Tuesday Trends and Indexes 5/12 (NBA, NHL, MLB, Misc.)

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MLB
Long Sheet


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Tuesday, May 12
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ST LOUIS (20 - 12) at PITTSBURGH (12 - 19) - 7:05 PM
TODD WELLEMEYER (R) vs. ZACH DUKE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 250-267 (+27.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 106-88 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 106-88 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 36-28 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+0.8 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

TODD WELLEMEYER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WELLEMEYER is 4-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.155.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

ZACH DUKE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
DUKE is 3-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.1 units)

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LA DODGERS (22 - 11) at PHILADELPHIA (15 - 14) - 7:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. CHAN HO PARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 144-163 (-53.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 63-43 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-18 (+20.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PARK is 76-58 (+21.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
KERSHAW is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.700.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CHAN HO PARK vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
PARK is 2-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.74 and a WHIP of 1.622.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+2.8 units)

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ATLANTA (16 - 16) at NY METS (17 - 14) - 7:10 PM
JAIR JURRJENS (R) vs. MIKE PELFREY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 88-106 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 87-104 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 59-71 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 22-9 (+11.9 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
JURRJENS is 15-5 (+9.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 39-42 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PELFREY is 10-17 (-12.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JAIR JURRJENS vs. NY METS since 1997
JURRJENS is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.1 units)

MIKE PELFREY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PELFREY is 2-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.60 and a WHIP of 1.444.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.9 units)

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FLORIDA (17 - 15) at MILWAUKEE (18 - 14) - 8:05 PM
JOHN KORONKA (L) vs. MANNY PARRA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 151-145 (+26.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
FLORIDA is 51-41 (+16.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 44-40 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 101-92 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 50-49 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 83-76 (+29.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
FLORIDA is 25-14 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 100-90 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 70-66 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 31-24 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOHN KORONKA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

MANNY PARRA vs. FLORIDA since 1997
PARRA is 0-0 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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SAN DIEGO (13 - 19) at CHICAGO CUBS (17 - 14) - 8:05 PM
JAKE PEAVY (R) vs. RICH HARDEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 25-54 (-26.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 76-117 (-40.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 4-22 (-16.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 33-66 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 76-117 (-40.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 53-85 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 50-75 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PEAVY is 9-15 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 18-4 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 974-1023 (-185.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 521-476 (-111.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 133-162 (-55.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 917-939 (-163.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 382-351 (-75.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 471-501 (-119.3 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 481-456 (-99.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JAKE PEAVY vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
PEAVY is 2-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.91 and a WHIP of 1.353.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)

RICH HARDEN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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HOUSTON (14 - 17) at COLORADO (12 - 18) - 8:40 PM
FELIPE PAULINO (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 71-109 (-41.6 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 100-92 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 98-91 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 56-42 (+19.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 85-107 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-25 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 85-107 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 54-81 (-29.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

FELIPE PAULINO vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
JIMENEZ is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (18 - 14) at ARIZONA (13 - 20) - 9:40 PM
MICAH OWINGS (R) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 35-47 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 225-239 (+42.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 11-5 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CINCINNATI is 11-5 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 303-343 (+35.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 337-388 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 28-43 (-19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 13-20 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 29-34 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-24 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 128-151 (-46.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
ARIZONA is 13-20 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 64-65 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 64-72 (-22.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 37-49 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MICAH OWINGS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

DAN HAREN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HAREN is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.78 and a WHIP of 1.178.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (10 - 20) at SAN FRANCISCO (17 - 14) - 10:15 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 39-82 (-32.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-66 (-29.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 69-122 (-32.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 20-46 (-18.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-40 (-19.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 69-119 (-29.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-49 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 5-24 (-19.7 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 668-563 (+82.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 67-69 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CAIN is 26-46 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 8-22 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 5-12 (-10.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 26-46 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 16-30 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 8-20 (-14.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT CAIN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CAIN is 3-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 0.929.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (14 - 17) at CLEVELAND (12 - 21) - 7:05 PM
CLAYTON RICHARD (L) vs. JEREMY SOWERS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 56-35 (+18.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 88-69 (+21.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-21 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 11-20 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 1-10 (-9.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RICHARD is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JEREMY SOWERS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SOWERS is 0-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 8.79 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

