Sunday Trends and Indexes 7/27

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Trends and Indexes
Sunday July 27

Good Luck on day #209 of 2008!

NOTE:
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Daily Sports Roundup

Sunday, July 27

Kyle Busch is once again coming off a victory as the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series head to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard on Sunday.

Busch got past Jimmie Johnson on the final laps last time out to take the checkered flag in the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. The standings leader now has seven wins on the season, and he's 262 points up on second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr.

And that makes Busch the 4/1 Vegas favorite to get the win at the Brickyard on Sunday. Johnson is just behind him at 5/1 on that list, with Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart both at 7/1. Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, and Kasey Kahne are all listed at 8/1 odds to win at Indy, with Matt Kenseth rounding out the first group of contenders at 12/1.

Gordon has had the most Cup Series success at Indy amongst active drivers, as he's visited victory lane there four times (2004, 2001, 1998, 1994). Stewart won this event both last year and in 2005. Johnson ('06) and Harvick ('03) also have Brickyard victories.

On the diamond Sunday's marquee contest takes place in the evening, as the Red Sox host the Yankees in the finale of their three-game series. Jon Lester (8-3, 3.20 ERA) gets the ball for Boston in that game; he's coming off 7 1-3 shutout innings in a win over the Mariners. Sidney Ponson (6-1, 4.02 ERA) will go up against Lester for the Yankees.

Other American League games on tap for Sunday include Minnesota at Cleveland, the White Sox at Detroit, Seattle at Toronto, the Angels at Baltimore, and Texas at Oakland. As well, the Rays will send out Andy Sonnanstine (10-5, 4.54 ERA) to battle the Royals.

Over in the National League the top pitching duel on Sunday sees the Cardinals' Kyle Lohse (12-2, 3.35 ERA) taking on the Mets' Johan Santana (8-7, 3.05 ERA). St. Louis is 8-2 over Lohse's past 10 outings, and the righthander hasn't been tagged with a loss since May 8. Santana hasn't pitched poorly, but New York is 3-7 over his past 10 starts.

The rest of the NL schedule on Sunday includes Colorado at Cincinnati, San Diego at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Philadelphia, Houston at Milwaukee, Florida at the Cubs, and Washington at the Dodgers. As well, it's a battle of lefties in San Francisco when the Giants' Barry Zito (5-12, 5.56 ERA) faces the D-Backs' Randy Johnson (7-7, 4.89 ERA).

On the gridiron the Arena Football League closes out its campaign on Sunday with ArenaBowl XXII at the New Orleans Arena. The Philadelphia Soul opened as the 3-point favorites over the San Jose SaberCats for that contest, and that line has moved up to 3.5 points as kickoff approaches. The total for the championship is set at 118.5.

Up in the Canadian Football League the week concludes with a matchup between the Argonauts and the Roughriders in Saskatchewan. Former Rider Kerry Joseph will be looking to guide his new team to a win in that game, but he'll have to do it as a 5.5-point road underdog. The OVER/UNDER for the 7:05pm ET matchup is pegged at 54 points.

Finally, the WNBA offers up six games on Sunday: New York at Atlanta, Connecticut at Washington, Los Angeles at Minnesota, San Antonio at Detroit, Sacramento at Seattle, and Indiana at Phoenix. The Shock/Silver Stars matchup is a battle of the top teams in each conference; Detroit is 16-10 on the season, while San Antonio's record is at 17-9.

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Weekend Six-pack

Venting on the Pirates helping Bronx in the pennant race.....

-- Wonder why the Pirates haven't had winnng season since 1992? Try these words: cheap-stupid-gutless.

-- Xavier Nady is hitting .330; Damaso Marte is a quality lefty reliever; how could the Pirates not get Phil Hughes for them?

-- God forbid they actually keep their good players, but for a small market team, the ultimate small market team, to bail out the fatcat team that needed help, it just doesn't make sense.

