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**Spark** · 06-10-2005, 02:32 PM

Friday, 6/10/2005

OAKLAND (23 - 36) at ATLANTA (31 - 28) - 7:35 PM
DAN HAREN (R) vs. KYLE DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 104-98 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-26 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 14-29 (-15.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 12-23 (-11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 23-36 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-23 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 90-62 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 62-35 (+24.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 232-161 (+32.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-36 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DAN HAREN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
HAREN is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

KYLE DAVIES vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (32 - 26) at FLORIDA (29 - 28) - 7:35 PM
CHAN HO PARK (R) vs. A.J. BURNETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 300-272 (+39.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 89-65 (+26.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
TEXAS is 55-44 (+18.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 121-99 (+30.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 115-91 (+33.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 81-66 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 28-18 (+11.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PARK is 9-2 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PARK is 9-2 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 23-27 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 112-107 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 59-52 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-22 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-22 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 105-102 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 65-72 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 78-80 (-23.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BURNETT is 0-7 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CHAN HO PARK vs. FLORIDA since 1997
PARK is 3-2 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.33 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 5-4 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.9 units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. TEXAS since 1997
BURNETT is 0-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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TORONTO (31 - 29) at HOUSTON (23 - 35) - 8:05 PM
TED LILLY (L) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 22-14 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 23-35 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 206-199 (-49.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
HOUSTON is 23-35 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 78-78 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 25-32 (-15.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 391-350 (-61.1 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

TED LILLY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (29 - 30) at ST LOUIS (38 - 21) - 8:10 PM
CHIEN-MING WANG (R) vs. JASON MARQUIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 25-25 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 20-20 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 20-22 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY YANKEES are 29-30 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-17 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NY YANKEES are 15-20 (-17.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 30-6 (+21.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 149-84 (+31.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 26-9 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 112-68 (+20.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-4 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 150-86 (+29.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MARQUIS is 8-16 (-15.3 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CHIEN-MING WANG vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON MARQUIS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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KANSAS CITY (19 - 40) at ARIZONA (32 - 29) - 9:40 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. RUSS ORTIZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 47-105 (-41.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 33-85 (-33.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 77-144 (-37.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ORTIZ is 93-55 (+30.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 15-9 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games in June games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-24 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 81-136 (-53.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 62-103 (-40.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 120-150 (-48.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 38-66 (-32.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 83-140 (-55.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 46-66 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ZACK GREINKE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

RUSS ORTIZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
ORTIZ is 0-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.571.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (40 - 19) at SAN DIEGO (35 - 25) - 10:05 PM
JON GARLAND (R) vs. WOODY WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 27-15 (+10.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WILLIAMS is 102-64 (+38.0 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 40-19 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 21-11 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-16 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 24-12 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 28-13 (+13.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 29-11 (+16.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
GARLAND is 7-0 (+7.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JON GARLAND vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GARLAND is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 0.875.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

WOODY WILLIAMS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
WILLIAMS is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 3.300.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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CLEVELAND (28 - 30) at SAN FRANCISCO (25 - 33) - 10:15 PM
CC SABATHIA (L) vs. BRETT TOMKO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 775-606 (+95.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 426-268 (+67.4 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 715-551 (+90.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 148-105 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 69-40 (+24.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 259-151 (+53.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
TOMKO is 13-3 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 40-35 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 80-70 (+15.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CC SABATHIA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

BRETT TOMKO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
TOMKO is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.317.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (35 - 23) at LOS ANGELES (31 - 28) - 10:40 PM
JOE MAYS (R) vs. BRAD PENNY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 125-100 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 122-96 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 94-71 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 91-71 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 89-62 (+22.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 128-96 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 61-51 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-13 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOE MAYS vs. LOS ANGELES since 1997
No recent starts.

BRAD PENNY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

**Spark** · 06-10-2005, 02:33 PM

Hot pitchers
-- Nationals won last five Ohka starts (3-0, 2.54)
-- Santos has 1.89 RA in last three starts, but Brewers still lost his last five road starts. Myers is 3-0, 2.57 his last four starts at home.
-- Redman is 2-2, 2.18 in his last six starts.
-- Harang is 3-2, 2.93 in his last six starts.
-- Colon is 3-0, 2.77 in his last four road starts.
-- Haren is 2-1, 1.96 in his last three starts. Davies has a 0.78 RA in his first four major league starts.
-- Texas scored 73 runs in winning last eight Park starts but he has 9.82 mark in last three road starts.
-- Bronx won last four Wang starts (3-0, 3.67). Cards won last three Marquis outings (2-0, 4.86).
-- Williams has 2.45 RA in his last four starts.
-- Sabathia is 2-0, 3.72 in his last four starts. Tomko is 2-2, 2.81 in his last four starts.
-- Mays is 1-1, 2.10 in his last four starts. Penny is 1-0, 2.96 in his last four outings.

Cold pitchers
-- Arroyo is 0-2, 7.48 in his last four starts. Maddux has a 5.12 RA in his last five.
-- Maroth is 0-4, 8.37 in his last four starts. Wright has an 8.35 RA in his last six starts.
-- Pineiro is 0-2, 6.94 in his last six starts.
-- Nomo is 1-4, 6.49 in his last nine starts.
-- Lopez has 7.04 RA in his last eight starts, but Orioles scored 25 runs in winning his last three starts.
-- Ishii is 1-0, 0.90 in even-numbered starts, 0-4, 9.39 in odd-numbered ones; this is start #8 for Ishii.
-- Burnett is 0-3, 4.58 in his last six starts.
-- Toronto lost Lilly's last three road starts. Rodriguez is 1-2, 10.67 in three starts this season.
-- Greinke is 1-3, 9.31 in his last four starts. In his last three starts, Ortiz is 0-3, 7.16.
-- Garland is 1-2, 6.41 his last three starts, after winning his first eight starts.