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TAMPA BAY (15 - 18) at BALTIMORE (13 - 19) - 7:05 PM
ANDY SONNANSTINE (R) vs. MARK HENDRICKSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HENDRICKSON is 17-5 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 120-91 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 58-41 (+20.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 476-520 (-110.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 28-62 (-25.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 476-520 (-110.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 225-285 (-89.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

ANDY SONNANSTINE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SONNANSTINE is 2-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 7.10 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

MARK HENDRICKSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
HENDRICKSON is 3-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.368.
His team's record is 3-5 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.7 units)

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NY YANKEES (15 - 16) at TORONTO (22 - 12) - 7:07 PM
A.J. BURNETT (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 5-11 (-9.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BURNETT is 4-19 (-13.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 16-32 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 22-12 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 27-13 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 81-61 (+15.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HALLADAY is 88-40 (+26.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HALLADAY is 33-12 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HALLADAY is 105-46 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

A.J. BURNETT vs. TORONTO since 1997
BURNETT is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.00 and a WHIP of 0.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HALLADAY is 15-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.83 and a WHIP of 1.119.
His team's record is 20-10 (+13.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-15. (-1.9 units)

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SEATTLE (16 - 16) at TEXAS (17 - 14) - 8:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 77-117 (-38.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 11-27 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 69-106 (-36.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 49-80 (-30.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 49-84 (-35.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 96-97 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 26-13 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 19-10 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 89-89 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 72-67 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 37-33 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
FELDMAN is 2-11 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 2-11 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-0 (+2.9 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

JASON VARGAS vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
FELDMAN is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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DETROIT (17 - 13) at MINNESOTA (15 - 17) - 8:10 PM
ARMANDO GALARRAGA (R) vs. KEVIN SLOWEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 91-101 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 43-52 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 87-134 (-37.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 36-50 (-25.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-66 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 58-75 (-29.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 20-8 (+11.0 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 64-37 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-4 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 66-39 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 74-59 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 66-42 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-13 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ARMANDO GALARRAGA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GALARRAGA is 0-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.651.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

KEVIN SLOWEY vs. DETROIT since 1997
SLOWEY is 2-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.74 and a WHIP of 1.787.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (18 - 14) at OAKLAND (11 - 18) - 10:05 PM
LUKE HOCHEVAR (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 93-101 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 48-34 (+24.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 25-13 (+15.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 23-19 (+15.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 86-88 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 156-183 (-52.9 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

LUKE HOCHEVAR vs. OAKLAND since 1997
HOCHEVAR is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 11.56 and a WHIP of 2.570.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (20 - 12) at LA ANGELS (16 - 14) - 10:05 PM
JUSTIN MASTERSON (R) vs. JERED WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 54-37 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 117-79 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 52-26 (+23.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 32-14 (+14.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 111-69 (+28.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 79-56 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WEAVER is 25-8 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 18-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 112-63 (+29.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-1 (+1.5 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JUSTIN MASTERSON vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MASTERSON is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JERED WEAVER vs. BOSTON since 1997
WEAVER is 2-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.37 and a WHIP of 1.390.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)

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MLB
Short Sheet


Tuesday, May 12

National League

ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH, 7:05 PM ET
WELLEMEYER: STL 10-2 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5
DUKE: PIT 36-69 after one or more consecutive overs

LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
KERSHAW: LAD 4-15 AWAY against NL East
PARK: 36-18 TSR when the total is 10+

ATLANTA at NY METS, 7:10 PM ET
JURRJENS: 15-5 TSR after a team win
PELFREY: 10-17 TSR against division opponents

FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE, 8:05 PM ET
KORONKA: FLA 23-11 OVER as a road underdog of +125 to +150
PARRA: MIL 65-46 OVER against left-handed starters

SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS, 8:05 PM ET
PEAVY: 6-12 TSR in the first half of the season
HARDEN: 65-25 TSR as a favorite of -110 or higher

HOUSTON at COLORADO, 8:40 PM ET
PAULINO: HOU 10-1 after scoring 9+ runs
JIMENEZ: 3-11 TSR when working on 5 or 6 days rest

CINCINNATI at ARIZONA, 9:40 PM ET
OWINGS: CIN 11-5 in road games
HAREN: ARI 3-9 after one or more consecutive overs

WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 PM ET
ZIMMERMANN: 10-0 OVER after BB games with no home runs
CAIN: 8-22 TSR when the total is 8 to 8.5


American League

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET
RICHARD: CHW 62-40 UNDER as a road underdog of +100 to +150
SOWERS: CLE 0-8 after scoring 8+ runs

TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
SONNANSTINE: TB 51-23 as a favorite of -125 to -175
HENDRICKSON: BAL 30-16 OVER when playing with a day off

NY YANKEES at TORONTO, 7:07 PM ET
BURNETT: NYY 5-11 against division opponents
HALLADAY: 33-12 TSR in May

SEATTLE at TEXAS, 8:05 PM ET
VARGAS: SEA 11-3 after 1+ consecutive unders
FELDMAN: 2-11 TSR at home

DETROIT at MINNESOTA, 8:10 PM ET
GALARRAGA: DET 58-75 against right-handed starters
SLOWEY: MIN 17-4 when playing with a day off

KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND, 10:05 PM ET
HOCHEVAR: KC 25-13 as a road underdog of +100 to +125
CAHILL: OAK 19-7 UNDER after 6+ consecutive home games

BOSTON at LA ANGELS, 10:05 PM ET
MASTERSON: BOS 12-20 revenging a one run loss
WEAVER: LAA 28-11 after 5+ consecutive home games

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7:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing Chi White Sox

7:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
LA Dodgers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
LA Dodgers are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

7:05 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. BALTIMORE
Tampa Bay is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games

7:07 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
NY Yankees are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. NY METS
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets are 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:05 PM
FLORIDA vs. MILWAUKEE
Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Florida

8:05 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CHI CUBS
San Diego is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games

8:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Seattle

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

8:40 PM
HOUSTON vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado's last 15 games at home
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

9:40 PM
CINCINNATI vs. ARIZONA
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati

10:05 PM
BOSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Boston is 4-11 SU in their last 15 games when playing LA Angels
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home

10:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. OAKLAND
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Kansas City

10:15 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

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New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays [7:05 PM ET]

Yankees: The Yankees snapped a five-game losing streak by taking two of three at Baltimore over the weekend. After going 18-10 with a 4.07 ERA and 231 strikeouts in 2008, A.J. Burnett opted out of his contract and signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Yankees - a move unlikely to make him very popular at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. Despite a 5.26 ERA, the Yankees have won four of Burnett's six starts. Coming off a hip injury and a maelstrom surrounding his admitted past steroid use, Alex Rodriguez homered on his first swing of the season Friday, but went 1 for 10 the rest of the series. This will be the Yankees' first game on turf this season.

The Under is 10-3-1 in the Yankees' last 14 games following an off day.
The Yankees are 2-8 in their last 10 vs. AL East foes.

Key Injuries - C Jorge Posada (hamstring) is on the 15-day DL.
C Jose Molina (quad) is on the 15-day DL.
OF Xavier Nady (elbow) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Blue Jays (-145, O/U 8.5): Roy Halladay won his last five starts versus the Yankees last season to move to 15-5 with a 2.86 ERA in his career against them. In three home starts last year versus New York, Halladay was 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA and two complete games. The Jays have won six of Halladay's seven starts this season. Halladay owns a stellar 44/7 K/BB ratio. The Blue Jays still have something to prove despite the AL's best record, as they've yet to face any of the AL East's presumptive top contenders. A three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles has been their only action within the division.

