans. He hit .274 with 257 doubles, 150 home runs, 610 RBIs while playing in 1,212 career games.


STRONG STARTS

Johan Santana gave up six hits and struck out six in 7 2-3 innings to earn his 100th win as New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday. ... Arizona's Dan Haren struck out five and limited Washington to four hits in seven innings of a 5-0 win. ... Brian Bannister yielded one run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings to lead Kansas City to a 6-1 victory over Cleveland. ... Milwaukee's Dave Bush gave up one run and four hits in seven innings of a 10-1 win over Houston. ... A.J. Burnett gave up two runs and three hits in eight innings of the Blue Jays' 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. ... Tim Lincecum allowed one run and four hits in seven innings of San Francisco's 4-3, 10-inning win over San Diego.


HITTING NO. 501

Manny Ramirez hit his 501st home run in Boston's 9-4 victory over Baltimore on Sunday. One day after becoming the 24th major leaguer to hit No. 500, Ramirez drove a 1-0 pitch from Brian Burres into the right-field seats to put Boston up 6-3 in the fourth inning.


STUCK AT 599

One day after hitting his 599th career homer, Ken Griffey Jr. remained stuck one shy of joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa in the 600 club. Griffey went 2-for-3 with a double in the Reds' 6-2 win over Atlanta on Sunday in their final home game before an eight-game road trip.


SPEAKING

"It's all about having fun. You have to remember this is a game and you have to have fun.'' - The Mets' Johan Santana, after giving up six hits and striking out six to pick up his 100th career victory in New York's 6-1 win over Los Angeles on Sunday night.


SEASONS

June 2

1928 - Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit three home runs and a triple at Braves Field, but the Cincinnati Reds came away with a 20-12 triumph.

1928 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. All the runs came from three pinch-hit home runs.

1941 - Lou Gehrig died in New York at age 37.

1949 - The Philadelphia Phillies hit five homers in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. Andy Seminick hit two and Del Ennis, Willie Jones, and Schoolboy Rowe hit one apiece. Seminick had homered earlier in the game.

1959 - The Baltimore Orioles-Chicago White Sox game at Comiskey Park was delayed for nearly half an hour as a swarm of gnats overcame the field. Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn't budge. A postgame fireworks display was brought in from center field and a smoke bomb was attached to the framework. The gnats left and the Orioles defeated the White Sox, 3-2.

1990 - Randy Johnson pitched the first no-hitter in the Seattle Mariners' history as he beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0. The 6-foot-10 left-hander, walked six and struck out eight while pitching the first no-hitter ever at the Kingdome, which opened for baseball in 1977.

1996 - Houston starter Darryl Kile tied the modern major league record by hitting four batters in St. Louis, and the first to do it in the NL since Moe Drabowsky in 1957.

2000 - Tampa Bay's Fred McGriff hit his 400th career home run, but the Devil Rays lost to the Mets 5-3.

2000 - Rick Aguilera of the Chicago Cubs became the 13th pitcher with 300 saves in a 2-0 win over Detroit. Aguilera reached the mark in 614 career appearances, third quickest.

2002 - Philadelphia pitcher Robert Person drove in seven runs with a grand slam and a three-run homer in an 18-3 win over Montreal. Person had just come off the disabled list and collected his first win of the season.

2005 - Kansas City completed a sweep of the New York Yankees with a 5-2 victory. The Royals, with the worst record and second-lowest payroll in the major leagues, finished their first three-game sweep of the Yankees at home in 15 years.

Today's birthdays: Jared Burton 27; Raul Ibanez 36; Mike Stanton 41.

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