Monday Trends

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Trends for MLB games on Monday, September 6th, 2004

Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves
Eric Milton (13 - 3, 4.64 ERA) v. Mike Hampton (11 - 9, 4.70 ERA)
When Eric Milton is starting, his team is 5 - 1 versus ATL.
Mike Hampton is 22 - 9 against ground ball-hitting team as a favorite at home.
Mike Hampton is 58 - 24 overall as a favorite at home.
Mike Hampton has 2 overs, 4 unders, and 0 pushes against PHI at home.
Eric Milton is 17 - 10 against a good run-creating team (¡Ý 5 rc/g) as a dog on the road.

Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
Chris George (1 - 2, 7.63 ERA) v. Wilfredo Ledezma (3 - 2, 4.26 ERA)
Chris George is 4 - 0 against a lefthander as a dog on the road.
Kansas City Royals are 28 - 69 against a poor base-stealing (¡Ü .65 sb/attempts) team as a dog on the road.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ New York Yankees
Doug Waechter (3 - 6, 4.97 ERA) v. Orlando Hernandez (6 - 0, 2.62 ERA)
Doug Waechter has 1 overs, 5 unders, and 0 pushes as dog on the road.
Orlando Hernandez has 2 overs, 5 unders, and 0 pushes against total ¡Ý 10.5 and total ¡Ü 11 in the current park.
When Orlando Hernandez is starting, his team is 5 - 2 versus TB.

Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros
Aaron Harang (8 - 7, 4.25 ERA) v. Brandon Backe (2 - 2, 4.74 ERA)
Aaron Harang is 3 - 0 this month as a dog on the road.

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers
Jason Grilli (0 - 1, 7.36 ERA) v. Chan Ho Park (3 - 4, 5.14 ERA)
Chan Ho Park is 8 - 1 this month as a favorite at home.
Chan Ho Park is 12 - 5 against a good extrapolated runs team (¡Ý 5.1 xr/g) as a favorite at home.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ New York Yankees
Mark Hendrickson (8 - 14, 4.89 ERA) v. Esteban Loaiza (9 - 5, 4.86 ERA)
When Mark Hendrickson is starting, his team is 1 - 4 versus NYY.
Esteban Loaiza is 15 - 5 against a poor run-creating team (¡Ü 4.5 rc/g) as a favorite at home.
Esteban Loaiza is 13 - 5 against a lefthander as a favorite at home.
Esteban Loaiza has 6 overs, 3 unders, and 0 pushes against TB at home.
Esteban Loaiza is 47 - 24 overall as a favorite at home.

Montreal Expos @ Chicago Cubs
Tony Armas Jr. (2 - 3, 3.86 ERA) v. Carlos Zambrano (12 - 8, 2.94 ERA)
Carlos Zambrano has 8 overs, 0 unders, and 0 pushes against total ¡Ý 0 and total ¡Ü 0.5 in the current park.
When Tony Armas Jr. is starting, his team is 1 - 6 versus CHC.
Tony Armas Jr. is 5 - 13 against ground ball-hitting team as a dog on the road.
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St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres
Chris Carpenter (14 - 5, 3.51 ERA) v. Adam Eaton (9 - 12, 4.71 ERA)
Adam Eaton has 8 overs, 17 unders, and 1 pushes as a dog at home.
Cleveland Indians @ Seattle Mariners
C.C. Sabathia (10 - 9, 4.20 ERA) v. Gil Meche (4 - 5, 5.40 ERA)
C.C. Sabathia is 9 - 3 against a good extrapolated runs team (¡Ý 5.1 xr/g) as a favorite on the road.
C.C. Sabathia is 22 - 12 overall as a favorite on the road.
Gil Meche has 4 overs, 7 unders, and 0 pushes as a dog at home.

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Monday's games
Hot Pitchers
-- Wright is 9-1, 2.59 his last eleven starts, 3-0, 2.84 in four starts against the Phillies. Phils are 8-4 in last dozen road starts by Milton.
-- Armas is 1-0, 2.54 his last seven starts, but Expos lost five of his six road starts.
-- Carpenter is 5-2, 2.42 his last nine starts; Cardinals are 9-4 in his road starts.
-- Hernandez is 6-0, 2.62 in ten starts for Bronx (9-1)
-- Park is 1-0, 2.57 in two starts off the DL.
-- Zito is 2-0, 3.60 his last three starts. A's are 8-2 his last ten home starts. Boston scored 61 runs in Arroyo's last seven starts.
-- Meche is 4-1, 3.82 his last five starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Harang is 1-4, 4.35 his last five starts and has 5.40 RA in three starts vs Houston.
-- Santos is 1-6, 6.35 his last nine starts and 0-1, 4.09 vs Pittsburgh this year. Vogelsong is 1-4, 6.44 his last six starts; Pirates lost seven of his last eight home starts.
-- Zambrano is 1-2, 6.38 his last three starts, but Cubs are 8-2 in his home efforts.
-- Eaton is 0-3, 11.66 his last three home starts, 3-4, 6.75 in his last seven starts overall.
-- Ledezma is 0-2, 7.59 his last two starts.
-- Waechter is 2-6, 5.56 his last eight starts, and is 0-3, 8.59 against Yankees this year. Hendrickson is 1-5, 8.90 his last six starts. Loaiza is 0-2, 8.03 in five starts for Bronx.
-- Cabrera is 1-2, 12.00 in his last four starts.
-- Sabathia is 1-3, 6.75 his last four starts. Indians have scored three or less runs in five of his last six starts.