-- As for Jose Tabata, the main cog in the package Pirates are getting from Bronx, scouts from outside Bronx organization had criticized him for not always giving his best effort. Thats just freakin' great-- he'll be terrific with the hideous Buccos.

-- At 48-54, Pirates actually had a chance to finish .500 this season, but now, no way. Must be fun to root for them.

-- Pirates better have gotten few million bucks under table in this deal, or why would they do it? Why wouldn't they hold out until July 31st deadline and try to get Hughes? Asinine.

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Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday........

13) Cubs and Milwaukee are now tied for first place after pair of HRs by Hermida lifted Marlins to 3-2 win in 12 innings. The Phillies and Marlins both gained a game on the Mets Saturday.

12) Braves scored nine runs in fourth inning, and lost. Phillies scored seven in fifth inning of a 10-9 win. At least the injury-prone Mike Hampton got back in a big league game, first time in just under three years.

11) Pirates got whacked at home again by the hideous Padres, falling to 0-2 after trading Nady/Marte.

10) Ray Durham hit two doubles, scored three runs as Brewers beat Houston late 6-4, despite being outhit 14-7.

9) Reds are now 0-6 when prospect Homer Bailey starts. Is it at all possible to get HOMER Bailey and Grant BALFOUR on the same team? Two worst names ever for a pitcher.

8) Skip Schumacher had six hits, Albert Pujols five, including his first HR in 22 days (game-winner in 14th inning), giving the Redbirds their first win of the week, a much-needed victory.

7) Tim Lincecum struck out 13, walked none, and left with a 3-2 lead, but bullpen blew it as Webb won his 14th game, 5-3, a big win for first-place Snakes, since Dodgers, Rockies also won.

6) If you held a four-team tournament right now with Nationals, Pirates, Mariners and A's, no one would win. They're all either terrible or demoralized from their front offices quitting on them.

5) Tampa Rays are two games up in AL East; Carl Crawford hit pair of triples to snap out of an extended slump, including a big two-run triple to break game open in 8th inning. Rays won, 5-3.

4) Texas is an offensive machine, especially against a disprited opponent; they haven't quit on the season, are only 5.5 games out of the Wild Card slot. Shouldn't they try to add pitcher for the stretch run? They sure as hell hit well enough to win.

3) Angels are jogging to playoffs, but are they good enough to win in October? Casey Kotchman is having a huge week, while the Teixeira-to-Anaheim rumors make the rounds. Will they do anything to improve their roster? Fuentes maybe?

2) Arizona is 52-51, Dodgers are 51-52, but Colorado is 8-2 last ten games, and are definitely still contenders, six games out of first place in a horrible division. Keep an eye on the Rockies.

1) Looks like the Mets won't make move before Thursday, but they're playing so well, they really don't need to. Tampa Rays have to do something, and it would be nice if the Marlins made an effort to improve the roster; Lord knows they didn't spend much on the original roster- they must have some money left to add a player or two. Will Red Sox counter Bronx' move?

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Arena Football League – Long Sheet


Arena Bowl XXII
Sunday, July 27, 2008
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

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AFL
Long Sheet


Arena Bowl XXII

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SAN JOSE SABERCATS (13 - 5) vs. PHILADELPHIA SOUL (15 - 3) - 7/27/2008, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 110 this season.
SAN JOSE is 18-5 ATS (+12.5 Units) after playing a game on a Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 1-0 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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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Arena Bowl, New Orleans: San Jose vs Philadelphia........

SaberCats led Philadelphia 33-14 at the half back in a Week 7 home game, lost 58-57, which made Soul 7-0 at time, and Cats 3-4; defending champs are 10-1 since then, winning last eight games, and have chance to not only avenge the Week 7 loss, but to win a second consecutive Arena Bowl. Philly got to 9-0, then lost three of four, but hasn't lost since, winning their last five games. Should be an excellent show for the AFL, which is in a resurgence since ESPN bought part of the league.

