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**Spark** · 05-29-2005, 09:56 AM

Sunday, 5/29/2005

LOS ANGELES (25 - 23) at ARIZONA (29 - 21) - 4:40 PM
JEFF WEAVER (R) vs. RUSS ORTIZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 20-11 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 29-21 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 29-21 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 21-8 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 63-40 (+20.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-22 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 116-91 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 85-69 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 56-39 (+17.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 119-95 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 19-8 (+9.9 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 45-63 (-26.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-17 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 117-144 (-45.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-3 (+2.5 Units) against LOS ANGELES this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

JEFF WEAVER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WEAVER is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

RUSS ORTIZ vs. LOS ANGELES since 1997
ORTIZ is 8-6 when starting against LOS ANGELES with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.481.
His team's record is 10-7 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-10. (-3.9 units)

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OAKLAND (17 - 31) at CLEVELAND (23 - 25) - 1:05 PM
SETH ETHERTON (R) vs. JAKE WESTBROOK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 38-53 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 3-16 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 17-31 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-19 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 28-37 (-17.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 5-19 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
OAKLAND is 28-38 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 98-93 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 11-24 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 76-66 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-31 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 203-180 (-55.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

SETH ETHERTON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ETHERTON is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 12.91 and a WHIP of 2.478.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JAKE WESTBROOK vs. OAKLAND since 1997
WESTBROOK is 0-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.63 and a WHIP of 1.625.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

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MINNESOTA (29 - 19) at TORONTO (26 - 23) - 1:05 PM
JOE MAYS (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 49-33 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 122-92 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 59-49 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 60-57 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 119-117 (+29.5 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 17-3 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 129-84 (+34.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-1 (+1.7 Units) against TORONTO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JOE MAYS vs. TORONTO since 1997
MAYS is 3-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.3 units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
HALLADAY is 3-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.028.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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DETROIT (22 - 25) at BALTIMORE (30 - 18) - 1:35 PM
WILFREDO LEDEZMA (L) vs. BRUCE CHEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 14-43 (-25.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 108-102 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 45-34 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 61-36 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-31 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 43-65 (-38.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Sunday since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 149-186 (-63.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 (+3.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

WILFREDO LEDEZMA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

BRUCE CHEN vs. DETROIT since 1997
CHEN is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.411.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (33 - 16) at TEXAS (28 - 20) - 2:05 PM
JON GARLAND (R) vs. CHAN HO PARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 28-20 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 36-28 (+14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 67-42 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 11-1 (+10.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 111-85 (+36.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 25-13 (+13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 63-53 (+11.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 51-52 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PARK is 47-24 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PARK is 69-41 (+23.9 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-10 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 49-26 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 27-13 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 24-11 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 296-310 (+26.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-16 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JON GARLAND vs. TEXAS since 1997
GARLAND is 2-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.48 and a WHIP of 1.637.
His team's record is 3-6 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-2. (+5.0 units)

CHAN HO PARK vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PARK is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 7.30 and a WHIP of 1.460.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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SEATTLE (19 - 29) at TAMPA BAY (19 - 31) - 2:15 PM
JOEL PINEIRO (R) vs. DOUG WAECHTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 25-39 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 82-128 (-39.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 35-70 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-51 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PINEIRO is 2-13 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 56-51 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 60-55 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 63-64 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 39-37 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 1-1 (-0.1 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JOEL PINEIRO vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
PINEIRO is 2-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 3-4 (-6.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

DOUG WAECHTER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WAECHTER is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.444.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (13 - 36) at ANAHEIM (29 - 20) - 4:05 PM
RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 13-36 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 1-14 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 31-76 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 25-56 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 67-121 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 8-24 (-11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 5-24 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 50-60 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games in day games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-3 (+0.9 Units) against ANAHEIM this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)

RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ vs. ANAHEIM since 1997
No recent starts.

