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Braves (Hudson) @ Astros (Clemens)-- Since '02, Hudson has had 19 leads blown after 6th inning, three more than any other big league pitcher. Given Kolb's mishaps in his last two appearances, makes Atlanta a shaky proposition. Braves lost last five games if they scored less than six runs- four of their last five games on road stayed under the total.
Houston allowed just eight runs in winning last four at home, all of which stayed under total. Home side has won nine of their eleven games. Clemens is 1-0, 1.84 in his first two starts, allowing one run in 14 innings. Hudson is 1-0, 1.38 in his first two NL starts.
Hot pitchers
-- Willis has thrown back-to-back shutouts to start the season, both complete games.
-- Williams allowed one run in 5.2 IP in his first start of season, beating Padres, 6-3.
-- Ortiz allowed just one run in five innings in his initial '05 start, but was scratched from second with leg issue.
-- Dessens allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his first start in 2005, as Dodgers edged Arizona in late innings.
-- Estes is 1-0, 3.46 in his first two 2005 starts; in last start, vs Rockies Wed, he allowed one run in 7 innings Former closer Chacon allowed one run in six IP in his first '05 start, which was also against Arizona.
-- Peavy is 1-0, 1.32 in his first two '02 starts.
-- Bedard is 1-0, 1.50 in his first two 2005 starts.
-- Contreras has 3.55 RA in his first two '05 starts, but both games went extra innings, with Sox splitting.
-- Haren is 0-1, 3.46 in his first two 2005 starts.
-- Greinke has not allowed a run in 8.1 IP in two starts this season; he got hit with line drive in one game. KC scored total of just four runs in losing both games.
-- Seattle is 2-0 in Sele starts (1-0, 3.86).
Cold pitchers
-- Ohka is 0-4, 6.00 in his last four starts vs Florida, and has just one win in last six starts overall.
-- Ishii has no wins in last six starts, but shut out Astros for seven innings in his last start Wednesday. Wolf has 6.00 RA in his first two '05 starts (0-1, 6.00).
-- Mulder is 0-1, 9.00 in his first two starts in NL.
-- Wood is 0-1, 6.57 in his first two '05 starts.
-- Glover is 1-2, 6.30 in his last three big league starts.
-- Tomko is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two '05 starts,
-- Schilling allowed five runs in 5.2 IP to Bronx team that has lost eight of last ten games; no way his ankle is 100% yet. Toronto is 0-2 in Bush starts (0-1, 3.55).
-- Johnson got one man out in last start, allowing five runs, after he blanked KC for 6.1 innings in first start.
-- Hendrickson is 0-1, 6.75 in his first two '05 starts. Wright is 1-1, 8.00 in his first two Bronx starts.
-- Lohse is 1-1, 6.17 in his first two '05 starts.
-- Rangers scored 13 runs, but still split Park's first two 2005 starts.
-- Lee is 0-0, 8.10 in two starts, both of which went in extra innings, and Indians splitting the pair.
-- Byrd is 0-2, 8.31 in his first two '05 starts.
Totals
-- Under is 7-1 in last eight Florida games.
-- Under is 8-1 in last nine Met games.
-- Last four Cardinal road games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Reds' games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-0 in Miller Park games this season.
-- Four of last five Atlanta road games stayed under, as have last four Astros' home games.
-- Over is 4-1 at Coors Field so far this season.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in first six '05 Fenway games, 4-1-1 in last six Toronto road games.
-- Three of last four Bronx home games went over total
-- Over is 3-1 in last four White Sox home games.
-- Three of last four Indian road games went over total.
-- Under is 5-1 in Oakland road contests, 3-1 in last four Texas home games. .
-- Six of last eight Angel games went over the total, as have seven of last nine Seattle games.
Hot teams
-- Washington is 3-0 at home, has won 5 of 6 overall.
-- Mets won six of last seven games, but were a mere 1-5 on their first road trip of season. Phillies allowed total of two runs in winning their last two games.
-- Cardinals allowed five five runs in weekend sweep of Brewers; they were 4-1 last week.
-- Cubs won three of last four games. Cincinnati is 5-1 at home, as host is 9-2 in their games this season.
-- Dodgers won five games in row and are 9-2; they allowed four runs total in their last four games.
-- Red Sox won five of six home games. Toronto is 3-0 in first game of a road series.
-- Orioles won six of last seven games, scoring seven or more runs in six of those seven games. Tigers allowed a total of two runs in winning last two games.
-- White Sox are 4-0 in first game of series; they have won first two games, lost third in all four '05 series. The Twins win six of their last seven games.
-- A's won three of last four games, thanks to bullpen that is light years better than the 2004 edition.
Cold teams
-- Marlins scored 12 runs in their last four games.
-- Pirates scored just five runs in last two games, and are 4-8 for season, after two weeks.
-- Braves lost four of last five games. Astros off a 1-5 road trip, but they won last four home games.
-- Arizona scored nine runs in losing all three road tilts. Colorado lost nine of its last ten games
-- Brewers scored five runs in sweep by Cardinals; in last eight games, they're 2-6.
-- Padres lost last four games, and scored total of three runs in getting swept by Dodgers in LA this weekend. Giants opened season season 5-1 vs Colorado, 1-4 vs the Dodgers.
-- Bronx lost eight of its last ten games. Tampa Bay lost six of last seven games, scoring total of three runs in its three-game disaster in Boston.
-- Royals lost five of first six home contests.
-- Angels lost three of last four games.
-- Texas is 0-4 in first game of a series this season.