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Arena Football League – Trend Sheet

AFL


Trend Sheet

Sunday, July 27

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3:00 PM SAN JOSE vs. PHILADELPHIA
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

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Arena Football League – Arena Bowl XXII -- Notes

AFL
Arena Bowl XXII


Sunday, July 27

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Arena Bowl tidbits of interest
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The total results for the previous 21 Arena Bowls are 3o-18u-0p

Teams leading at halftime went on to win the Arena Bowl 19-1 SU...there was one tie.

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Arena Football League – Arena Bowl XXII -- Stats

AFL
Arena Bowl XXII


Sunday, July 27

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Arena Bowl XXII - Stats
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Philadelphia favored over San Jose Arena Bowl XXII

The Philadelphia Soul are 4 point favorites over the defending champion San Jose Sabertcats in Arena Bowl XXII. The oddsmakers also have Philadelphia -160 on the money line and the over/under is 118.5.

Philadelphia was 13-3 on the season including 8-7-1 against the spread. They were 3-4-1 ATS at home, 5-3 ATS away, 7-7-1 ATS as a favorite and 1-0 ATS as a dog. Against the total, Philadelphia went under 8 out of 16 games including one push.

San Jose was 11-5 overall but maybe the hottest team in Arena Football. They were 7-8-1 against the spread for the season which included 4-3-1 ATS at home, 3-5 ATS away, 6-7-1 as a favorite and 1-1 as an underdog. They were 8-7-1 towards the over this year.

Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 70-35 in the National Conference Championship game while San Jose defeated Grand Rapids 81-55 in the American Conference Championship.

San Jose is third highest scoring team in the league at 59.1 points per game, second last in the league in rushing at just 8.9 yards per game, the third-rated passing attack in the league at 284.3 yards per game and they lead the league in takeaways with 2.8 per game.

Philadelphia is the highest scoring team in the league at 62.0 points per game, second best in the league in committing turnovers with 1.1 per game, allowed the third fewest points in the league at 50.6 per game and has the third worst run defense allowing 23.6 per game.

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Canadian Football League – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet

Week 5

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TORONTO (2 - 2) at SASKATCHEWAN (4 - 0) - 7/27/2008, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 120-90 ATS (+21.0 Units) in all games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 120-90 ATS (+21.0 Units) in all lined games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 41-23 ATS (+15.7 Units) when playing on a Sunday since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 109-81 ATS (+19.9 Units) in games played on turf since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 35-16 ATS (+17.4 Units) in July games since 1996.
TORONTO is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 2-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
SASKATCHEWAN is 2-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Canadian Football League – Write up

CFL
Write-up


Week 5 CFL games

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Sunday, July 27

Toronto (2-2) @ Saskatchewan (4-0)-- Argos allowed 32-47-31 points in last three games, are 2-2 despite a +7 turnover ratio in just four games- they ran ball for 201 yards last week in win vs Eskimos. Riders scored 33.5 ppg in winning first four games, by 21-10-5-8 points- they have 675 passing yards last two games, after having just 404 passing yards in their first two contests.

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Canadian Football League – Additional Trends

CFL

Week 5

Trend Sheet

Sunday, July 27

10:00 PM TORONTO vs. SASKATCHEWAN
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Saskatchewan is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Saskatchewan is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

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Canadian Football League – Preview and Predictions

CFL
Preview and Predictions


CFL games – Week 5

Sunday, July 27

Toronto (54) vs. Saskatchewan (-4.5)

Argonauts at Roughriders History: When Toronto travels to Saskatchewan, they are 6-6-0 ATS, 6-6 SU and the O/U is 8-4-0 since 1996.