BARTOLO COLON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
COLON is 11-6 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.81 and a WHIP of 1.245.
His team's record is 11-9 (-6.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-7. (+4.9 units)

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BOSTON (26 - 22) at NY YANKEES (27 - 22) - 8:05 PM
DAVID WELLS (L) vs. MIKE MUSSINA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 12-20 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
WELLS is 85-44 (+36.3 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 37-17 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 64-36 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 40-22 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 60-54 (-37.0 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.
NY YANKEES are 10-15 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-4 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

DAVID WELLS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
WELLS is 3-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 4-5 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.1 units)

MIKE MUSSINA vs. BOSTON since 1997
MUSSINA is 12-12 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.030.
His team's record is 17-17 (-5.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-12. (+7.3 units)

**Spark** · 05-29-2005, 09:56 AM

Hot pitchers
-- Myers is 3-1, 1.67 in his last six starts. Hudson has a 2-1, 2.70 mark in his last three outings.
-- Florida is 5-0 at home with Beckett (4-0, 1.25)
-- KWells is 1-0, 2.22 in his last four starts. Claussen has 1.92 RA in his last two starts.
-- Capuano is 4-1, 2.20 in his last six starts.
-- Hernandez is 6-0, 2.68 in his last seven starts. The Cardinals are 7-1 in last eight Carpenter starts.
-- Eaton is 5-0, 4.02 in his last five starts.

-- Westbrook has 2.51 RA in his last two starts, but the Tribe lost eight of his ten starts this season.
-- Mays is 1-0, 1.15 in his last two starts. Halladay has 0.76 RA in winning his last three starts, but skipped his last start as injury precaution.
-- Chen is 4-1, 4.06 in his last six starts.
-- Garland is 8-1, 2.56 this season, but does have 4.22 mark in last four starts. Texas scored 47 runs in winning last six Park starts (3-0, 4.25).
-- Colon is 2-1, 1.50 in his last five starts.
-- Mussina is 4-0, 2.06 in his last five starts, but is 0-1, 7.36 in two '05 starts against the Red Sox.

Cold pitchers
-- Glavine is 0-2, 7.16 in his three road starts in '05.
-- Pettitte is 0-3, 7.00 in his last three starts.
-- Francis is 1-3, 6.75 in his five road starts.
-- Schmidt is 1-1, 6.55 in his last five starts.
-- Weaver is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts. Ortiz is 0-2, 6.10 in his last two home starts.

-- Etherton has 5.84 RA in his first two '05 starts.
-- Ledezma is 1-4, 8.58 in his last seven starts.
-- Pineiro is 1-3, 5.13 in his five road starts. Waechter is 0-2, 7.71 in his last four starts.
-- Hernandez is 0-6, 5.93 in his last nine starts.
-- DWells is 0-2, 14.29 in his last three starts. Sox are 1-4 in his road starts.

Totals
-- Hudson's last three starts all stayed under total.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Mets games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine KWells starts, 5-1 in last 6 starts by Claussen.
-- Last six Hernandez starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Capuano starts.
-- 10 of last 11 Wrigley games stayed under the total
-- Four of last four Padre games went over the total.
-- Weaver's last four starts all went over the total.

-- Under is 8-1-2 in last eleven Cleveland home games.
-- Last eight Halladay starts stayed under the total.
-- Last seven Oriole home games stayed under total.
-- Last nine White Sox road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Seattle road games.
-- Royals allowed 22 runs in their last ten innings.
-- Over is 7-2-2 in last eleven Boston road games.

Hot teams
-- Cardinals won nine of their last ten home games.
-- Cubs won five of their last six games.
-- San Diego has won 22 of its last 27 games.
-- Reds won four of their last six games.
-- Milwaukee is 13-4 in its last seventeen home games.
-- Braves won eight of their last ten home games, but lost last two. .

-- Bronx won 16 of last 19 games and five of last six; they won nine of their last ten home games.
-- Twins are 11-4 in last fourteen road games; three of their last five games went into extra innings. Toronto is 8-3 in its last eleven home games.
-- Indians won six of their last eight games.
-- Tampa Bay won six of its last eight home games.
-- Rangers won their last seven home games.

Cold teams
-- Nationals lost nine of their last ten road games.
-- Colorado is 4-22 on road, 2-7 in last nine overall.
-- Giants lost last three games in a row.
-- Marlins lost their last four games.
-- Houston is 4-22 on road this season.
-- Pirates lost six of their last eight games.

-- Red Sox lost five of their last seven games.
-- Mariners lost eleven of their last thirteen road games.
-- Oakland lost 19 of its last 23 games, seven in row.
-- Royals are 1-13 in their last thirteen road games. .

