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Trends and Indexes
Monday, June 8
Good Luck on day #159 of 2009!
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Daily Sports Roundup: June 8
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Diamondbacks take on the Padres, the Yankees meet the Rays, and the Tigers and ChiSox hook up in a doubleheader.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
There are just four games on tap in the National League on Monday, with Colorado at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Atlanta, San Francisco at Florida, and Arizona at San Diego. The Diamondbacks will go with Jon Garland (4-5, 5.34 ERA) in their west-coast contest; the righthander has lost three straight starts, but tossed seven shutout innings against San Diego back on May 6. The Padres will counter with Jake Peavy (5-6, 4.10 ERA), who was pushed back a day as he recovered from a respiratory infection. Peavy pitched his team to a win over the Diamondbacks on May 27 despite allowing four earned runs over 6 1-3 innings.
There are more games over on the American League side of things on Monday, including a doubleheader between the Tigers and White Sox in Chicago. Game 1 of that twinbill is expected to be a matchup between Detroit's Armando Galarraga (3-6, 5.31 ERA) and Chicago's Clayton Richard (2-1, 3.97 ERA). The nightcap will then have Chicago's Jose Contreras (0-5, 8.19 ERA) taking on Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Righthander Bonderman will be making his 2009 debut; he's been out for a year recovering from shoulder and rib surgeries.
Elsewhere on the Junior Circuit's Monday slate: Toronto at Texas, Minnesota at Oakland, and Tampa Bay at the Yankees. Andy Sonnanstine (4-5, 7.07 ERA) will get the ball for the Rays, and he's won three of his last four outings. The righthander has faced the Yankees twice this season, picking up two no-decisions (four earned runs in 12 1-3 innings). New York will turn to Andy Pettitte (5-2, 4.33 ERA) in the series finale. The lefthander has two no-decisions against the Rays so far this season, surrendering eight earned runs over 13 1-3 innings.
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Finally, there's just one game on the WNBA's schedule for Monday, with Los Angeles at Detroit. The Shock and Sparks met out in California on Saturday, with Los Angeles rolling to a 78-58 home victory. Tina Thompson had a game-high 18 points for the Sparks, who are playing without Candace Parker (maternity leave). Suspended Shock center Kara Braxton won't be back in the lineup until June 28.Comment
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MLB
Dunkel
Detroit at Chicago White Sox (Game 2)
Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman makes his first start of the season, but faces a Chicago team that is 5-1 in its last 6 games as an underdog. The White Sox are the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has Chicago favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+120). Here are all of today's picks.
MONDAY, JUNE 8
Game 951-952: Colorado at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Marquis) 15.100; St. Louis (Thompson) 15.237
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-125); Over
Game 953-954: San Francisco at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Johnson) 16.845; Florida (West) 15.669
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Florida (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+115); Under
Game 955-956: Pittsburgh at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Duke) 14.413; Atlanta (Kawakami) 15.658
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-145); Over
Game 957-958: Arizona at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Garland) 14.718; San Diego (Peavy) 13.970
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-185); 7
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+175); Over
Game 959-960: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine) 16.281; NY Yankees (Pettitte) 17.807
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-155); 11
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-155); Over
Game 961-962: Toronto at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Janssen) 14.962; Texas (Feldman) 15.780
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-155); Under
Game 963-964: Detroit at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Bonderman) 14.421; White Sox (Contreras) 15.375
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-130); 10
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+120); Under
Game 965-966: Minnesota at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Swarzak) 15.466; Oakland (Outman) 16.666
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-130); Under
Game 967-968: Detroit at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Galarraga) 15.229; White Sox (Richard) 14.274
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-140); 10
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+130); UnderComment
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MLB
Monday, June 8
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Trend Report
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2:05 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games at home
2:15 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 18-6 SU in their last 24 games
NY Yankees are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games at home
7:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ATLANTA
Pittsburgh is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. FLORIDA
San Francisco is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Florida
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games at home
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
8:05 PM
TORONTO vs. TEXAS
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Toronto is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
8:11 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 games
Chi White Sox are 1-5-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
10:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Arizona
10:05 PM
MINNESOTA vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 12 games
Minnesota is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Oakland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing at home against Minnesota
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MLB
Monday, June 8
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Hot Lines: Monday's best MLB bets
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Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees (-154, 11)
New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte earned a victory in the final game at the old Yankee Stadium, but he hasn't seemed at ease in the team's new home lately.
Pettitte will try to get more comfortable Monday night and help the Yankees win their rain-shortened, three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.
Pettitte is 15-4 with a 3.85 ERA in 26 career starts against the Rays but is 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA in the last seven matchups. In an 8-6 home loss May 7 to Tampa Bay, he gave up five runs - on four homers - in six innings but did not factor in the decision.
With some help from the visiting team on Sunday, the Yankees (33-23) kept the Rays from making themselves too comfortable at their new stadium by rallying for a 4-3 win - their major league-leading 20th comeback victory this season.
Tampa Bay's scheduled starter, Andy Sonnanstine (4-5, 7.07), kept the ball inside the park in New York on May 6. The Yankees failed to go deep against Sonnanstine in a 4-3 loss in 10 innings - their only home game without a homer this season.
