Saturday's Trends and Indexes 8/21 (MLB, WNBA, Misc.)

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MLB
Short Sheet


Saturday, 8/21/2010

ATLANTA at CHICAGO CUBS, 4:10 PM ET
HANSON: ATL 45-19 as a favorite of -125 to -175
GORZELANNY: CHC 2-10 at home in August

NY METS at PITTSBURGH, 7:05 PM ET
NIESE: NYM 5-19 Away after allowing 2 runs or less
MCDONALD: PIT 15-7 when playing on Saturday

WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
STRASBURG: WAS 2-10 Away with a money line of -100 to -150
KENDRICK: PHI 20-8 after allowing 1 run or less

HOUSTON at FLORIDA, 7:10 PM ET
RODRIGUEZ: HOU 12-2 Under revenging a shutout loss
VOLSTAD: 7-15 TSR as a favorite

SAN DIEGO at MILWAUKEE, 7:10 PM ET
CORREIA: SD 6-0 Away after a loss by 4+ runs
NARVESON: MIL 1-9 after batting .315 or better over a 5 game span

SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS, 7:15 PM ET
LINCECUM: 23-8 TSR against NL Central
CARPENTER: STL 3-7 at home in August

COLORADO at ARIZONA, 8:10 PM ET
JIMENEZ: 15-1 TSR after a loss
ENRIGHT: ARI 11-22 after 4+ consecutive home games

CINCINNATI at LA DODGERS, 10:10 PM ET
CUETO: CIN 10-3 as a road underdog of +100 to +125
BILLINGSLEY: LAD 3-11 after scoring 2 runs or less in BB games

SEATTLE at NY YANKEES, 1:05 PM ET
VARGAS: SEA 32-18 after allowing 1 run or less
VAZQUEZ: NYY 4-9 at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

LA ANGELS at MINNESOTA, 4:10 PM ET
BELL: LAA 14-5 when playing on Saturday
SLOWEY: MIN 5-9 as a favorite of -175 to -250

TEXAS at BALTIMORE, 4:10 PM ET
LEE: 26-12 TSR Away when the total is 7 to 8.5
BERGESEN: BAL 11-31 when the total is 7 to 8.5

CLEVELAND at DETROIT, 7:05 PM ET
TOMLIN: CLE 12-4 off a division loss by 6+ runs
SCHERZER: 1-9 TSR on Saturday

TORONTO at BOSTON, 7:10 PM ET
ROMERO: TOR 49-73 after 2+ consecutive road games
MATSUZAKA: 30-13 TSR in night games

CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY, 7:10 PM - * Note: Doubleheader Game #1 ET
GARCIA: CHW 13-4 after 3+ consecutive overs
HUMBER: KC 7-13 revenging a loss where opponent scored 12+ runs

TAMPA BAY at OAKLAND, 9:05 PM ET
PRICE: TB 27-12 against left-handed starters
ANDERSON: OAK 18-35 when the total is 7 or less

CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY, 10:10 PM - * Note: Doubleheader Game #2 ET
THORNTON: CHW 13-1 OVER after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games
BULLINGTON: KC 5-14 on Saturday

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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MLB
Write-Up


Early Game

Saturday, August 21

Hot pitchers
-- Vargas is 3-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.

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Cold pitchers
-- Vazquez is 0-2, 8.10 inn his last four starts.

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Totals
-- atl-cubs
-- ny-pitt
-- wsh-phil
-- hst-fla
-- sd-mil
-- sf-stl
-- colo-az
-- cin-la

-- Over is 12-4-3 in last nineteen Bronx home games.
-- Under is 11-3 in last fourteen Baltimore games.
-- clev-det
-- Seven of last ten Boston games went over the total.
-- la-min
-- Six of last nine Kansas City home games stayed under the total.
-- tb-a's.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies are 13-3 in their last sixteen home games.
-- Marlins won their last four games, allowing four runs.
-- Braves won eight of their last ten games.
-- Brewers won four of their last five games. Padres won 10 of their last 12 games.
-- Reds won ten of their last eleven road games.

-- Bronx won three of its last four games. Mariners won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Twins won ten of their last eleven home games.
-- Royals won seven of their last ten home games.
-- Rays won five of their last seven games, but lost last two. Oakland is 12-4 in its last 16 home games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 11 of their last 12 games. Mets are 10-21 in their last 31 road games.
-- Giants lost six of their last nine road games. Cardinals lost their last five games.
-- Nationals lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Cubs lost 19 of their last 23 games.
-- Arizona is 5-10 in its last fifteen home games. Colorado lost 13 of its last 17 road games, getting shut out in four of last seven. .
-- Dodgers lost seven of their last ten games.

-- Tigers are 6-11 in their last seventeen games.
-- Angels are 4-11 in their last 15 road games.
-- Rangers are 5-10 in their last fifteen road games. Orioles lost five of their last seven games.
-- White Sox lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Indians lost ten of their last twelve games.