Umpires
-- Home side won last five Bell games. (Phil-Atl)
-- Favorite is 9-1 in Darling games. (NY-Fla)
-- Underdog is 5-1 in last six Wolf games. (Pitt-Cin)
-- Underdog is 5-3 in last eight Cousins tilts (Hst-Mil)
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five BWelke games.(Wsh-StL)
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Fletcher games (Col-Chi)
-- Visitor is 4-1 in last five Bucknor games (SD-SF)
-- Underdog is 5-4 in Barrett games. (LA-Ariz)

-- No trends yet for umpire Fichter. (A's-Clev)
-- Favorite is 9-0 in Emmel games. (Min-Tor)
-- Favorite won last three Davis starts. (Det-Blt)
-- Rookie ump Hoye has no trends yet. (Chi-Tex)
-- Underdog is 4-3 in last seven Scott games. (Sea-TB)
-- Underdog is 6-2 in last eight Holbrook tilts (KC-LA)
-- Dogs are 7-2 in Meals' games, with last three all staying under the total. (Bos-NY)

**Spark** · 05-29-2005, 09:57 AM

Heat @ Pistons (1-1)-- Wade will have to get off again for Miami to regain home court edge here; they're 9-1 in the playoffs, 4-0 on road, but Detroit is champ, and has won six of seven home playoff games. Last six Detroit games stayed under total, as have five of last six Miami games, after all four of their first round games went over the total. Nobody has scored more than 92 points in the last seven Detroit games.

