Saturday's games
Hot Pitchers
-- Santana is 8-2, 1.71 his last eleven starts. Twins are 10-5 in his home starts.
-- Lilly is 1-0, 0.92 in his last three starts, but somehow Toronto has still lost five of his last six starts. Bronx has won all five Hernandez starts (3-0, 2.92).
-- Williams is 5-0, 3.00 in his last nine starts; Cardinals won his last four home starts.
-- Maddux is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts, as he goes for his 300th win; Cubs are 6-5 in his road starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Hudson makes his first start since June 23; A's lost six of his last seven road starts, but he had 2.57 RA in his last four starts overall.
-- Erickson makes his first start for Texas; he was 0-1, 10.13 in his two starts for the Mets. Lopez is 2-3, 5.28 in his last five starts.
-- Benson is 0-2, 9.00 in his last two starts and has an RA of 7.20 in three starts vs St Louis this season.
-- Byrd is 1-2, 5.63 in his last four starts. Gonzalez is
0-4, 13.50 in four starts, with Arizona outscored 40-11 in those four games- he allowed 25 runs in 16.2 IP.
-- First start of season for Giants' Hennessey.
Hot Teams
-- Cardinals are 24-7 in last thirty-one home games,
9-2 in last eleven overall.
-- Braves won sixteen of last twenty road games, and twelve of last fourteen overall.
-- Cubs won six of their last eight road games.
-- Dodgers are 13-4 in last seventeen games. Phillies won five of their last six games.
-- Bronx is 18-4 in last twenty-two home games.
-- A's won ten of last thirteen games, but are just 6-10 in last sixteen on road. Twins are 7-3 in last ten games.
-- Texas is 10-8 in last eighteen road games. Orioles won their last five home games and twelve of last 18 games overall.
-- Indians are 10-5 in last fourteen games, 18-15 in last thirty-three on the road.
-- Angels are 7-3 in their last ten games. Royals won four of their last six games.
Cold Teams
-- Arizona is 6-24 in its last 30 home games.
-- Giants lost six of last nine home games.
-- Toronto lost ten of its last twelve road games.
Totals
-- Under is 9-1-1 in last eleven Benson starts, 11-4-1 in last sixteen Busch games.
-- Over is 3-1 in Gonzalez starts, as Snakes lost all four games by 40-11 margin.
-- Over is 19-6 in last 25 Giant home games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Hudson starts.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Bronx home games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Texas road games, and 3-1-1 in last five Oriole ballgames.
Umpires
-- Last three Cooper games went over total, with visitor winning eleven of his last thirteen, 7 in row (A's-Min)
-- Favorites are 6-1 in last seven Tschida games, with last three staying under the total (Tor-NYY)
-- Favorites are 4-1 in last five TWelke tilts (Tex-Blt)
-- Under is 6-3 in last nine Onora games, with faves winning his last five games behind plate (NYM-StL)
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Hernandez games, with the favorite 6-3 in his last nine behind dish (Atl-Ariz)
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Barrett games, with dog 3-0 in his last three games behind plate
Hot Pitchers
-- Santana is 8-2, 1.71 his last eleven starts. Twins are 10-5 in his home starts.
-- Lilly is 1-0, 0.92 in his last three starts, but somehow Toronto has still lost five of his last six starts. Bronx has won all five Hernandez starts (3-0, 2.92).
-- Williams is 5-0, 3.00 in his last nine starts; Cardinals won his last four home starts.
-- Maddux is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts, as he goes for his 300th win; Cubs are 6-5 in his road starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Hudson makes his first start since June 23; A's lost six of his last seven road starts, but he had 2.57 RA in his last four starts overall.
-- Erickson makes his first start for Texas; he was 0-1, 10.13 in his two starts for the Mets. Lopez is 2-3, 5.28 in his last five starts.
-- Benson is 0-2, 9.00 in his last two starts and has an RA of 7.20 in three starts vs St Louis this season.
-- Byrd is 1-2, 5.63 in his last four starts. Gonzalez is
0-4, 13.50 in four starts, with Arizona outscored 40-11 in those four games- he allowed 25 runs in 16.2 IP.
-- First start of season for Giants' Hennessey.
Hot Teams
-- Cardinals are 24-7 in last thirty-one home games,
9-2 in last eleven overall.
-- Braves won sixteen of last twenty road games, and twelve of last fourteen overall.
-- Cubs won six of their last eight road games.
-- Dodgers are 13-4 in last seventeen games. Phillies won five of their last six games.
-- Bronx is 18-4 in last twenty-two home games.
-- A's won ten of last thirteen games, but are just 6-10 in last sixteen on road. Twins are 7-3 in last ten games.
-- Texas is 10-8 in last eighteen road games. Orioles won their last five home games and twelve of last 18 games overall.
-- Indians are 10-5 in last fourteen games, 18-15 in last thirty-three on the road.
-- Angels are 7-3 in their last ten games. Royals won four of their last six games.
Cold Teams
-- Arizona is 6-24 in its last 30 home games.
-- Giants lost six of last nine home games.
-- Toronto lost ten of its last twelve road games.
Totals
-- Under is 9-1-1 in last eleven Benson starts, 11-4-1 in last sixteen Busch games.
-- Over is 3-1 in Gonzalez starts, as Snakes lost all four games by 40-11 margin.
-- Over is 19-6 in last 25 Giant home games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Hudson starts.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Bronx home games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Texas road games, and 3-1-1 in last five Oriole ballgames.
Umpires
-- Last three Cooper games went over total, with visitor winning eleven of his last thirteen, 7 in row (A's-Min)
-- Favorites are 6-1 in last seven Tschida games, with last three staying under the total (Tor-NYY)
-- Favorites are 4-1 in last five TWelke tilts (Tex-Blt)
-- Under is 6-3 in last nine Onora games, with faves winning his last five games behind plate (NYM-StL)
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Hernandez games, with the favorite 6-3 in his last nine behind dish (Atl-Ariz)
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Barrett games, with dog 3-0 in his last three games behind plate
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