The right-hander, 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in six career starts against New York, allowed two runs over 7 1-3 innings in that game and also yielded two runs to the Yankees over five innings April 15 in Tampa Bay. He didn't factor in the decision in either start.
Pick: Rays
Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves (-145, 8)
The Pittsburgh Pirates weren't happy after finding out Nate McLouth was traded to the Atlanta Braves, and they've spent the past few days voicing their frustration.
They won't have to wait long to get reacquainted.
Just five days after the Pirates' surprising decision to trade their All-Star outfielder, Pittsburgh will visit Turner Field on Monday night to open a four-game series against McLouth and the Braves.
With 16 consecutive losing seasons, the Pirates (26-30) have long been sellers at baseball's July trade deadline. Making a major move in early June, however, is unusual, particularly with a 27-year-old center fielder who signed a three-year, $15.75 million contract extension in February on the heels of an All-Star season.
But that's what Pittsburgh did Wednesday, dealing its leader in homers and RBIs to Atlanta (27-28) for three minor league prospects, a seemingly glaring sign the club is committed to completely rebuilding.
"I'd be lying if I said it wasn't," second baseman Freddy Sanchez told the Pirates' official Web site. "We're four games under .500 and playing OK. I think if we could have gotten a little more offensive output from us then I think we could be right in the thick of things. It's definitely tough to look at it not as rebuilding."
Pirates general manager Neal Huntington wrote an open letter to the team's fans saying the move was not made just to save money.
"I understand why some people, at first glance, may believe this move was financially motivated," Huntington wrote. "In fact, our owner, Bob Nutting, was as surprised as some of our fans when we sought his approval for this trade.
"The decision to trade Nate was perhaps the most difficult one personally and professionally that we have made to date."
McLouth is 2 for 10 in his first three games with the Braves, but his second hit in his new uniform was a big one. He hit a tying double in the eighth inning Sunday against Milwaukee and scored on Yunel Escobar's single in Atlanta's 8-7 victory, ensuring Chipper Jones' four hits - including two homers - and five RBIs wouldn't be wasted.
Jones might be happy to see Zach Duke (6-4, 2.62 ERA) on the mound Monday. The switch hitter is batting .474 (9 for 19) in his career against Duke.
Duke, 2-3 with a 3.72 ERA in six starts against Atlanta, had his worst outing versus the Braves on April 19. He gave up six runs and 12 hits over six innings in an 11-1 loss in Pittsburgh.
Lately, however, Duke has been outstanding. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his last five starts, and he gave up a run over seven innings Tuesday in a 3-1 win over the Mets, outdueling Johan Santana.
One reason McLouth was deemed expendable was the emergence of top prospect Andrew McCutchen, who's taken over in center field. McCutchen had three hits Sunday but Pittsburgh lost 6-4 to Houston.
He and the rest of the Pirates will get their first look at Atlanta's Kenshin Kawakami (3-6, 4.63). The right-hander gave up four runs - three earned - over seven innings Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs as the Braves won 6-5 in 12 innings.
Kawakami has not given up more three earned runs in six straight starts.
Pick: Atlanta
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MLB
June 8
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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
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Streaking
Randy Johnson, San Francisco Giants
After achieving his latest milestone, Randy Johnson is poised to continue his most successful stretch of the season for the San Francisco Giants.
Pitching on three days' rest, the veteran tries for his third straight victory while looking to continue his dominance of the host Florida Marlins in the conclusion of a four-game set Monday night.
Johnson (5-4, 5.12 ERA), who turns 46 in September, became the 24th pitcher to record 300 victories after allowing an unearned run and two hits in six innings of a 5-1 victory over Washington in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.
Two months into his 22nd season, Johnson become the first pitcher to get 300 on his first try since Tom Seaver in 1985. He's the sixth left-hander to reach the milestone and the second-oldest pitcher to do it.
"It's a long-range achievement," Johnson said. "It's not a one-game or a one-year achievement, it's a career achievement. I'm going to think about this for a long time.
"I get more gratification out of that because of the way I'm doing it now than the way I did it 10 years ago."
No longer as overpowering as he once was, Johnson is 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA with 14 strikeouts over his last three starts. Despite bruising his shoulder Thursday, Johnson volunteered to make this start rather than force the club to call up a pitcher from the minors for one outing.
Slumping
Armando Galarraga, Detroit Tigers
Detroit, which is coming off Sunday's 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels, will give the ball to Armando Galarraga (3-6, 5.31) as he tries to win for the first time in eight starts.
The right-hander is 0-6 with a 7.61 ERA in his last seven outings, including a defeat at Chicago on May 7 when he allowed six runs and six hits in six innings of a 6-0 loss. That rough stretch comes after he went 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA in his first four games of 2009.
Galarraga lost again Wednesday, allowing four runs in seven innings of a 10-5 loss to Boston.
Returning
Jeremy Bonderman, Detroit Tigers
The Tigers hope to get a lift in the second game with the return of Jeremy Bonderman, who is expected to be activated from the disabled list after being sidelined since June 1, 2008, following the discovery of a blood clot in his pitching shoulder.
The right-hander went 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 12 starts last year prior to undergoing surgery.