**GR8Life** · 05-29-2005, 10:10 AM

Trends for MLB games on Sunday, May 29th, 2005
Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves
Brett Myers (4 - 2, 1.69 ERA) v. Tim Hudson (5 - 3, 3.05 ERA)
Tim Hudson is 13 - 2 against a poor run-creating team (≤ 4.5 rc/g) as a favorite at home.
Tim Hudson is 11 - 3 this month as a favorite at home.
Tim Hudson is 65 - 21 overall as a favorite at home.
Wally Bell has 5 overs, 14 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against ATL.
Wally Bell has 4 overs, 11 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against PHI.
Tim Hudson is 27 - 10 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a favorite at home.
When Brett Myers is starting, his team is 5 - 2 versus ATL.
Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Indians
Seth Etherton (1 - 0, 5.84 ERA) v. Jake Westbrook (1 - 7, 5.50 ERA)
Mike Fichter has 6 overs, 1 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against OAK.
When Jake Westbrook is starting, his team is 1 - 5 versus OAK.
Jake Westbrook is 2 - 5 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a favorite at home.
Mike Fichter has 6 overs, 2 unders, and 1 pushes umpiring against CLE.
Mike Fichter is 13 - 21 when umpiring where the favorite at home is a good OBP team.
New York Mets @ Florida Marlins
Tom Glavine (3 - 5, 5.43 ERA) v. Josh Beckett (6 - 3, 2.63 ERA)
Josh Beckett is 11 - 2 against a poor run-creating team (≤ 4.5 rc/g) as a favorite at home.
Tom Glavine has 2 overs, 6 unders, and 0 pushes against total ≥ 8 and total ≤ 8.5 in the current park.
Josh Beckett is 24 - 10 overall as a favorite at home.
Tom Glavine has 3 overs, 8 unders, and 1 pushes against FLA on the road.
Gary Darling has 8 overs, 3 unders, and 1 pushes umpiring against FLA.
Minnesota Twins @ Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Mays (3 - 1, 3.88 ERA) v. Roy Halladay (7 - 2, 2.84 ERA)
When Roy Halladay is starting, his team is 4 - 1 versus MIN.
Joe Mays is 9 - 22 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a dog on the road.
Paul Emmel has 5 overs, 9 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against MIN.
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Kip Wells (3 - 3, 4.06 ERA) v. Brandon Claussen (1 - 3, 4.33 ERA)
When Kip Wells is starting, his team is 3 - 10 versus CIN.
Marvin Hudson is 6 - 15 when umpiring where the dog at home is a poor k/bb pitcher.
Kip Wells has 2 overs, 4 unders, and 0 pushes against total ≥ 9 and total ≤ 9.5 in the current park.
Brandon Claussen has 2 overs, 5 unders, and 1 pushes as a dog at home.
Marvin Hudson has 6 overs, 13 unders, and 2 pushes umpiring against CIN.
Marvin Hudson has 8 overs, 13 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against PIT.
Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles
Wilfredo Ledezma (2 - 4, 6.53 ERA) v. Bruce Chen (5 - 2, 3.51 ERA)
Gerry Davis has 4 overs, 1 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against DET.
Gerry Davis has 4 overs, 1 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against BAL.
Wilfredo Ledezma is 3 - 9 overall as a dog on the road.
Gerry Davis is 79 - 43 when umpiring as a "homer" for a favorite.
Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers
Mark Buehrle (7 - 1, 3.05 ERA) v. Ryan Drese (4 - 4, 5.93 ERA)
When Mark Buehrle is starting, his team is 7 - 0 versus TEX.
Ryan Drese is 7 - 3 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a dog at home.
Houston Astros @ Milwaukee Brewers
Andy Pettitte (2 - 5, 4.11 ERA) v. Chris Capuano (3 - 3, 3.53 ERA)
Derryl Cousins has 5 overs, 1 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against MIL.
Seattle Mariners @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Joel Pineiro (2 - 3, 5.93 ERA) v. Doug Waechter (1 - 3, 5.83 ERA)
Greg Gibson is 5 - 12 when umpiring where the favorite at home is a poor k/bb pitcher.
Joel Pineiro is 6 - 13 overall as a dog on the road.
Greg Gibson has 3 overs, 6 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against SEA.
Greg Gibson has 6 overs, 3 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against TB.
Washington Nationals @ St. Louis Cardinals
Livan Hernandez (7 - 2, 3.70 ERA) v. Chris Carpenter (6 - 2, 4.07 ERA)
Chris Carpenter is 7 - 1 against a poor run-creating team (≤ 4.5 rc/g) as a favorite at home.
Livan Hernandez is 4 - 21 against a good run-creating team (≥ 5 rc/g) as a dog on the road.
Livan Hernandez is 3 - 15 against a good extrapolated runs team (≥ 5.1 xr/g) as a dog on the road.
Livan Hernandez is 3 - 14 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a dog on the road.
Chris Carpenter has 2 overs, 10 unders, and 2 pushes against total ≥ 9 and total ≤ 9.5 in the current park.
When Chris Carpenter is starting, his team is 4 - 2 versus WAS.
Livan Hernandez is 24 - 45 overall as a dog on the road.
Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs
Jeff Francis (4 - 2, 4.88 ERA) v. Sergio Mitre (0 - 0, 2.57 ERA)
Andrew Fletcher is 74 - 38 when umpiring as a "homer" for a favorite.
Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels
Runelvys Hernandez (2 - 6, 5.11 ERA) v. Bartolo Colon (5 - 3, 2.53 ERA)
Sam Holbrook is 3 - 10 when umpiring where the dog on the road is a poor k/bb team.
Runelvys Hernandez has 2 overs, 6 unders, and 0 pushes as dog on the road.
Bartolo Colon has 6 overs, 2 unders, and 0 pushes against KC at home.
San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants
Adam Eaton (7 - 1, 3.49 ERA) v. Jason Schmidt (3 - 1, 4.79 ERA)
C.B. Bucknor has 10 overs, 0 unders, and 1 pushes umpiring against SFO.
Jason Schmidt is 11 - 3 this month as a favorite at home.
Jason Schmidt is 52 - 18 overall as a favorite at home.
Jason Schmidt has 5 overs, 2 unders, and 0 pushes against SD at home.
C.B. Bucknor has 9 overs, 3 unders, and 2 pushes umpiring against SD.
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Jeff Weaver (4 - 4, 5.97 ERA) v. Russ Ortiz (4 - 3, 5.20 ERA)
Ted Barrett is 13 - 3 when umpiring where the favorite at home is a poor bb/ip pitcher.
Russ Ortiz is 12 - 3 against a good total bases (≥ 15 tb/g) team as a favorite at home.
Russ Ortiz is 12 - 4 this month as a favorite at home.
Ted Barrett is 20 - 8 when umpiring where the favorite at home is a poor k/bb pitcher.
Russ Ortiz is 61 - 25 overall as a favorite at home.
Ted Barrett has 14 overs, 29 unders, and 4 pushes umpiring against total ≥ 10 and total ≤ 10.5.
Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees
David Wells (2 - 4, 6.81 ERA) v. Mike Mussina (5 - 2, 3.38 ERA)
Jerry Meals has 14 overs, 22 unders, and 0 pushes umpiring against total ≥ 10 and total ≤ 10.5.

