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**Spark** · 06-24-2005, 11:02 AM

Hot pitchers
-- White Sox won last six Garcia starts (3-0, 3.64)
-- Wakefield is 1-0, 0.64 in his last two starts.
-- Elarton is 4-0, 2.48 in his last six starts.
-- Loaiza is 1-0, 1.55 in his last four starts at RFK.
-- Martinez is 3-1, 2.00 in his last six starts. Mussina is 3-0, 2.11 in his last three starts.
-- Penn is 2-0, 4.88 in five major league starts.
-- Oswalt is 4-4, 1.53 in his last eight starts.
-- Carrasco is 2-1, 1.59 in his last five starts.
-- Estes has a 2.12 RA in his last two starts.
-- Weaver is 1-1, 2.70 in his last three starts. Angels are 8-2 in last ten Lackey starts (5-1, 2.89).
-- Blanton is 3-1, 2.67 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Pirates were outscored 17-0 in last two Wells starts (0-2, 16.43). Suppan is 3-3, 7.26 in last seven starts.
-- Mitre is 0-2, 9.58 in two road starts; home team has won all six of his starts.
-- Lieber is 3-5, 7.38 in his last eight starts.
-- Milton is 0-4, 11.31 in his last five starts.
-- Towers is 0-5, 7.44 in his last six starts.
-- Rodriguez is 1-1, 3.75 in two starts this season.
-- Leiter is 2-4, 7.41 in his last eight starts. Waechter is 1-3, 7.25 in his last eight starts.
-- Davies is 0-1, 10.95 in his last three starts.
-- Capuano is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts. Radke is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts.
-- Kim is 1-3, 6.64 in his last four starts.
-- Maroth is 1-5, 5.98 in his last seven starts.
-- May is 1-1, 6.05 in six starts this season. Meche has a 5.87 RA in his last three road starts.
-- Foppert is 0-0, 7.00 in two starts, both Giant losses.

Totals
-- Last four Pittsburgh games went over the total.
-- Five of last six White Sox home games stayed under.
-- Nine of last 11 Milton starts went over the total.
-- Under is 7-4 in last 11 Blue Jay road games.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Philadelphia games.
-- Four of last five Atlanta games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-3 in last nine Martinez starts.
-- Five of last six Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Miller Park games went over total.
-- Under is 7-1 in last eight Oswalt starts.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Coors Field games, 5-0 in Kim starts this season.
-- Five of last six Arizona home games went over total.
-- Nine of last ten Petco games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1 in last seven Dodger games, all on road.
-- Six of last nine San Francisco games went over total.

Hot teams
-- White Sox won their last seven home games.
-- Red Sox won four in row, nine of last ten games.
-- Nationals won 19 of their last 23 home games, they're 10-0 in their last ten at RFK.
-- Brewers are 10-5 in their last fifteen home games.
-- Astros won their last seven home games.
-- Tigers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Angels won five of their last six games.
-- A's are 15-7 snce Crosby came off the DL.

Cold teams
-- Pirates lost ten of their last fourteen road games. The Cardinals lost last three games, allowing 29 runs.
-- Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
-- Phillies lost four of their last five games.
-- Reds lost their last eight road games, but are 2-0 with Narron as manager, scoring 18 runs. Indians allowed 24 runs in losing their last three games.
-- Toronto is 6-14 in its last twenty road games.
-- Texas lost eight of its last nine road games.
-- Last four Washington home games stayed under.
-- Mets lost seven of their last ten road games. Streaky Bronx just lost three of four at home to Tampa, after six game win streak, which followed 3-11 skid.
-- Marlins lost 11 of their last 16 road games. Devil Rays lost six of their last eight home games.
-- Braves are 5-7 in their last twelve home games. O's lost five of last six road games.
-- Twins lost six of their last eight games.
-- Rockies lost eight of their last nine games. Royals are 1-5 in their last six games.
-- Arizona lost six of their last eight games.
-- Padres are 7-11 in their last eighteen home games. Seattle lost its last five road games.
-- Dodgers won last two games, raising record on their road trip to 2-8.
-- Giants lost eleven of their last fourteen home games.

**Spark** · 06-24-2005, 11:03 AM

13) Tim Duncan is Spurs' best player, but to me, the MVP of this great team was Ginobili; the Spurs went as he went. I am guessing after this season and the '04 Olympics, Larry Brown wishes he never was allowed to leave Argentina.

12) Spurs' opponents were 1-22 on treys in last 2:00 of their playoff games this spring. Impressive.

11) Lesson in team building: Spurs don't have guys on their team who aren't good people.

10) David Robinson deserves credit, because when he came out of the Naval Academy, he could have stiffed the Spurs and gone back into the draft. He stayed, the Spurs became an excellent team, and now they are a shining example of how the NBA system works, that a smaller market team can remain a powerhouse.

9) One thing about the NBA Championship trophy; it just doesn't have the same pizzazz as the Stanley Cup or the Lombardi Trophy. They should name the trophy after Bill Russell or Red Auerbach, not a politician like Larry O'Brien was.

8) The most underrated record in baseball: Who holds the record for reaching base safely the most times in a row? The object of hitting is to reach base safely, after all, so who did it successfully the most times in a row? Ted Williams, who reached base 16 times in a row.

7) The Red Sox have not played an extra inning game this season; Cleveland has played ten.

6) Colorado Rockies are first team since '82 Twins to start a season 5-30 in their first 35 road games.