Kerry Joseph returns to his old stomping grounds this Sunday and the Boatmen are a +4.5 point Road Underdog vs. the 4-0 Saskatchewan Roughriders. However, if Joseph is looking for his old #4 in the Green and White dressing room, seems there's a new sheriff in town and his name is not Reggie Hammond, but Darian Durant! Durant has shown great poise and maturity as the new signal caller for the Roughriders and it's going to force head coach Ken Miller to make a wise and educated decision when Marcus Crandell is ready to come back. The Riders are coming off a exciting 41-33 win over the Montreal Alouettes this past Sunday and they are averaging 33.3 Points For a game. The Argos are 2-2 SU on the season and their second win of the year came from a 109 yard drive last week vs. the hapless Eskimos defense. The Argonauts looked old on defense last week, as veterans like O'Shea, Wheaton and Fletcher were starting to look a bit slow and when was the last time the Argos were involved in 3 straight games that went OVER the posted total? You would have to go back to Week #9, August 17th 2003 to find the answer and that 4th game went under the total vs. Edmonton in an 18-15 lost. Plus, Toronto will be without their middle linebacker, as Kevin Eiben will be out a few weeks with a MCL tear.
The Argos are allowing 31.5 Points Against a game and having your old defensive coordinator as your new head coach is one major reason why the Argos are allowing so many Points Against.

Every team has an identity, right now I'm still trying to figure out what makes the Argos tick and what will be their bread and butter the remaining games of the season. If Kerry Joseph can get a reliable go to receiver he can trust and the Argos defense can get their Points Against Average down to 27 or lower a game; they could be the team to beat in the Eastern Division, as nobody really wants to win this division!

forecast: Saskatchewan 33 Toronto 17

Stat of the Game: When TORONTO team played as a 3.5 to 6.5 Underdog - Coming off a Home win as a Favorite; The Argos are 3-7 SU and ATS in this spot since '96.

Good luck and remember, this is the CFL, anything can happen during the 3 minute warning! Trust me; I've got the scars to prove it!

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Major League Baseball – Write up



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SCOREBOARD

Sunday, July 27

St. Louis at New York Mets (1:10 p.m. EDT). Johan Santana, who dominated the Phillies only to watch his bullpen blow a three-run lead in the ninth inning his last time out, tries again for his ninth win of the season against Kyle Lohse and the Cardinals.


STARS

Saturday

- Albert Pujols, Cardinals, hit a two-run homer in the 14th inning for his fifth hit of the night, lifting St. Louis to a 10-8 win over the New York Mets.

- Torii Hunter, Angels, homered twice, had five RBIs and scored four runs to carry the Los Angeles Angels over Baltimore 11-6.

- Carl Crawford, Rays, hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 victory over Kansas City.

- Derek Lowe, Dodgers, allowed one hit over eight innings and Los Angeles beat Washington 6-0.

- Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye, White Sox, hit back-to-back homers and drove in two runs apiece, leading Chicago to a 7-6 victory over Detroit.


SIX-HIT SCHUMAKER

Skip Schumaker become the first Cardinals player to have six hits in a game since Terry Moore on Sept. 5, 1935, against Boston. He went 6-for-7 to help St. Louis beat the Mets 10-8 in 14 innings.


WAY OUT FRONT

Josh Hamilton hit a three-run homer to increase his major league-leading RBI total to 103 in the Texas Rangers' 9-4 win over Oakland on Saturday. The night before, Hamilton hit a two-run shot and reached 100 RBIs for the first time in his career - in his 99th game of the season, no less.


WHITE HOT

The AL Central-leading White Sox won their fourth straight game beating Detroit 7-6 to extend their advantage to 7 1/2 games over third-place Detroit. Minnesota beat Cleveland 11-4 to stay 3 1/2 back of Chicago.


WEBB GEM

Brandon Webb struck out eight to pass 1,000 for his career and become the second pitcher in the majors with 14 victories. The Arizona Ace allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings during the Diamondbacks' 5-3 win over San Francisco on Saturday night.


BREWS CRUISE

Milwaukee took a share of the NL Central lead with a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Milwaukee has won nine of 10 to tie the Cubs, who lost 3-2 to the Florida Marlins in 12 innings.


ON A ROLL

The New York Yankees got within a a game of second-place Boston in the AL East and remained unbeaten since the All-Star break with a 10-3 win over the Red Sox on Saturday night. Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 5-3 to move two games ahead of the Red Sox.