**Ripple** · 05-29-2005, 10:17 AM

Hot pitchers
-- Myers is 3-1, 1.67 in his last six starts. Hudson has a 2-1, 2.70
mark in his last three outings.
-- Florida is 5-0 at home with Beckett (4-0, 1.25)
-- KWells is 1-0, 2.22 in his last four starts. Claussen has 1.92 RA
in his last two starts.
-- Capuano is 4-1, 2.20 in his last six starts.
-- Hernandez is 6-0, 2.68 in his last seven starts. The Cardinals are
7-1 in last eight Carpenter starts.
-- Eaton is 5-0, 4.02 in his last five starts.

-- Westbrook has 2.51 RA in his last two starts, but the Tribe lost
eight of his ten starts this season.
-- Mays is 1-0, 1.15 in his last two starts. Halladay has 0.76 RA in
winning his last three starts, but skipped his last start as injury
precaution.
-- Chen is 4-1, 4.06 in his last six starts.
-- Garland is 8-1, 2.56 this season, but does have 4.22 mark in last
four starts. Texas scored 47 runs in winning last six Park starts
(3-0, 4.25).
-- Colon is 2-1, 1.50 in his last five starts.
-- Mussina is 4-0, 2.06 in his last five starts, but is 0-1, 7.36 in
two '05 starts against the Red Sox.

Cold pitchers
-- Glavine is 0-2, 7.16 in his three road starts in '05.
-- Pettitte is 0-3, 7.00 in his last three starts.
-- Francis is 1-3, 6.75 in his five road starts.
-- Schmidt is 1-1, 6.55 in his last five starts.
-- Weaver is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts. Ortiz is 0-2, 6.10
in his last two home starts.

-- Etherton has 5.84 RA in his first two '05 starts.
-- Ledezma is 1-4, 8.58 in his last seven starts.
-- Pineiro is 1-3, 5.13 in his five road starts. Waechter is 0-2,
7.71 in his last four starts.
-- Hernandez is 0-6, 5.93 in his last nine starts.
-- DWells is 0-2, 14.29 in his last three starts. Sox are 1-4 in his
road starts.

Totals
-- Hudson's last three starts all stayed under total.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Mets games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine KWells starts, 5-1 in last 6 starts by
Claussen.
-- Last six Hernandez starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Capuano starts.
-- 10 of last 11 Wrigley games stayed under the total
-- Four of last four Padre games went over the total.
-- Weaver's last four starts all went over the total.

-- Under is 8-1-2 in last eleven Cleveland home games.
-- Last eight Halladay starts stayed under the total.
-- Last seven Oriole home games stayed under total.
-- Last nine White Sox road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Seattle road games.
-- Royals allowed 22 runs in their last ten innings.
-- Over is 7-2-2 in last eleven Boston road games.

Hot teams
-- Cardinals won nine of their last ten home games.
-- Cubs won five of their last six games.
-- San Diego has won 22 of its last 27 games.
-- Reds won four of their last six games.
-- Milwaukee is 13-4 in its last seventeen home games.
-- Braves won eight of their last ten home games, but lost last two.
.

-- Bronx won 16 of last 19 games and five of last six; they won nine
of their last ten home games.
-- Twins are 11-4 in last fourteen road games; three of their last
five games went into extra innings. Toronto is 8-3 in its last eleven
home games.
-- Indians won six of their last eight games.
-- Tampa Bay won six of its last eight home games.
-- Rangers won their last seven home games.

Cold teams
-- Nationals lost nine of their last ten road games.
-- Colorado is 4-22 on road, 2-7 in last nine overall.
-- Giants lost last three games in a row.
-- Marlins lost their last four games.
-- Houston is 4-22 on road this season.
-- Pirates lost six of their last eight games.

-- Red Sox lost five of their last seven games.
-- Mariners lost eleven of their last thirteen road games.
-- Oakland lost 19 of its last 23 games, seven in row.
-- Royals are 1-13 in their last thirteen road games. .

Umpires
-- Home side won last five Bell games. (Phil-Atl)
-- Favorite is 9-1 in Darling games. (NY-Fla)
-- Underdog is 5-1 in last six Wolf games. (Pitt-Cin)
-- Underdog is 5-3 in last eight Cousins tilts (Hst-Mil)
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five BWelke games.(Wsh-StL)
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Fletcher games (Col-Chi)
-- Visitor is 4-1 in last five Bucknor games (SD-SF)
-- Underdog is 5-4 in Barrett games. (LA-Ariz)