5) Golden State Warriors won 14 of last 18 games, so interest is up in the Bay Area; even before the lockout was averted, Warriors had sold 2,000 new season tix for next season.

4) Victor Santos of the Brewers has a 2.94 ERA in his 14 starts this season (11th in MLB), and has just 2-7 record, thanks to lousy run support. The four guys just behind him in the ERA race have a combined record of 26-16. Has a starter with a 2-7 record ever made the All-Star team?

3) Oliver Ross started 27 games at right tackle for the Steelers the last two years, a great franchise that is in the playoff race every year. In March, he signed with Arizona for five years, a move that makes you wonder if it was made purely for financial reasons, since Cards won one playoff game in the last 58 years. Moves that are made simply for money usually wind up as flops.

2) Chicago Black Hawks of NHL fired their coach in an odd move this week, since the guy hasn't lost game in over a year.

1) Bob Huggins has a contract that runs through '06-'07, but the school president obviously wants him out. OJ Mayo is top-rated recruit in Class of 2007; he is from Cincinnati, and will have to go to college for one year, at least, due to the new NBA rules.

**trick4** · 06-24-2005, 01:01 PM

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Friday, 6/24/2005

BALTIMORE (42 - 30) at ATLANTA (38 - 34) - 7:35 PM
HAYDEN PENN (R) vs. KYLE DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 27-47 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 18-33 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 136-103 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 96-66 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 98-51 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 66-37 (+26.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 63-50 (+16.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 84-74 (+14.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 120-114 (+3.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 60-56 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 31-21 (+13.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 35-38 (-22.7 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.

HAYDEN PENN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

KYLE DAVIES vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (39 - 31) at MILWAUKEE (33 - 39) - 8:05 PM
BRAD RADKE (R) vs. CHRIS CAPUANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
RADKE is 14-29 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in June games since 1997. (Team's Record)
RADKE is 2-9 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 62-53 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 92-68 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 133-90 (+32.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

BRAD RADKE vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
RADKE is 3-4 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.42 and a WHIP of 1.310.
His team's record is 3-6 (-5.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.4 units)

CHRIS CAPUANO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (37 - 33) at HOUSTON (31 - 39) - 8:05 PM
RICARDO RODRIGUEZ (R) vs. ROY OSWALT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 3-11 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
HOUSTON is 15-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
TEXAS is 18-8 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 120-98 (+30.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 85-71 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 33-23 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 57-49 (+15.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 63-37 (+22.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 126-106 (+27.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 129-115 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 128-113 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 84-81 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 2.355.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

ROY OSWALT vs. TEXAS since 1997
OSWALT is 3-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.53 and a WHIP of 1.093.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

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KANSAS CITY (25 - 46) at COLORADO (22 - 48) - 9:05 PM
DJ CARRASCO (R) vs. BYUNG-HYUN KIM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 83-150 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 52-110 (-39.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 47-23 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 45-38 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-33 (-21.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 22-48 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 11-32 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 12-33 (-16.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 22-48 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

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

DJ CARRASCO vs. COLORADO since 1997
CARRASCO is 0-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.16 and a WHIP of 1.155.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

BYUNG-HYUN KIM vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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DETROIT (35 - 34) at ARIZONA (37 - 37) - 9:40 PM
MIKE MAROTH (L) vs. SHAWN ESTES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 86-144 (-57.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 67-109 (-41.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 21-50 (-32.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 88-148 (-59.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 47-68 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 10-25 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MIKE MAROTH vs. ARIZONA since 1997
MAROTH is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.54 and a WHIP of 1.231.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

SHAWN ESTES vs. DETROIT since 1997
ESTES is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 6.35 and a WHIP of 1.765.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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SEATTLE (32 - 39) at SAN DIEGO (40 - 33) - 10:05 PM
GIL MECHE (R) vs. DARRELL MAY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 90-127 (-30.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 61-98 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 56-82 (-20.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-48 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 95-138 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-24 (-12.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-74 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 491-492 (+31.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
MECHE is 21-10 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 7-14 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

GIL MECHE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MECHE is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 1.231.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

DARRELL MAY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MAY is 1-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 9.25 and a WHIP of 2.055.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

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LOS ANGELES (35 - 37) at ANAHEIM (42 - 29) - 10:05 PM
JEFF WEAVER (R) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 42-29 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 41-27 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ANAHEIM is 31-18 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ANAHEIM is 32-18 (+12.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ANAHEIM is 41-19 (+23.1 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 126-105 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 95-79 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 129-109 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WEAVER is 17-6 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997. (Team's Record)
ANAHEIM is 5-17 (-22.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
LACKEY is 1-8 (-11.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against LOS ANGELES this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JEFF WEAVER vs. ANAHEIM since 1997
WEAVER is 5-3 when starting against ANAHEIM with an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 1.168.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-4.5 units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. LOS ANGELES since 1997
LACKEY is 2-1 when starting against LOS ANGELES with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 1.141.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.2 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (30 - 41) at OAKLAND (32 - 40) - 10:05 PM
JESSE FOPPERT (R) vs. JOE BLANTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 28-40 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-28 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-41 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 22-6 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in home games in June games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 92-63 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 14-1 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-4 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 153-111 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 285-195 (+56.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 122-97 (+26.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 9-19 (-10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 6-12 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 73-74 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 85-86 (-20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against OAKLAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

JESSE FOPPERT vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FOPPERT is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 10.50 and a WHIP of 2.167.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JOE BLANTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BLANTON is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.78 and a WHIP of 2.355.
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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