The Over is 11-1 in Halladay's last 12 starts as a favorite.
The Blue Jays are 10-1 in Halladay's last 11 home starts vs. Yankees.

Key Injuries - RP B.J. Ryan (shoulder) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5 (Side Play of the Day)

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New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays (-145, 8.5)

Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett formed a dominant 1-2 punch at the top of Toronto's rotation from 2006-08, but they could never lead the Blue Jays to the playoffs.

With Burnett gone to the Bronx and an unheralded group of starters pitching behind Halladay, the Blue Jays now surprisingly find themselves atop the AL East.

The New York Yankees, meanwhile, will simply be looking to climb back to .500 when Burnett makes his first start against his former team Tuesday night in Toronto, where Halladay will also be on the hill when the clubs open a three-game set.

The two right-handers combined to win 90 games over the past three years for the Blue Jays, but an inconsistent offense and an ultra-competitive division kept Toronto out of the postseason despite three straight winning seasons.

After going 18-10 with a 4.07 ERA and 231 strikeouts in 2008, Burnett opted out of his contract and signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Yankees - a move unlikely to make him very popular at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.

"Of course, money had something to do with it," Burnett said after signing. "How often do you get the chance to put on pinstripes? I mean, whether you want to admit that you love them or hate them, everybody wants to be a Yankee."

There doesn't appear to be any bad blood between Burnett and Halladay. Burnett said one of the reasons he originally signed with Toronto was to learn from the former Cy Young award winner.

"It's funny, because when we parted ways, I told him, 'Thanks for everything. You've been a huge influence,'" Burnett told the Yankees' official Web site. "And he said, 'Thanks. I learned a lot from you, too.' I kind of laughed - 'What did you learn from me, dude?'"

Burnett (2-0, 5.26 ERA) is off to an uneven start in New York, which ranks 29th in the majors with a 5.79 staff ERA despite signing Burnett and CC Sabathia in the offseason.

Nine different pitchers have started at least two games for Toronto (22-12) already, but the Blue Jays have a respectable 4.11 ERA. Halladay (6-1, 3.29) remains the anchor, and he allowed one run in eight innings of Wednesday's 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Pick: Jays


San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs (-150, NA)

Despite persistent offseason rumors that he was headed to the Chicago Cubs, Jake Peavy remained with the San Diego Padres.

In his first meeting against the team that attempted to acquire him, Peavy will try to help the Padres avoid a ninth straight road loss as they open a three-game series Tuesday night in Chicago.

Despite a 2.85 ERA that ranked third in the National League, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner was 10-11 last season as San Diego finished 63-99 - its worst season since a 101-loss campaign in 1993.

Talk of a trade picked up steam in December with the Padres looking to dump the right-hander's $11 million salary off their 2009 books, and the Cubs coming off another disappointing playoff defeat that extended their world championship drought to 101 years.

Those rumors continued on and off into spring training, but a deal never materialized.

"I'm committed to giving (the Padres) everything I have," Peavy told the team's official Web site this week. "I just want my teammates to know they've got every bit of me."

Instead of playing in Chicago, Peavy (2-4, 4.27 ERA) has endured an inconsistent season and hasn't earned a win since April 16. The right-hander has come away empty in each of his past two starts despite allowing a total of two runs - after giving up 11 in consecutive defeats - but will work with an extra day's rest for the first time this season.

Losers in 16 of its last 20, San Diego (13-19) is hitting .205 in its last 12 games and .198 during its road losing streak that included a sweep in Houston this weekend. Peavy's previous victory April 16 in New York was the last one for Padres starters, who are 0-9 with a 5.15 ERA in their last 22 contests.

After allowing two runs or fewer in the previous five meetings against the Cubs, Peavy gave up four runs in four innings in an 8-5 defeat last season at Wrigley Field.

The right-hander will face a Cubs team that's adjusting to again playing without Aramis Ramirez. The third baseman was hitting .364 with four home runs and 16 RBIs when he dislocated his left shoulder Friday night in Milwaukee and is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks.