Bonderman was solid in four minor league rehab starts, going 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA and using his changeup more often."It's going to be a different style of game than what I'm used to," Bonderman told the Tigers' official Web site.
Bonderman has lost his last three starts against Chicago, posting a 6.52 ERA.
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MLB
Long Sheet
Monday, June 8
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COLORADO (24 - 32) at ST LOUIS (31 - 26) - 2:15 PM
JASON MARQUIS (R) vs. BRAD THOMPSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 97-121 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 34-51 (-23.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-42 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 97-121 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 63-89 (-27.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
THOMPSON is 17-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
THOMPSON is 17-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 100-89 (+25.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MARQUIS is 27-10 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 19-10 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 1-8 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-0 (+4.0 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)
JASON MARQUIS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MARQUIS is 4-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.96 and a WHIP of 1.404.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.5 units)
BRAD THOMPSON vs. COLORADO since 1997
THOMPSON is 2-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)
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SAN FRANCISCO (29 - 26) at FLORIDA (27 - 31) - 7:10 PM
RANDY JOHNSON (L) vs. SEAN WEST (L)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 111-108 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 110-106 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 36-28 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 59-49 (+16.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 53-51 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 128-75 (+53.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 676-572 (+80.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-1 (+1.6 Units) against FLORIDA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
RANDY JOHNSON vs. FLORIDA since 1997
JOHNSON is 8-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 1.78 and a WHIP of 1.022.
His team's record is 9-4 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.9 units)
SEAN WEST vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.
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PITTSBURGH (26 - 30) at ATLANTA (27 - 28) - 7:10 PM
ZACH DUKE (L) vs. KENSHIN KAWAKAMI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 53-111 (-39.5 Units) against the money line in road games in June games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 16-10 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 7-0 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 99-118 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-18 (-9.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 81-81 (-39.7 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
ATLANTA is 7-15 (-11.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 98-116 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 66-81 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 85-97 (-23.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 10-15 (-8.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
ZACH DUKE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
DUKE is 2-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.526.
His team's record is 3-3 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.2 units)
KENSHIN KAWAKAMI vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.
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ARIZONA (25 - 32) at SAN DIEGO (26 - 30) - 10:05 PM
JON GARLAND (R) vs. JAKE PEAVY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 108-112 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 108-109 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 75-82 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 6-18 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN DIEGO is 51-75 (-23.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 47-64 (-20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 89-128 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 89-128 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 62-94 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 58-82 (-21.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PEAVY is 11-17 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 9-15 (-11.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 4-4 (-0.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.1 Units)
JON GARLAND vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GARLAND is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 0.909.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)
JAKE PEAVY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PEAVY is 12-12 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.74 and a WHIP of 1.288.
His team's record is 14-14 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-15. (-5.7 units)
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TAMPA BAY (29 - 29) at NY YANKEES (33 - 23) - 7:05 PM
ANDY SONNANSTINE (R) vs. ANDY PETTITTE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 134-102 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 60-43 (+21.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-3 (+2.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
ANDY SONNANSTINE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SONNANSTINE is 2-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.084.
His team's record is 3-3 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)
ANDY PETTITTE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
PETTITTE is 15-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.85 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 18-8 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-18. (-11.6 units)
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TORONTO (32 - 27) at TEXAS (33 - 23) - 8:05 PM
CASEY JANSSEN (R) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 33-23 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 105-84 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 14-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 this season.
TEXAS is 32-21 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 21-13 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 78-68 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-2 (-0.2 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)
CASEY JANSSEN vs. TEXAS since 1997
JANSSEN is 0-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
SCOTT FELDMAN vs. TORONTO since 1997
FELDMAN is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.589.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)
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DETROIT (30 - 25) at CHI WHITE SOX (26 - 30) - 8:11 PM
JEREMY BONDERMAN (R) vs. JOSE CONTRERAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 38-54 (-27.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 64-75 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 67-86 (-33.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 104-113 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 12-1 (+11.8 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 36-14 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 109-83 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BONDERMAN is 5-9 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.40 and a WHIP of 1.089.
His team's record is 6-9 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-4. (+6.8 units)
JOSE CONTRERAS vs. DETROIT since 1997
CONTRERAS is 8-9 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.75 and a WHIP of 1.354.
His team's record is 12-11 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-10. (+1.9 units)
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MINNESOTA (28 - 30) at OAKLAND (25 - 30) - 10:05 PM
ANTHONY SWARZAK (R) vs. JOSH OUTMAN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 19-39 (-18.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-28 (-17.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 0-9 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 123-57 (+47.2 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
OAKLAND is 194-135 (+57.6 Units) against the money line in June games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 14-4 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 83-65 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
ANTHONY SWARZAK vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.
JOSH OUTMAN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.
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DETROIT (30 - 25) at CHI WHITE SOX (26 - 30) - 2:05 PM
ARMANDO GALARRAGA (R) vs. CLAYTON RICHARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 104-113 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 87-138 (-41.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 38-54 (-27.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 36-14 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 109-83 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 15-5 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
GALARRAGA is 12-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
ARMANDO GALARRAGA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GALARRAGA is 1-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.135.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)
CLAYTON RICHARD vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.