Totals
-- Under is 15-4 in last nineteen Wrigley games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Coors Field games.
-- Under is 11-4-1 in last 16 Seattle road contests.
-- Over is 8-1 in last nine Philly home games.
-- Nine of last ten Tampa road games went over total.
-- Under is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Baltimore games.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Colon starts.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Oakland road games.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Texas road contests.
-- Lilly's last four starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Cardinal home games, and 9-2-1 in last twelve Bronx road games.
-- Over is 5-1 in last six Kansas City road games.
-- Over is 7-0-1 in last eight White Sox games.
-- Over is 5-1 in last six San Francisco home games.
-- Over is 6-2 in last eight games at Dodger Stadium.

Hot teams
-- Detroit is 6-3 in last nine road series openers.
-- Mariners won four of their last five games. Nationals won fourteen of their last sixteen home games.
-- Phillies won seven of their last eight games.
-- Pirates are 9-4 in their last thirteen home games.
-- Orioles are 7-2 in road series openers. Reds scored 34 runs in winning their last three games.
-- Mets are 9-2 in home series openers.
-- Cardinals are 11-3 in last fourteen home games.
-- Royals are 6-3 under Buddy Bell, but 3-15 in their last eighteen away games.
-- White Sox won five of their last six games.
-- Indians won three of their last four games.
-- Twins won five of last six home series openers. LA is 6-2 in their last seven home games.

Cold teams
-- Red Sox are 4-9 in last thirteen road games. Cubs lost eight of ten home series openers.
-- Rockies allowed 26 runs in losing last three games.
-- Brewers lost nine of last twelve road games.
-- Devil Rays lost fifteen of last seventeen on road.
-- Angels are 4-6 in their last ten road games.
-- Braves lost nine of last thirteen games. A's lost their last eleven road games, and 15 of last 16.
-- Rangers lost eight of their last eleven road games. Marlins lost twelve of their last fifteen games.
-- Toronto is 6-11 in their last seventeen away games. Astros are 6-9 in their last fifteen at home.
-- Bronx lost nine of their last eleven games.
-- Arizona lost its last six home series openers.
-- Padres lost five of their last seven games, all at home.
-- San Francisco is 1-6 in its last seven games.

**Spark** · 06-10-2005, 02:36 PM

13) Angels' first pick in baseball draft is Trevor Bell, grandson of the man who played Bozo the Clown on TV for 14 years. The kid has already been in 20 or so TV commercials.

12) Young Bell grew up an Angels' fan and was born the day Dave Henderson homered in Game 5 of '86 playoffs off of Donnie Moore, when Angels were one out away from the AL pennant. A bad omen?

11) Our congratulations and best wishes to old friend Josh Colafemina, who was drafted by the Royals, and is expecting to report to Idaho Falls in Pioneer League next week. Always a dedicated baseball guy, we wish him our best, and we'll be following his progress thru the summer, as he begins his pro career.

10) Royals drafted at least seven players from this part of the country (northeast), which seems like a lot.

9) Fact of the matter for Bronx is that Joe Torre isn't surrounded by great coaches, so when players go into a slump, and all players do, their inexperienced staff is not well-prepared to shake them out of it. Think about it; other than Stottlemyre, an excellent pitching coach (but both he and Torre have battled cancer), Girardi is a rookie, Sojo is too, Mattingly is new to coaching. Lord only knows what Roy White actually does. Not exactly the greatest coaching staff of all time.

8) Want to win a bet? Architect Eero Saarinen is the man who designed St Louis' Gateway Arch.

7) Surprising stat: entering this week, Colorado hurlers had a 5.61 ERA at Coors, 5.87 on road. Usually, you would think the opposite would be true.

6) Aruba's economy is based on tourism, so you can bet that arrests will be made, prosecution will be fast, and publicized often, so the case of missing Alabama teenager does not become a national disaster. We are praying for her safe recovery, of course, but right now things look a little bleak for her family.

5) Expect a lot of turnover in the Dolphin organization until Nick Saban gets things just way he wants them to be; he had lot of turnover on his staff at Michigan St and LSU, but he did win national title in Baton Rouge.

4) Jim Haslett has simplified, shortened the playbook in New Orleans, to try and help Brooks, his QB, upon whose shoulders lie Haslett's job security.

3) How strange will it be to see Jerry Rice wearing the number 19 for Denver this coming season?

2) Writers were bitching endlessly about Super Bowl being in Jacksonville last winter; what are they going to say this season, when it is in Detroit? In February!!!!

1) If you don't think this is a great country, the land of opportunity, check this out: Bill Parcells, a 64-year old grumpy overweight guy, has a girlfriend who will be 36 next week. Only in America.

**garister** · 06-10-2005, 06:31 PM

Hey Spark
Thanks for all the great info...I check it out everyday...BUT

can you tell me what TSR stands for:
Garland - 7-0 TSR after a win this season

Thanks Gary

**Spark** · 06-10-2005, 10:30 PM

Your welcome Gary ////

TSR = Team Start Record

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