Without Ramirez, Chicago (17-14) endured consecutive losses for the fourth time this season before avoiding a sweep with Sunday's 4-2 win over the Brewers. The Cubs are 7-3 this month after finishing 10-11 in April.

Though Ramirez is sidelined, the Cubs may get first baseman Derrek Lee back after he missed the previous five games. The team's official Web site said Lee does not need to go on the disabled list despite being bothered by a bulging disc in his neck.

Pick: Padres

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Streaking

Roy Halladay (Toronto Blue Jays)

Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett formed a dominant 1-2 punch at the top of Toronto's rotation from 2006-08, but they could never lead the Blue Jays to the playoffs.

With Burnett gone to the Bronx and an unheralded group of starters pitching behind Halladay, the Blue Jays now surprisingly find themselves atop the AL East

Nine different pitchers have started at least two games for Toronto (22-12) already, but the Blue Jays have a respectable 4.11 ERA. Halladay (6-1, 3.29) remains the anchor, and he allowed one run in eight innings of Wednesday's 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

"We've always felt like we've had the talent," Halladay said. "Over the course of the years, individual guys (on offense) have put up good numbers. We haven't been able to get everybody going at the same time."

Jair Jurrjens (Atlanta Braves)

Atlanta (16-16) counters with Jair Jurrjens (3-2, 2.01), who can relate to what Santana's going through.

Jurrjens has received one or no runs of support in four of his seven starts, going 0-2 with a 1.61 ERA in those games.

He finally got some offense to work with his last time out, giving up two runs and three hits in seven innings of a 4-2 victory at Florida on Thursday.

The right-hander went 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA in three starts against New York last season.

Dan Haren (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch has to feel confident that Dan Haren (3-3, 1.84 ERA) can help cool off the Reds. In spite of his .500 record, the right-hander is fifth in the majors in ERA, sixth in opponents' batting average (.188) and seventh in strikeouts (51).

By those lofty standards, however, Haren disappointed in his last outing, giving up a season-high three runs in six innings of Arizona's 4-3, 10-inning loss at San Diego on Thursday. He struck out four after totaling 30 during a three-start win streak.

Haren is 1-1 with a 5.49 ERA in four games - three starts - against the Reds. He gave up three runs in six innings and didn't get a decision in one game against them last year.


Slumping

Justin Masterson (Boston Red Sox)

Justin Masterson (2-2, 5.28) has been filling in for Matsuzaka, but after allowing two total runs while winning his first two starts, he has given up six runs in each of his last two and lost both.

He allowed a career-worst eight hits in 6 1-3 innings of a 9-2 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday.

Boston's offense, which ranks second in the majors with 185 runs, has often picked up the slack, and the Red Sox have continued to produce even without Youkilis for the last week. They've won three of four overall, scoring 29 runs.

Jordan Zimmermann (Washington Nationals)

The Nationals counter with rookie Jordan Zimmermann (2-1, 5.48), who makes his first start against the Giants.

Zimmermann allowed six runs - all in the first inning - and six hits in six innings of an 11-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, but did not factor in the decision. The right-hander has given up 11 runs in 11 2-3 innings over his last two outings after allowing three runs in 11 1-3 innings in winning his first two career starts.

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SCOREBOARD

Tuesday, May 12

New York Yankees at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EDT). New York right-hander A.J. Burnett is scheduled to face Roy Halladay in his first game against his former team. Burnett left the Blue Jays in the offseason for an $82.5 million, five-year contract with the Yankees.

STARS

Monday

-Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals, extended his hitting streak to 29 games and went 4 for 5 with two homers for Washington in an 11-7 loss to San Francisco.

-Willy Taveras, Reds, matched a career high with five hits as Cincinnati routed Arizona 13-5.

-Derek Lowe, Braves, outlasted Johan Santana, giving up two runs and five hits in Atlanta's 8-3 victory over the Mets that snapped New York's seven-game winning streak.