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Short Sheet
Monday, 6/8/2009
National League
COLORADO at ST LOUIS, 2:15 PM ET
MARQUIS: 16-8 TSR as an underdog
THOMPSON: STL 0-6 revenging BB home losses
SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA, 7:10 PM ET
JOHNSON: SF 12-4 after 6+ consecutive road games
WEST: FLA 10-2 OVER at home with a money line of -100 to -150
PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA, 7:10 PM ET
DUKE: 7-0 TSR on Mondays
KAWAKAMI: ATL 7-15 on Mondays
ARIZONA at SAN DIEGO, 10:05 PM ET
GARLAND: ARI 8-0 UNDER as a road underdog of +125 to +175
PEAVY: SD 4-15 after having lost 2 of their last 3
American League
TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES, 7:05 PM ET
SONNANSTINE: TB 60-43 against division opponents
PETTITTE: 8-14 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175
TORONTO at TEXAS, 8:05 PM ET
JANSSEN: TOR 10-2 OVER after 2+ consecutive unders
FELDMAN: TEX 17-6 OVER after 3+ consecutive unders
DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX, 8:11 PM - Doubleheader Game#2 ET
BONDERMAN: DET 38-54 against division opponents
CONTRERAS: CHW 12-1 as a home underdog of +100 to +125
MINNESOTA at OAKLAND, 10:05 PM ET
SWARZAK: MIN 0-9 AWAY against left-handed starters
OUTMAN: OAK 48-16 at home after 5+ consecutive wins
DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX, 2:05 PM - Doubleheader Game #1 ET
GALARRAGA: 12-2 in day games
RICHARD: CHW 23-6 UNDER as a favorite
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Tips and Trends
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Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees [7:05 PM ET]
Rays: Andy Sonnanstine was in danger of losing his spot in Tampa Bay’s starting pitching rotation and possibly being sent to the minors, but he responded well in his last start. He held Kansas City to two runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings in a victory on Tuesday. Sonnanstine didn’t walk a batter, while inducing 11 groundball outs. Keeping the ball on the ground is a key at the new Yankee Stadium where the Yankees have homered in 16 consecutive games. The last time the Yankees failed to go deep at home was against Sonnanstine on May 6 during a 4-3 loss in 10 innings. It’s the only time the Yankees have not homered at home this season. Sonnanstine is 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in six career starts versus New York. Evan Longoria pinch-hit on Sunday. He had been out since leaving Tuesday’s game with a sore hamstring.
The Rays are 8-3 the past 11 times they’ve been an underdog.
The Over has cashed in 8 of Tampa Bay’s past 10 road games.
Key Injuries - Evan Longoria is day-to-day with a hamstring.
Jason Bartlett (ankle) is on the DL.
Akinori Iwamura (knee) is on the DL.
PROJECTED SCORE: 5
Yankees (-$1.55, O/U 11): The Yankees are convincing people they could be the best team in baseball winning 17 of their last 23 games. New York is 20-8 since Alex Rodriguez returned on May 8. The Yankees are 75-34 (68 percent) in Andy Pettitte’s last 109 home starts. New York is 15-6 in Pettitte’s past 21 starts versus Tampa Bay. The 15-year veteran, though, hasn’t been sharp in his last five home starts with a 6.53 ERA. The lefty has allowed at least four runs in each of those games. Pettitte has a 5.79 ERA in six home starts on the season. He is 15-4 with a 3.85 ERA in 26 career starts against the Rays, but is 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA during the last seven times he’s faced Tampa Bay. This season, Pettitte has two non-decisions against Tampa Bay. The Rays have gotten to Pettitte for eight runs in 13 1/3 innings.
The Under is 19-9-1 in Pettitte’s last 29 home starts.
The Over has cashed 9 of the past 12 times these two teams have met.
Key Injuries - Relief pitchers Brian Bruney (elbow) and Damaso Marte (shoulder) are on the DL.
PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)
San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins [7:10 PM ET]
Giants: Randy Johnson nailed down his 300th victory in his last start. Now he’s going for No. 301 on just three days rest after throwing 78 pitches in six innings during his historic 5-1 victory at Washington on Thursday. Johnson bruised his non-throwing shoulder in the win, but says he is fine to go. Both Johnson and the Giants are hot. Johnson is 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA and 14 strikeouts during his past three starts. San Francisco is 9-3 in its last 12 games, including 4-1 in its past five contests. Johnson has a strong history against the Marlins with an 8-1 mark and 1.78 ERA in 13 starts. The Giants are 8-3 in their last 11 road games against Florida. Outfielder Aaron Rowand has a 17-game hitting streak, longest active streak in the majors. Rowand is batting .411 during this period. He is a career .363 hitter versus Florida.
The Under is 8-1-1 in the Giants’ last 10 games as a road underdog.
The Under is 15-3-2 in San Francisco’s past 20 road games against a left-handed starter.
Key Injuries - None.