EASY BUTTON

Trevor Hoffman got one of the easiest and most unexpected of his record 544 saves, retiring the only batter he faced after Jose Bautista hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning of San Diego's 9-6 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday night. It also gave Hoffman his 14th season with at least 20 saves, the most in major league history according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Lee Smith previously was the only other pitcher with at least 20 saves in 13 seasons.


SWAP MEET

Looking for an upgrade at third base as they make a push for the playoffs, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Casey Blake from the Cleveland Indians on Saturday for two minor leaguers Saturday. The Indians, who also sent cash to the Dodgers as part of the trade, received catcher Carlos Santana and right-hander Jonathan Meloan. The versatile Blake was in Los Angeles' starting lineup Saturday night against Washington, playing third base and batting sixth. The Indians also acquired pitcher Anthony Reyes from the Cardinals for minor league pitcher Luis Perdomo. ... Xavier Nady scored a run and Damaso Marte struck out David Ortiz in a key situation after the New York Yankees finalized a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.


SPEAKING

"We're happy tonight. We haven't shaken hands in a week. It was a nice win for us.'' - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire after Minnesota broke a five-game losing streak with an 11-4 win over Cleveland on Saturday night.


SEASONS

July 27

1918 - Brooklyn rookie Henry Heitman completed one of the shortest careers in major league history. Heitman appeared on the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals, gave up four consecutive hits and then left the game, never to play a major league game again.

1930 - Ken Ash of Cincinnati got his last major league victory by throwing one pitch. Ash came into relieve in the fifth inning and got Chicago's Charlie Grimm to hit into a triple play. Ash was removed for a pinch hitter and the Reds beat the Cubs 6-5. 1946 - Rudy York of Boston hit two grand slams and drove in 10 runs as the Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 13-6.

1950 - Del Ennis of the Philadelphia Phillies drove in seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings of a 13-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Ennis doubled with the bases loaded in the seventh and hit a grand slam in the eighth.

1959 - New York lawyer William Shea announced the formation of the Continental League. New York, Houston, Toronto, Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul were the five cities named and Branch Rickey was named league president.

1978 - Duane Kuiper of Cleveland tied a major league record by becoming the third player in the 20th century to hit two triples in a game, Both came with the bases loaded as the Indians beat the New York Yankees 17-5.

1984 - Montreal's Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb for the most singles in a career with No. 3,053, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

1986 - Two 300-game winners faced each other as Don Sutton hurled six strong innings to outpitch Tom Seaver and give the California Angels a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

1996 - The San Diego Padres pounded the Florida Marlins, 20-12. Wally Joyner led the way with five RBIs, while John Flaherty hit a grand slam. The Padres were the sixth club to score 20 runs in a game this season. The last time that happened was 1929.

Today's birthday: Alex Rodriguez 33.

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Major League Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up


Sunday, July 27

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Hot Pitchers
-- Lohse is 3-0, 2.00 in his last five starts.
-- Reds won last three Fogg starts (1-0, 3.12). Jimenez is 4-1, 2.04 in his last five starts.
-- Pirates won seven of nine Maholm home starts this season. Peavy has a 2.59 RA in his last six starts.
-- Campillo is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
-- Van den Hurk tossed five no-hit innings (five walks, 94 PT) in his return from the minors.
-- Johnson is 3-0, 2.16 in his last three starts. Giants are 6-5 last 11 Zito starts, after being 0-9 in his first nine.

-- Miner tossed six shutout innings in his first '08 start.
-- Angels won four of last five Santana road starts.
-- Rays are 7-2 on road with Sonnanstine.
-- Hurley is 2-0, 3.09 in his last two starts.
-- Red Sox won last seven Lester home starts. Bronx scored 41 runs in winning all four Ponson starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Mets lost four of last five Santana home starts.
-- A's were 3-10 in Blanton's home starts this season.
-- Suppan is 1-2, 9.53 in his last five starts. Wolf was 1-6, 8.49 in his last seven starts for the Padres.
-- Marquis is 0-3, 4.50 in his last four starts.
-- Bergmann is 0-2, 5.00 in his last three starts. Kershaw is 0-3, 6.26 in nine starts this season.