-Randy Johnson, Giants, struck out nine for his 298th career victory as San Francisco topped Washington 11-7.

STANDING TALL

In the tallest pitching matchup in baseball history, 6-foot-10 Randy Johnson beat 6-9 Daniel Cabrera. The Big Unit and the towering Cabrera measure a combined 163 inches - one more than the combined heights of Cabrera and Mark Hendrickson on Sept. 1, 2004, in the previous record-holding matchup, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

LACK OF SUPPORT

Johan Santana lowered his NL-best ERA to 0.78, but lost for the second time this season. The two-time Cy Young Award winner was pulled after 108 pitches with the score tied at 1. Somehow despite his miniscule ERA the Mets have lost three of his seven starts. The Mets have scored 15 runs in Santana's starts this year, 11 while he was on the mound. They have 139 runs in their other 24 games, an average of 5.79.

NEW ACE

Arizona infielder Josh Wilson pitched a scoreless ninth inning, becoming the fifth Diamondbacks position player to take the mound. Wilson, who also went one inning for Tampa Bay in 2007, kept his career ERA at 0.00.

SELLING OFF SEATS

New York City will receive $11.5 million from the Yankees in exchange for giving the team rights to sell off seats, signs and other memorabilia from their old ballpark. After two homestands at the new Yankee Stadium dominated by home runs and empty seats near the field, the Yankees and Steiner Collectibles scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to announce memorabilia sales and prices for the original Yankee Stadium, including sod and dirt plus bricks from Monument Park.

SIDELINED

Carlos Delgado was out of the Mets' lineup again with a recurring hip injury that has New York worried about the long-term health of its cleanup hitter. ... Atlanta's Chipper Jones sat out the Braves' win over the Mets with a stiff and swollen right elbow that he hurt on a swing Sunday.

SPEAKING

"I feel confident that I'll get back out there, but I'm just kind of realistic. I want to go back out there and pitch. I don't want to end my career with an injury. But you know what? If it doesn't work out, then believe me, I'll be perfectly fine. I'm not worried about that.'' - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine after a bullpen session. He's been sidelined since offseason operations on his left elbow and shoulder.

SEASONS

May 12

1910 - Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.

1937 - St. Louis' Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

1955 - Sam "Toothpick'' Jones of the Cubs got a no-hitter the hard way. In the ninth inning against Pittsburgh, he walked the bases full and then struck out the next three batters for a 4-0 victory.

1956 - Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.

1966 - Lou Brock's RBI single in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou hit two home runs for the Braves.

1970 - Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run off Pat Jarvis in Chicago's 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.

2000 - Boston's Pedro Martinez, who had 17 strikeouts in his last start May 6 against Tampa Bay, struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over Baltimore, to tie an AL record set in 1968 by Cleveland's Luis Tiant for most strikeouts over two games.

2001 - A.J. Burnett pitched an unlikely no-hitter - overcoming a record nine walks - to lead Florida over San Diego 3-0.

2007 - Bartolo Colon of the Los Angeles Angels matched a major league record by winning his 12th straight start against Texas. Colon pitched six innings in a 6-3 victory. The only other pitcher to win 12 straight starts against an opponent was Pedro Martinez, who won a dozen in a row against the Seattle Mariners from 1998-2004.

2008 - Indians second baseman 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 Cleveland's 3-0 loss in 10 innings.

Today's birthdays: Felipe Lopez 29; Wes Helms 33; Yogi Berra 84.

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Write-Up


Hot Pitchers
-- Wellemeyer is 2-0, 2.57 in his last two starts.
-- Jurrjens is 3-2, 1.84 in his last six starts. Pelfrey is 4-0, 5.46 in five starts-- Mets scored 36 runs in the five games.
-- Parra is 1-0, 2.25 in his last couple starts.
-- Cubs won Harden's last four starts, scoring 31 runs. Peavy has 1.20 RA in his last two starts, but Padres lost his last four starts (7 runs).
-- Jimenez has 2.57 RA in his last couple starts. Astros lost all three Paulino starts (0-2, 3.06) scoring four runs.
-- Haren is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts. Owings has 5.93 RA in five starts; he faces his former team here.
-- Cain is 3-1, 2.25 in six starts this season.