PROJECTED SCORE: 4
Marlins (-$1.25, O/U 8.5): The Marlins have shown resiliency going 6-0 in their last six games following a loss. They’ll try to bounce back from Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Tim Lincecum with rookie southpaw Sean West. This will be his fourth big-league start. West is striving to improve his command and pitch more consistently. But he’s considered a big-time talent. The oddsmakers think enough of him to make him a favorite. Florida has won five of the past six times it has been chalk. West has a 3.31 ERA and 1.22 ratio through three outings, but is looking to get his first win. The Brewers roughed him up in his last start on Wednesday. West couldn’t get out of the fifth inning, surrendering four runs in a 9-6 loss. He struck out two and walked three. The Marlins may be without team RBI leader, first baseman Jorge Cantu. He’s been bothered recently by dizziness.
The Under is 7-0-1 during the past eight games Fieldin Culbreth has been the home plate umpire.
Key Injuries - Jorge Cantu is day-to-day with dizziness.
PROJECTED SCORE: 5 (OVER - Total Play of the Day)
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SCOREBOARD
Monday, June 8
Toronto at Texas (8:05 p.m. EDT). The Rangers' Scott Feldman tries to improve to 6-0 with a start against the Blue Jays.
San Francisco at Florida (7:10 p.m. EDT). Fresh off his 300th win, Randy Johnson starts on three days' rest for the Giants. The 45-year-old lefty threw 78 pitches Thursday against Washington, becoming the 24th pitcher to reach the milestone. He hasn't started on three days' rest since July 5, 2005, but is 6-1 in nine such starts with a 2.84 ERA.
Detroit at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EDT). In the second game of a doubleheader, Tigers right-hander Jeremy Bonderman makes his first big league start in more than a year. Bonderman has been sidelined since June 1, 2008, after a blood clot was discovered in his pitching shoulder.
STARS
Sunday
-Roy Halladay, Blue Jays, pitched a seven-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the majors, leading Toronto to a 4-0 victory over Kansas City. Halladay (10-1) needed only 97 pitches to record his 43rd career complete game and 12th shutout.
-Mark Reynolds, Diamondbacks, hit a three-run homer off infielder Josh Wilson with two outs in the 18th inning, sending Arizona to a 9-6 win over San Diego in the longest major league game this season.
-Chipper Jones, Braves, had four hits, including two homers, and matched his career high with five RBIs in Atlanta's 8-7 comeback win over Milwaukee.
-Alfonso Soriano, Cubs, opened the 14th inning with a home run to lead Chicago past Cincinnati 6-3.
-Nelson Cruz, Rangers, homered, tripled and doubled to help Texas beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3.
-Tim Lincecum, Giants, pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning to win his fifth consecutive decision as San Francisco beat Florida 3-2. The 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner also doubled and scored.
-Vin Mazzaro, Athletics, pitched into the eighth inning in his second career start and Oakland beat Baltimore 3-0 for its season-high sixth straight win.
-Paul Phillips, Rockies, had a career-best four hits, including his first homer since 2006, and three RBIs in a 7-2 victory at St. Louis.
MILESTONE MAN
Bobby Abreu doubled for his 2,000th hit in the Los Angeles Angels' 9-6 loss at Detroit.
MARATHON MEN
Arizona's 9-6 victory over San Diego lasted 5 hours, 45 minutes. The Padres were held hitless through nine extra innings by four relievers. Their only baserunners in extras came on three walks. It was the longest big league game by time and innings since San Diego beat visiting Cincinnati 12-9 in an 18-inning game that took 5 hours, 57 minutes on May 25, 2008, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Padres have played the two longest games in the majors this year. They beat the Reds 6-5 in a 16-inning game May 16 that lasted 5 hours, 14 minutes.
DEAR ABBEY
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington wrote an open letter to fans on the team's Web site explaining the decision to trade All-Star center fielder Nate McLouth to Atlanta for three prospects wasn't financially motivated. The Pirates, who traditionally have one of the majors' lowest payrolls, are averaging a major league-low 16,588 in attendance.
BEANTOWN BOOGIE
Texas took two of three from the Red Sox to win a series in Boston for the first time in 12 years. The Rangers hadn't won a series at Fenway Park since a three-game sweep in August 1997. They were 0-12-3 in their last 15 series at Boston and 1-9 in their last 10 road games against the Red Sox before Sunday's win.
NATIONALS NEMESIS
Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and the New York Mets scored five runs in the first to beat Washington 7-0. Hernandez (5-1) walked four and struck out four to win for the fifth time in seven starts. The right-hander has won seven consecutive games against the Nationals and improved to 10-5 lifetime against his former team. Washington lost for the 10th time in 12 games and dropped to 2-7 against the Mets this season.
TOUCH 'EM ALL
Clete Thomas' grand slam broke an eighth-inning tie and Detroit beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6. ... Indians rookies Chris Gimenez and Luis Valbuena hit consecutive homers off former Cleveland ace Bartolo Colon in an 8-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Victor Martinez and Shin-Soo Choo also hit back-to-back homers off Colon, helping Cleveland win a road series for only the second time this season.
LAUNCHING PAD
Nick Swisher hit the 100th home run at the new Yankee Stadium, helping Joe Girardi earn his 200th win as a manager in New York's 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay. There has been at least one homer in all 28 games at the stadium, extending the record for a major league ballpark. Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico opened with long balls in 22 straight games. There were 160 homers last season at the old Yankee Stadium.