-- Sowers is 2-4, 7.69 in ten starts this season. Minnesota is 3-8 on the road when Blackburn starts.
-- Washburn, who may be traded soon, is 0-2, 4.12 in his last three starts. Marcum is 0-1, 4.74 in his last four starts.
-- Orioles lost last four Olsen starts (0-2, 10.98).
-- Vazquez is 2-4, 6.61 in his last eight starts.
-- Davies is 0-2, 7.94 in his last six starts.
-- Eveland is 1-2, 5.06 in his last four starts.

Hot Teams
-- Marlins are 8-2 in their last ten road games.
-- Braves won five of their last seven road games.
-- Padres won their last two games, scoring 15 runs.
-- Mets won fourteen of last eighteen games.
-- Rockies won eight of their last nine games.
-- Brewers won nine of their last ten games.
-- Arizona won four of its last five games.
-- Dodgers won six of their last nine games.

-- Angels won nine of their last ten games.
-- White Sox won last four games, scoring 33 runs.
-- Bronx won all eight games since All-Star break, outscoring foes 49-15.
-- Blue Jays won six of last seven games.
-- Indians won eight of their last twelve games.
-- Rays won six of their last nine games.
-- Rangers scored 23 runs in winning first two games of series.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost four of their last six games.
-- Pirates are 0-2 since trading Nady, Marte, allowing 15 runs.
-- Cardinals lost five of their last six games.
-- Reds lost four of their last six games.
-- Cubs lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Astros lost five of their last six games.
-- Giants lost eleven of their last fourteen games.
-- Nationals are 2-10 in their last twelve road games.

-- Orioles lost fourteen of their last eighteen games.
-- Tigers lost first two games of Chicago series, both by a run.
-- Mariners lost last seven games, outscored 42-20.
-- Minnesota lost five of their last six games.
-- Royals lost six of their last seven home games.
-- Oakland lost nine of its last ten games.
-- Bronx were outscored 11-3 in first two games of Bronx series.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1 in last five games at Wrigley Field.
-- Under is 8-4 in Campillo starts this season.
-- Eight of last nine San Diego games went over the total.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in Mets' last thirteen home games.
-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve Colorado games.
-- Over is 5-0-1 in Houston's last six games.
-- Over is 10-2 in Giants' last twelve home games.
-- Over is 6-3 in Washington's last nine road games.

-- Over is 16-6-1 in Orioles' last 23 games.
-- Nine of last ten White Sox games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Boston games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-6-1 in last eighteen Toronto games.
-- Over is 12-5-1 in last eighteen Cleveland games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Kansas City home games.
-- 32 runs scored in first two games of Rangers'-A's series.

Umpires
-- StL-NY-- Four of last five Kellogg games went over total.
-- Col-Cin-- Over is 12-3-1 in last sixteen Reynolds games.
-- SD-Pitt-- Favorite won last four Eddings games.
-- Atl-Phil-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Marquez games.
-- Hst-Mil-- Favorite won five of last six Winters games.
-- Fla-Chi-- Over is 10-4 in last fourteen Drake games.
-- Az-SF-- Under is 10-4 in last fourteen Scott games.
-- Wsh-LA-- Under is 6-2 in Wolf's last eight games.

-- Min-Clev-- Under is 6-1 in last seven Nelson games.
-- Sea-Tor-- Home side won last eleven BWelke games.
-- Chi-Det-- Favorite won last four Rapuano games.
-- LA-Blt-- Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Vanover games.
-- TB-KC-- Four of last five O'Nora games stayed under total.
-- Tex-A's-- Over is 9-2 in last eleven Darling games.
-- NY-Bos-- Favorite won four of last five Hernandez games.

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