-- No trends yet for umpire Fichter. (A's-Clev)
-- Favorite is 9-0 in Emmel games. (Min-Tor)
-- Favorite won last three Davis starts. (Det-Blt)
-- Rookie ump Hoye has no trends yet. (Chi-Tex)
-- Underdog is 4-3 in last seven Scott games. (Sea-TB)
-- Underdog is 6-2 in last eight Holbrook tilts (KC-LA)
-- Dogs are 7-2 in Meals' games, with last three all staying under
the total. (Bos-NY)

**Spark** · 05-29-2005, 11:30 AM

Major League Baseball Weather
Sunday, May 29

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 80.
New York Mets at Florida Marlins, 1:05 p.m. Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 85.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds, 1:15 p.m. Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 75.
Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 p.m. Partly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 65.
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 p.m. Partly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 80.
Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 70.
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants, 4:05 p.m. Cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 15-25 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 55.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:40 p.m. Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 90.

Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 1:05 p.m. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 65.
Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 60.
Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles, 1:35 p.m. Partly sunny. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 75.
Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 2:05 p.m. Cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 80.
Kansas City Royals at Anaheim Angels, 4:05 p.m. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 70.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 8:05 p.m. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 70.

**Spark** · 05-29-2005, 01:53 PM

MLB Baseball Trends

Sunday, May 29th

National League:

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1:05 EST
Brett Myers (R) vs. Tim Hudson (R)

Myers - Philadelphia 15-6 Under away off BB road games
Hudson - Atlanta 23-3 after allowing 12+ runs

New York Mets at Florida, 1:05 EST
Tom Glavine (L) vs. Josh Beckett (R)

Glavine - 0-10 TSR pitching off 3+ wins
Beckett - Florida 11-2 Under at home off 3+ losses

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:15 EST
Kip Wells (R) vs. Brandon Claussen (L)

Wells - 2-13 TSR as a favorite of -150 or less
Claussen - Cincinnati 10-4 off a loss by 4+ runs

Houston at Milwaukee, 2:05 EST
Andy Pettitte (L) vs. Chris Capuano (L)

Pettitte - Houston 4-18 off BB road games
Capuano - 10-5 TSR vs. division opponents

Washington at St. Louis, 2:15 EST
Livan Hernandez (R) vs. Chris Carpenter (R)

Hernandez - Washington 8-29 off 3+ games scoring 3 runs or less
Carpenter - 15-2 TSR pitching on 5 or 6 days rest

Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST
Jeff Francis (L) vs. Sergio Mitre (R)

Francis - Colorado 1-11 as a road underdog of +150 or less
Mitre - Cubs 9-1 Under last ten games

San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 EST
Adam Eaton (R) vs. Jason Schmidt (R)

Eaton - 23-11 TSR in day games
Schmidt - San Francisco 4-12 revenging BB home losses

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona, 4:40 EST
Jeff Weaver (R) vs. Russ Ortiz (R)

Weaver - Dodgers 17-6 Over in road games
Ortiz - Arizona 13-5 after a win by 2 runs or less

American League:

Oakland at Cleveland, 1:05 EST
Seth Etherton (R) vs. Jake Westbrook (R)

Etherton - Oakland 1-9 off 5+ road games
Westbrook - Cleveland 9-2 at home vs. Oakland

Minnesota at Toronto, 1:05 EST
Joe Mays (R) vs. Roy Halladay (R)

Mays - Minnesota 17-3 away on artificial turf
Halladay - Toronto 0-8 off 3+ games where the bullpen allowed 0 runs

Detroit at Baltimore, 1:35 EST
Wilfredo Ledezma (L) vs. Bruce Chen (L)

Ledezma - Detroit 14-43 on Sundays
Chen - Baltimore 12-4 after losing 2 of their last 3 games

Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 2:05 EST
Jon Garland (R) vs. Chan Ho Park (R)

Garland - White Sox 8-16 off 3+ games scoring 4 runs or less
Park - Texas 7-0 last seven home games

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 2:15 EST
Joel Pineiro (R) vs. Doug Waechter (R)

Pineiro - 1-12 TSR as a road underdog
Waechter - Tampa Bay 14-7 after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less

Kansas City at Anaheim, 4:05 EST
Runelyvs Hernandez (R) vs. Bartolo Colon (R)

Hernandez - Kansas City 8-24 vs. right-handed starters
Colon - Anaheim 17-5 after scoring 10+ runs

Boston at New York Yankees, 8:05 EST ESPN
David Wells (L) vs. Mike Mussina (R)

Wells - 1-4 TSR, 7.52 ERA in road games this season
Mussina - 12-2 Under with a total of 10 runs or higher

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