QUICK STATS
Oakland has three shutouts this season - all in the last six games. ... Texas slugger Nelson Cruz hit his 17th homer, and 10th in his last 17 games, to tie Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena and New York's Mark Teixeira for the AL lead. ... The White Sox are 2 for 39 with runners in scoring position over their last six games. ... The Yankees have a major league-high 20 comeback wins. ... Philadelphia beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, handing ex-Phillies pitcher Randy Wolf his first loss in 12 starts since April 7, his season debut. ... The Rockies have scored 38 runs during their first four-game winning streak of the year and are 6-4 under manager Jim Tracy after going 18-28 under Clint Hurdle.
SPEAKING
"Day in and day out, everybody that gets on first base says he's the best. The Yankees, the Red Sox, they're like, 'It's not fair.' I'm glad I'm on his side, not the other side.'' - Toronto first baseman Lyle Overbay on teammate Roy Halladay (10-1), who pitched a seven-hitter in a 4-0 victory over Kansas City to become the first 10-game winner in the majors.
SEASONS
June 8
1940 - Harry Craft of Cincinnati connected for a home run, a triple, a double and two singles in seven at-bats to lead a 27-hit attack as the Reds pounded the Dodgers 23-2 at Brooklyn.
1950 - The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 29-4 at Fenway Park and set major league records for runs scored; most long hits, 17 (nine doubles, one triple and seven homers); most total bases, 60; most extra bases on long hits, 32; most runs over two games, 49; most hits in two games, 51, including 28 this game.
1968 - Howie Bedell's sacrifice fly in the fifth inning ended Don Drysdale's record streak of 58 2-3 consecutive scoreless innings. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3.
1969 - The New York Yankees' No. 7 was retired on Mickey Mantle Day. A crowd of 60,096 came to Yankee Stadium to honor Mantle and watched the Yankees sweep the Chicago White Sox 3-1 and 11-2.
1996 - Warren Morris hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Louisiana State a 9-8 victory over Miami in the championship game of the College World Series.
2001 - Damion Easley became the ninth Detroit player to hit for the cycle as the Tigers beat Milwaukee 9-4. Easley hit an RBI double in the third inning, a three-run homer in Detroit's six-run fifth, a single in the sixth and a triple in the eighth.
2005 - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez became the youngest member of the 400-homer club when he hit a solo shot in the eighth inning of New York's 12-3 win over Milwaukee.
2007 - Alfonso Soriano hit three home runs in the first four innings of the Chicago Cubs' 9-1 win over Atlanta.
Today's birthday: Kenji Johjima 33.
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On June 8 in Baseball History...
1920 - The Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center field during a long argument in the infield. Heinie Groh goes out to wake him, but the ump ejects Roush for delaying the game.
1921 - Babe Ruth is arrested for speeding in New York, fined $100, and held in jail until 4:00 PM. Game time is 3:15, so a uniform is taken to him. He changes in jail and follows a police escort to the ballpark where he enters with New York trailing 3-2. The Yanks rally for a 4-3 win.
1933 - Jimmie Foxx homers in his first three at-bats as the A's outscore the Yankees 14-10. He had homered his last time up the previous day to give him four consecutive home runs.
1935 - Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds on a play at first base and leaves the game with arm and shoulder injuries. His consecutive streak is preserved, in part, by a rainout of the next day's game and an open date.
1955 - The Dodgers option pitcher Tommy Lasorda to Montreal to make room on the roster for bonus baby Sandy Koufax, who has been on the injured list.
1961 - Milwaukee sets a major-league record with four consecutive home runs in the seventh inning against the Reds. Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron hit back-to-back home runs off Jim Maloney. Joe Adcock greets reliever Marshall Bridges with another home run, and Frank Thomas sets the record. When these four teammates end their major-league careers, they will have hit a combined total of 1,889 homers. For all the bombardment, the Braves lose 10-8.
1965 - Arizona star sophomore Rick Monday, selected by the Athletics, is the first player chosen in the initial major league free-agent draft of high school, college, and sandlot players. Picking second, the Mets take pitcher Les Rohr. In the tenth round, they finally take Nolan Ryan. Cincinnati picks Johnny Bench in the second round.
1968 - Don Drysdale works four scoreless innings against Philadelphia before finally allowing a run, after 58 2/3 shutout innings, on Howie Bedell's sacrifice fly. Bedell has no other RBI in 1968. Drysdale breaks the major league record of 56 consecutive scoreless innings set by Walter Johnson in 1913. The Dodgers win 5-3.
1969 - Mickey Mantle Day in New York. With 60,096 fans on hand, Mantle's number 7 is retired and plaques he exchanges with Joe DiMaggio will hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium. DiMaggio's plaque comes as a surprise to the Yankee Clipper. The Yankees then sweep the White Sox 3-1 and 11-2.
1970 - Players and management end their labor dispute by agreeing to a new standard player contract. Among the players' victories is a raise in the minimum salary from $10,000 to $12,000 per year.
1971 - Danny Goodwin is chosen as the first player in the June draft and turns down a reported $50,000 offer from the White Sox to attend Southern University. He will be chosen number one again in 1975. The Padres select pitcher Jay Franklin with the second pick. Future M.V.P. Keith Hernandez lasts until the 42nd round.