-- Sonnanstine is 1-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
-- Halladay is 3-0, 3.24 in his last three starts; he is 15-5 in his last 20 decisions against Bronx.
-- Feldman is 2-0, 3.24 in three starts this season.
-- Slowey is 3-1, 4.30 in his last four starts.
-- Cahill is 1-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
-- Weaver is 2-0, 2.05 in his last three starts.


Cold Pitchers
-- Duke is 1-3, 4.21 in his last four starts.
-- Kershaw is 0-2, 10.29 in three road starts (1-0, 0.47 at home). Park is 0-1, 10.24 in two home starts.
-- Koronka was 2-1, 1.69 in last three minor league starts; he is 8-11, 6.02 in 28 big league starts.
-- Zimmerman is 0-1, 8.49 in his last two starts.

-- Sowers allowed seven runs in five IP in his first '09 start, at Boston. Richard was 2-5, 6.04 in eight starts LY; this is his first '09 start.
-- Hendrickson is 0-4, 9.43 in his last five starts.
-- Former Blue Jay Burnett is 0-0, 6.66 in his last four starts.
-- Vargas is 1-1, 2.49 in four AAA starts; he is 7-8, 5.65 in 20 big league starts, mostly with Florida.
-- Galarraga is 0-2, 9.00 in his last two starts.
-- Hochevar is 6-13, 5.21 in 23 career starts. He was 5-0, 0.90 in his six minor league starts this season.
-- Masterson is 0-2, 8.76 in his last couple starts.

Hot Teams
-- Braves won five of last six games. Mets won seven of last eight.
-- Brewers won six of their last eight games.
-- Cubs won four of their last five home games.
-- Astros won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
-- Reds won eight of their last eleven road games.
-- Giants won ten of last thirteen home games.


-- Tampa Bay is 7-4 in its last eleven games.
-- Toronto won eight of its last ten home games.
-- Rangers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Tigers won four of their last five games. Minnesota is 8-4 in its last twelve games.
-- Red Sox won five of their last seven games. Angels won their last four games, allowing a total of five runs.


Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost their last eight games, outscored 53-21. Cardinals lost three of their last four road games.
-- Dodgers lost three of four since Ramirez was suspended. Phillies lost four of their last five games.
-- Marlins lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Padres lost their last eight road games.
-- Rockies lost three of their last four games.
-- Arizona lost four of its last five games.
-- Nationals lost their last two games, allowing 21 runs.

-- Orioles lost ten of their last fifteen games.
-- Bronx lost six of its last eight games.
-- White Sox lost six of their last eight games. Indians lost last four in a row, outscored 23-6- they scored three runs in their last three games.
-- Mariners lost six of their last seven games.
-- Oakland lost five of last seven home games. Royals lost their last three games, scoring total of four runs.


Totals
-- Last three Pittsburgh games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in Dodgers' last thirteen road games.
-- Mets' last five games all went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Floirida's last five road games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six games at Wrigley Field.
-- Over is 10-3-1 in Colorado home games.
-- Under is 8-2-2 in last twelve Arizona games.
-- Seven of last nine Washington games went over the total.


-- Under is 8-3 in Baltimore's last eleven home games.
-- Six of last eight White Sox games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 7-3-2 in last twelve Bronx games.
-- Over is 7-2-2 in Seattle's last eleven games.
-- Detroit's last five road games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Kansas City games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Boston games.

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NBA
Write-Up


Tuesday, May 12

First round, NBA playoffs

Celtics shot 51.2/52.8% in their two series wins, 38.5/43.0% in losses-- the team that won rebounding battle has won all four games. Orlando's three guards (Alston-Redick-Lee) combined to shoot 5-22 from floor in 95-94 Game 4 loss. Celtics are 4-2 at home in playoffs, with wins by 3-2-10-18 points. Orlando won three of its five road playoff games.