Hot Teams
-- Braves won eleven of their last thirteen games, six of last seven at home.
-- Astros won their last nine in row and 17 of last 20.
-- Cubs won their last four series openers, but haven't played since Wednesday, due to bad weather.
-- Cardinals are 14-2 in their last 16 games
-- Orioles won six of last seven games, after losing previous 12 which had followed six-game win streak.
Twins are 14-6 in their last twenty games.
-- Texas is 10-3 in its last thirteen home games. White Sox won four of their last five games.
-- A's won eleven of last thirteen games and 16 of 19. Red Sox are 11-1 in their last twelve games.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost their last four road games and ten of last fourteen road series openers.
-- Reds lost 27 of last 40 road games and eleven of last thirteen road series openers.
-- Brewers lost fourteen of last eighteen games, and dropped eight in row on road. Pirates lost thirteen of their last seventeen games
-- Expos lost six of their last eight games.
-- Padres lost 18 of their last 27 home games.
-- Royals lost twelve of last seventeen games, and five of last six on foreign soil. Tigers were off the last two days, because of the rain and wind in Florida.
-- Bronx lost seven of their last ten home games. Tampa Bay is 5-17 in its last 22 games, and hasn't played since Friday, because of the bad weather in Florida.
-- Indians are 4-16 in their last nineteen games, 1-8 in last nine on road. Seattle lost five games in row and 24 of their last 37, although they won last four at home. .

Totals
-- Over is 5-1 last six Phils' road games, 8-2 in last ten Atlanta home games.
-- Over is 14-5 last nineteen Cincinnati road games, and 5-1 in last six Astro home games.
-- Under is 15-5 last 20 Santos starts, 17-7 in last 24 Milwaukee road games.
-- Under is 5-2 last seven Armas starts, 7-3 in last ten Montreal road games.
-- Under is 18-4 last 22 Carpenter starts, including last six in row.
-- Under is 4-1 last five Royal road games.
-- Under is 9-1 last ten Bronx home games, 4-1 in last five Hernandez starts.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Cabrera starts.
-- Under is 5-2 last seven White Sox road tilts, 10-6 in last sixteen Texas games, 3-1-1 last five Park starts.
-- Over is 6-3 last nine Arroyo starts, 4-0 in last four Oakland home games.
-- Under is 5-2 last seven Indian road games, 4-1-1 in last six Sabathia starts.

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Major League Baseball Trends
Monday, September 6

National League:

Philadelphia (9) at Atlanta (-180), 1:05 ET
Milton (L) vs. Wright (R)
(Matchup)
Milton - Philadelphia 3-9 on Mondays
Wright - 8-2 TSR vs. division opponents

Cincinnati (10) at Houston (-175), 2:05 ET
Harang (R) vs. Backe (R)
(Matchup)
Harang - Cincinnati 4-12 off 4+ Overs
Backe - Houston 19-6 Over as a home favorite of -150 to -200

Milwaukee (9) at Pittsburgh (-115), 4:05 ET
Santos (R) vs. Vogelsong (R)
(Matchup)
Santos - 5-1 TSR away with a line of +125 to -125
Vogelsong - 1-8 TSR in day games

Montreal (N/A) at Chicago Cubs (-300), 4:05 ET
Armas (R) vs. Zambrano (R)
(Matchup)
Armas - Montreal 2-11 away off 3+ Unders
Zambrano - 9-0 TSR as a home favorite of -150 or higher

St. Louis (-140) at San Diego (8.5), 10:05 ET
Carpenter (R) vs. Eaton (R)
(Matchup)
Carpenter - St. Louis 18-4 vs. NL West opponents
Eaton - San Diego 1-8 in September




American League:

**Tampa Bay (10) at New York Yankees (-320), 3:05 ET **Game One**
Waechter (R) vs. Hernandez (R)
(Matchup)
Waechter - Tampa Bay 0-7 in September
Hernandez - 9-1 TSR as a favorite

**Tampa Bay (10.5) at New York Yankees (-250), 6:05 ET **Game Two**
Hendrickson (L) vs. Loaiza (R)
(Matchup)
Hendrickson - 0-7 TSR as an underdog of +175 to +250
Loaiza - 7-1 TSR at home in night games

Kansas City (10) at Detroit (-210), 1:05 ET
Bautista (R) vs. Ledezma (L)
(Matchup)
Bautista - Kansas City 8-2 Over on Mondays
Ledezma - Detroit 1-5 as a home favorite of -175 to -250

Minnesota (10) at Baltimore (-125), 1:35 ET
Mulholland (L) vs. Cabrera (R)
(Matchup)
Mulholland - Minnesota 8-1 in September
Cabrera - Baltimore 15-5 Over off BB Unders

Chicago White Sox (11.5) at Texas (-210), 2:05 ET
Grilli (R) vs. Park (R)
(Matchup)
Grilli - White Sox 1-8 as a road underdog of +150 to +200
Park - 14-3 TSR at home in September

Cleveland (-130) at Seattle (9), 10:05 ET
Sabathia (L) vs. Meche (R)
(Matchup)
Sabathia - Cleveland 6-0 off a combined score of 3 runs or less
Meche - Seattle 0-9 in September

Boston (9) at Oakland (-120), 10:05 ET
Arroyo (R) vs. Zito (L)
(Matchup)
Arroyo - Boston 8-1 in September
Zito - Oakland 1-7 off a loss by 6+ runs


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