1972 - Shortstops are the first two picks in the June draft. The Padres make Dave Roberts the number-one selection and the Indians pick Rick Manning number two.
1976 - The Houston Astros, picking first in the baseball draft, select Arizona State pitcher Floyd Bannister. Bannister is one of 12 eventual major leaguers from the ASU team, which finished third in the College World Series. The Tigers take pitcher Pat Underwood with the second pick. Outfielder Rickey Henderson lasts until the fourth round.
1977 - Nolan Ryan notches his fourth career 19-strikeout game, hurling the first 10 innings of a game against Toronto.
1978 - Bob Horner, the College Player of the Year, is selected first in the free-agent draft by the Braves. The Blue Jays make Lloyd Moseby the second selection.
1979 - The Mariners make Al Chambers the number-one pick in the free-agent draft. The Mets take UCLA pitcher Tim Leary with the second pick. The Blue Jays, picking third, take high-school catcher Jay Schroeder, who will play football for UCLA and in the NFL but will never catch in the majors.
1981 - The Seattle Mariners take Oral Roberts University righthander Mike Moore with the first pick overall in the annual amateur draft. The Cubs take Wichita State's Joe Carter with the second pick. The Yankees use their first-round pick to take Stanford quarterback John Elway.
1989 - After taking a 10-0 lead in the top of the first inning (Pittsburgh's best inning since 1942), the Pirates lose to the Phillies 15-11. After the season, Pirates broadcaster Jim Rooker will conduct a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh as a result of his on-air promise to walk home if the Pirates blew their early lead.
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Long Sheet
Monday, June 8
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LOS ANGELES (1 - 0) at DETROIT (0 - 1) - 6/8/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-23 ATS (-13.3 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-2 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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Lady Luck: Monday's WNBA best bet
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Los Angeles Sparks at Detroit Shock (Pick, 144)
The Detroit Shock are the WNBA's reigning champions, but a loaded Los Angeles Sparks club figures to be perhaps their greatest threat to defending their title.
One game in, it's hard to imagine the Shock threatening the Sparks.
Los Angeles looked dominant in its blowout of Detroit in the league's season opener, but the Shock will get a chance to redeem themselves Monday night when the teams complete a home-and home set at The Palace.
Detroit claimed its third championship last season with a three-game sweep of San Antonio, but it was the team that the Silver Stars beat in the Western Conference finals that had the busiest offseason.
The Sparks added stars Tina Thompson and Betty Lennox via free agency to a team that already boasted 2008 MVP Candace Parker and three-time MVP Lisa Leslie.
Parker is out until July after giving birth last month and Leslie had just six points as Los Angeles hosted Detroit on Saturday in each team's season opener, but the Sparks' new additions shined. Thompson had 18 points while Lennox added 17 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles blew out the Shock 78-58.
"It's great," Leslie said. "We have a lot of weapons and I think it's going to be like an orchestra - any given night anybody's going to have a solo and Tina and Betty have played well all training camp. ... I just hope to join them."
Though the final margin wasn't close, the game wasn't without some intrigue. Detroit's Plenette Pierson got tangled up with Thompson in the second quarter and it appeared Thompson threw the Shock guard down. Pierson left clutching her already injured right shoulder and coach Bill Laimbeer wasn't happy.
"You can't intentionally pull them over your back and injure them, that's not good," Laimbeer said. "They targeted Plenette today and that's unfortunate. Tina did it on purpose. She had her and she took advantage of her."
Pierson was also at the center of a memorable altercation with Los Angeles the last time the Shock and Sparks met at The Palace. On July 21, she got tangled with Parker underneath the basket and a fight ensued. Pierson, Detroit assistant Rick Mahorn and nine others were suspended for their roles in the altercation.
Shock forward Cheryl Ford tore her ACL while trying to restrain a teammate in the Sparks' 84-81 win and hasn't played since. She's expected to miss Monday's game before likely making her return.
In addition to the absences of Ford and Pierson, the short-handed Shock are also dealing with the six-game suspension of forward Kara Braxton, who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges.
That means Detroit will need even more production from stars Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan, who combined to shoot 9 for 27 in the opener. The Shock shot a woeful 30.6 percent (19 for 62) overall.
"It's alright. We'll make more," said center Taj McWilliams, who had 12 points. "It's our first game and now we have a basis and we can go from here."
Pick: Detroit
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MLB
Write-up
Early Games
Monday, June 8
Hot Pitchers
-- Marquis is 3-1, 2.73 in his last four starts.
-- Richard is 2-1, 3.43 in his last three starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Thompson allowed two runs in five IP in his only '09 start.
-- Contreras comes back from minors; he is 0-5, 9.10 in six MLB starts. Galarraga is 0-6, 7.85 in his last seven starts. Bonderman comes off DL to make his first '09 start- he was 2-1, 3.00 in four rehab starts.
Hot Teams
-- Rockies won their last four games, scoring 38 runs.
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Cold Teams
-- Cardinals lost their last three games, allowing 28 runs.
-- Tigers lost six of their last eight home games.. White Sox lost five of their last six games, getting shutout three times. .