Houston defended Bryant so well in Game 4 he didn't take one foul shot while going 7-17 from floor; Battier outscored him 23-15. Hard to think Kobe won't get to charity stripe at Staples, but in Houston's two wins, LA took 19-18 FTs-- in their losses, they took 26-25. Lakers are 4-1 at home so far in playoffs, with wins by 13-10-11-13 points. No Ming, no McGrady-- this is a lot to ask of a gritty Houston team.

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Tuesday, May 12

NHL Playoffs

Bruins get D Ward back for Game 6 in Raleigh, where they got outshot 72-44 in Games 3-4 here. Boston needs to win here to keep series going. Hurricanes are 4-1 at home in playoffs; they've been held to one goal in their two series losses, scored 3-3-4 in their wins. Bruins are just 2-21 in series on power play (31:30 with man advantage)- they're +7 in power play chances in serues, but Carolina (3-14) has more goals.

Ducks have been outshot 223-138 so far in series, with Wings outscoring Anaheim 6-1 in third period in series (goals are 12-11 first two periods). Detroit crushed Ducks in last two games (6-3/4-1), scoring two goals in five of the six periods. Anaheim is 3-2 at home in series, Red Wings have won three of their four road playoff games. Ducks need win to take the series back to Motor City for Game 7.

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Six-pack for Tuesday

Top six players in major leagues in on-base percentage.......

6) Beltran, NYM-- .460

5) Braun, Milw-- ..463

4) Bay, Bos-- .468

3) Votto, Cin-- .484

2) Ramirez, LA-- .492

1) Youkilis, Bos-- .505

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Tuesday's List of 13: Emptying out a cluttered mind.......

13) Going down and back to Long Island (roughly 350-mile trip) in a day is a long freakin' day, but also good chance to think things thru, and when your fantasy baseball team is in 15th place in an 18-team league, there's a lot to think about.

12) Great to see my cousins; saw my godson play high school ball against Rick Pitino's high school-- Tom's team lost 1-0, but he got one of his team's three hits against St Dominic's Todd Hansen, brother of major leaguer Craig Hansen.

11) Were a few major league scouts there looking at the Hansen kid, who is signed to play for St John's, but is expected to be picked high in the big league draft June 6. Young man has a nasty slider.

10) Charles Wang, guy that owns the Islanders, donated land for the St Dominc's athletic facility, which is a really nice set of parks. All in all, it was a great day for a drive, not much traffic, perfect weather.

9) Baseball on the radio is highly underrated; listened to Nationals on my way home last night, too bad Daniel Cabrera was pitching, since the game got out of hand quickly, and it was time to put CDs in for the rest of the ride home.

8) Randy Johnson beat the Nationals for his 298th career win.

7) Not only are Cavaliers 8-0 in the playoffs after sweeping Atlanta, they haven't won a playoff game by less than ten points.

6) Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points in fourth quarter as Dallas held off elimination by the Nuggets; in first three series games, Nowitzki had scored a total of 11 fourth-quarter points.

5) Indians are just 12-21, but Carl Pavano has actually been a positive for them, winning his third straight start for the Tribe Monday.

4) Johan Santana lost his first home game since last June, but the runs he gave up to Atlanta were both unearned.

3) Pauley Pavilion will undergo a $185M facelift, which will force the UCLA Bruins to play the 2011-12 season in another arena. Pauley is 44 years old, and really needs a facelift to keep up with its rivals.

2) 11 players left Tennessee's football team since Lane Kiffin became coach, four since spring practice ended. Kiffin is a lightning rod for controversy, so it'll be interesting to see how he does when the games actually start. Tennessee is in rebuilding mode, for sure.

1) Derek Jeter has been scratched for Tuesday night's game against the Blue Jays with an oblique problem. Funny how they don't move A-Rod to short, since he is the best shortstop on the team, anyway.

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