Braves (Hudson) @ Astros (Clemens)-- Since '02, Hudson has had 19 leads blown after 6th inning, three more than any other big league pitcher. Given Kolb's mishaps in his last two appearances, makes Atlanta a shaky proposition. Braves lost last five games if they scored less than six runs- four of their last five games on road stayed under the total.
Houston allowed just eight runs in winning last four at home, all of which stayed under total. Home side has won nine of their eleven games. Clemens is 1-0, 1.84 in his first two starts, allowing one run in 14 innings. Hudson is 1-0, 1.38 in his first two NL starts.
Hot pitchers
-- Willis has thrown back-to-back shutouts to start the season, both complete games.
-- Williams allowed one run in 5.2 IP in his first start of season, beating Padres, 6-3.
-- Ortiz allowed just one run in five innings in his initial '05 start, but was scratched from second with leg issue.
-- Dessens allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his first start in 2005, as Dodgers edged Arizona in late innings.
-- Estes is 1-0, 3.46 in his first two 2005 starts; in last start, vs Rockies Wed, he allowed one run in 7 innings Former closer Chacon allowed one run in six IP in his first '05 start, which was also against Arizona.
-- Peavy is 1-0, 1.32 in his first two '02 starts.
-- Bedard is 1-0, 1.50 in his first two 2005 starts.
-- Contreras has 3.55 RA in his first two '05 starts, but both games went extra innings, with Sox splitting.
-- Haren is 0-1, 3.46 in his first two 2005 starts.
-- Greinke has not allowed a run in 8.1 IP in two starts this season; he got hit with line drive in one game. KC scored total of just four runs in losing both games.
-- Seattle is 2-0 in Sele starts (1-0, 3.86).
Cold pitchers
-- Ohka is 0-4, 6.00 in his last four starts vs Florida, and has just one win in last six starts overall.
-- Ishii has no wins in last six starts, but shut out Astros for seven innings in his last start Wednesday. Wolf has 6.00 RA in his first two '05 starts (0-1, 6.00).
-- Mulder is 0-1, 9.00 in his first two starts in NL.
-- Wood is 0-1, 6.57 in his first two '05 starts.
-- Glover is 1-2, 6.30 in his last three big league starts.
-- Tomko is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two '05 starts,
-- Schilling allowed five runs in 5.2 IP to Bronx team that has lost eight of last ten games; no way his ankle is 100% yet. Toronto is 0-2 in Bush starts (0-1, 3.55).
-- Johnson got one man out in last start, allowing five runs, after he blanked KC for 6.1 innings in first start.
-- Hendrickson is 0-1, 6.75 in his first two '05 starts. Wright is 1-1, 8.00 in his first two Bronx starts.
-- Lohse is 1-1, 6.17 in his first two '05 starts.
-- Rangers scored 13 runs, but still split Park's first two 2005 starts.
-- Lee is 0-0, 8.10 in two starts, both of which went in extra innings, and Indians splitting the pair.
-- Byrd is 0-2, 8.31 in his first two '05 starts.
Totals
-- Under is 7-1 in last eight Florida games.
-- Under is 8-1 in last nine Met games.
-- Last four Cardinal road games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Reds' games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-0 in Miller Park games this season.
-- Four of last five Atlanta road games stayed under, as have last four Astros' home games.
-- Over is 4-1 at Coors Field so far this season.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in first six '05 Fenway games, 4-1-1 in last six Toronto road games.
-- Three of last four Bronx home games went over total
-- Over is 3-1 in last four White Sox home games.
-- Three of last four Indian road games went over total.
-- Under is 5-1 in Oakland road contests, 3-1 in last four Texas home games. .
-- Six of last eight Angel games went over the total, as have seven of last nine Seattle games.
Hot teams
-- Washington is 3-0 at home, has won 5 of 6 overall.
-- Mets won six of last seven games, but were a mere 1-5 on their first road trip of season. Phillies allowed total of two runs in winning their last two games.
-- Cardinals allowed five five runs in weekend sweep of Brewers; they were 4-1 last week.
-- Cubs won three of last four games. Cincinnati is 5-1 at home, as host is 9-2 in their games this season.
-- Dodgers won five games in row and are 9-2; they allowed four runs total in their last four games.
-- Red Sox won five of six home games. Toronto is 3-0 in first game of a road series.
-- Orioles won six of last seven games, scoring seven or more runs in six of those seven games. Tigers allowed a total of two runs in winning last two games.
-- White Sox are 4-0 in first game of series; they have won first two games, lost third in all four '05 series. The Twins win six of their last seven games.
-- A's won three of last four games, thanks to bullpen that is light years better than the 2004 edition.
Cold teams
-- Marlins scored 12 runs in their last four games.
-- Pirates scored just five runs in last two games, and are 4-8 for season, after two weeks.
-- Braves lost four of last five games. Astros off a 1-5 road trip, but they won last four home games.
-- Arizona scored nine runs in losing all three road tilts. Colorado lost nine of its last ten games
-- Brewers scored five runs in sweep by Cardinals; in last eight games, they're 2-6.
-- Padres lost last four games, and scored total of three runs in getting swept by Dodgers in LA this weekend. Giants opened season season 5-1 vs Colorado, 1-4 vs the Dodgers.
-- Bronx lost eight of its last ten games. Tampa Bay lost six of last seven games, scoring total of three runs in its three-game disaster in Boston.
-- Royals lost five of first six home contests.
-- Angels lost three of last four games.
-- Texas is 0-4 in first game of a series this season.
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