Totals
-- Four of last five Colorado games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Detroit games stayed under the total.
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Write-Up
Updated
Monday, June 8
Hot Pitchers
-- Marquis is 3-1, 2.73 in his last four starts.
-- Johnson is 2-0, 1.56 in his last three starts; this is his first start since he won his 300th game last week.
-- Duke has a 2.05 RA in his last three starts.
-- Garland has a 2.16 RA in his last four road starts. Peavy is 3-1, 3.63 in his last four starts, but has been hanpered by flu, ankle problems.
-- Richard is 2-1, 3.43 in his last three starts.
-- Bronx is 8-1 with Pettitte when they score 3+ runs.
-- Texas won last six Feldman starts (5-0, 2.41).
-- Outman is 2-0, 2.45 in his last five starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Thompson allowed two runs in five IP in his only '09 start.
-- Florida is 0-3 in West starts (0-1, 4.41).
-- Kawakami is 2-5, 5.50 in his last eight starts.
-- Contreras comes back from minors; he is 0-5, 9.10 in six MLB starts. Galarraga is 0-6, 7.85 in his last seven starts. Bonderman comes off DL to make his first '09 start- he was 2-1, 3.00 in four rehab starts.
-- Sonnanstine is 1-2, 13.09 in his last three road starts.
-- Janssen is 1-2, 5.82 in three starts this season.
-- Swarzak is 0-2, 8.10 in his last two starts.
Hot Teams
-- Rockies won their last four games, scoring 38 runs.
-- Giants won five of their last seven games.
-- Pirates won four of their last six games.
-- Arizona is 9-5 in its last fourteen road games.
-- Bronx won eleven of their last fifteen home games. Rays won six of their last eight games overall.
-- Rangers won 12 of their last 15 games.
-- A's won their last six games in a row.
Cold Teams
-- Cardinals lost their last three games, allowing 28 runs.
-- Marlins lost 16 of their last 24 home games.
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-- Braves lost three of their last four games.
-- Padres lost five of their last six games.
-- Tigers lost six of their last eight home games.. White Sox lost five of their last six games, getting shutout three times.
-- Blue Jays lost their nine road games.
-- Minnesota lost 12 of its last 15 road games.
Totals
-- Four of last five Colorado games went over the total.
-- Under is 10-3-1 in Giants' last fiftteen road games.
-- Three of last four Kawakami starts went over the total.
-- Four of last five Arizona road games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- All eight Feldman starts stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Tampa road games went over the total.
-- Ten of last twelve Minnesota games stayed under the total.
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Len’s Top Five
Happy Monday everyone, here's my Top 5 for June 8, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.
1. Quick Hits
The Lakers beat Orlando again last night 101-96 in overtime to lead the NBA Finals 2 games to 0. Game 3 is tomorrow night in Orlando.
Roger Federer wins the French Open for the first time, his 14th major title tying Pete Sampras' record. (Sampras never won the French.)
Tiger Woods birdies the last two holes with tremendous approach shots to win The Memorial by one stroke. The U.S. Open is in two weeks at Bethpage.
2. Nothing but the Truth
How refreshing. The trainer for Mine That Bird didn't like the way his jockey ran the race in the Belmont. Carlos Beltran says the Mets should feel embarrassed losing to Pittsburgh. Adam LaRoche of the Pirates calls Beltran classless. Mariano Rivera publicly questions his manager for having Rivera issue an intentional walk.
Suddenly, sports is hit by a spate of honesty. Keep it coming boys.
3. Shuffle Off
If I told you some of the most exciting nights of basketball in front of packed houses were played in Buffalo, you'd laugh. But in the 70's I called some Celtics/Braves games at "The Aud" that were scintillating. The joint was jumpin'. Havlicek, Cowens and the rest of the Celtics against Ernie DiGregorio, Bob McAdoo and the Buffalo Braves (who no long exist). Randy Smith played on that Buffalo team. He died over the weekend at the age of 60. His passing recalls some long forgotten nights and the good fans of Buffalo who got ripped off by lousy ownership.
4. Meet and Greet
Wow, the mighty Yankees have gotten the message. You sorta have to be nice to your fans as you sit on your throne in the castle. The other night Joe Girardi, Brian Cashman and reliever Brian Bruney greeted fans before the game. And they didn't even make the riff raff kiss their rings. Oh wait, they haven't won any in years.
5. Lotsa Support
The story that just won't die. A former volleyball star is urging Romanian teenager Simona Halep not to undergo breast reduction surgery to help her tennis. According to the British tabloid The Sun, Alena Schurkova told Simona ""Don't do it. You can be a champion with big boobs."
Words to live by.
Today's Birthdays: Tennis stars Lindsay Davenport. 33. Kim Clijsters. 26.
Bonus Birthdays: A couple of musical peas in a pod. Nancy "These Boots Are Made for Walking" Sinatra. 69. Rapper Kanye West. 32.
Today in Sports: Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium. The Mick's # 7 is retired. 1969.
Bonus Event: Tommy Lasorda is sent down by the Brooklyn Dodgers to make room for some pitcher by the name of Sandy Koufax. 1955.Comment
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