Umpires
-- Atl-Chi-- Iassogna
-- NY-Pitt-- Johnson
-- Wsh-Phil-- O'Nora
-- Hst-Fla-- Hohn
-- SD-Mil-- Rapuano
-- SF-StL-- Hickox
-- Colo-Az-- Davidson
-- Cin-LA-- Danley

-- Sea-NY-- Last three Knight games went over the total.
-- LA-Min-- Layne
-- Tex-Blt-- Carlson
-- Clev-Det-- Barrett
-- Tor-Bos-- Miller
-- Chi-KC-- No idea who umpires are for this twinbill.
-- TB-A's-- Hirschbeck

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MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, August 21

Hot pitchers
-- Hanson has a 1.59 RA in his last four starts, but no wins.
-- Niese is 0-0, 1.29 in his last three starts. McDonald is 2-0, 0.69 in his two home starts for the Pirates.
-- Kendrick is 3-1, 3.38 in his last five starts.
-- Rodriguez is 2-0, 1.27 in his last five starts.
-- Correia is 3-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
-- Carpenter is 4-1, 2.10 in his last seven starts.
-- Enright is 2-0, 2.68 in his last six starts. Jimenez is 2-1, 1.86 in his last four outings.
-- Billingsley is 2-2, 1.33 in his last six starts. Cueto is 5-1, 2.50 in his last nine starts.

-- Vargas is 3-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
-- Slowey is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
-- Bergesen is 1-0, 2.22 in his last four starts.
-- Scherzer has a 1.71 RA in his last four starts.
-- Romero is 3-0, 3.03 in his last four starts.
-- Bullington is 1-1, 1.93 in his first two starts.
-- Price is 4-0, 2.87 in his last five starts. Anderson has 2.70 RA in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Gorzelanny is 0-1, 5.88 in his last four starts.
-- Strasburg is 1-1, 7.20 in his last three starts.
-- Volstad is 2-2, 6.49 in his last seven starts.
-- Narveson is 1-1, 5.20 in his last five starts.
-- Lincecum is 0-3, 9.64 in his last three starts.

-- Vazquez is 0-2, 8.10 inn his last four starts.
-- Bell is 0-3, 7.71 as a starter this season.
-- Lee is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
-- Tomlin is 0-2, 4.15 in his last three starts.
-- Matsuzaka is 2-2, 4.02 in his last five home starts.
-- FGarcia is 1-2, 8.44 in his last five starts. Humber has 5.68 RA in 31 big league IP; he started one game for the Mets in 2007.

Totals
-- Seven of last eight Gorzelanny starts went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Met games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Florida home games.
-- Over is 8-2 in last ten games at Miller Park.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven St Louis home games.
-- Six of last seven Colorado road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Dodger games.

-- Over is 12-4-3 in last nineteen Bronx home games.
-- Under is 11-3 in last fourteen Baltimore games.
-- Five of last six Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten Boston games went over the total.
-- Last four Minnesota games went over the total.
-- Six of last nine Kansas City home games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Tampa Bay games.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies are 13-3 in their last sixteen home games.
-- Marlins won their last four games, allowing four runs.
-- Braves won eight of their last ten games.
-- Brewers won four of their last five games. Padres won 10 of their last 12 games.
-- Reds won ten of their last eleven road games.

-- Bronx won three of its last four games. Mariners won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Twins won ten of their last eleven home games.
-- Toronto is 8-5 in its last thirteen road games.
-- Royals won seven of their last ten home games.
-- Rays won five of their last seven games, but lost last two. Oakland is 12-4 in its last 16 home games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 11 of their last 12 games. Mets are 10-21 in their last 31 road games.
-- Giants lost six of their last nine road games. Cardinals lost their last five games.
-- Nationals lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Astros lost their last five road games.
-- Cubs lost 19 of their last 23 games.
-- Arizona is 5-10 in its last fifteen home games. Colorado lost 13 of its last 17 road games, getting shut out in four of last seven. .
-- Dodgers lost seven of their last ten games.

-- Tigers are 6-11 in their last seventeen games.
-- Angels are 4-11 in their last 15 road games.
-- Rangers are 5-10 in their last fifteen road games. Orioles lost five of their last seven games.
-- Red Sox are 7-9 in their last sixteen home games.
-- White Sox lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Indians lost ten of their last twelve games.

Umpires
-- Atl-Chi-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Iassogna games.
-- NY-Pitt-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve Johnson games.
-- Wsh-Phil-- Last five O'Nora games stayed under the total.
-- Hst-Fla-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Hohn games.
-- SD-Mil-- Six of last seven Rapuano games stayed under total.
-- SF-StL-- Five of last six Hickox games stayed under the total.
-- Colo-Az-- Over is 10-2 in Davidson's last twelve games.
-- Cin-LA-- Home team won nine of last ten Danley games.

-- Sea-NY-- Last three Knight games went over the total.
-- LA-Min-- Five of last seven Layne games stayed under the total.
-- Tex-Blt-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Carlson games.
-- Clev-Det-- Over is 11-5-1 in last seventeen Barrett games.
-- Tor-Bos-- Favorite won six of last seven Miller games.
-- Chi-KC-- No idea who umpires are for this twinbill.
-- TB-A's-- Underdog is 7-5 (+$275) in last 12 Hirschbeck games.