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**Spark** · 08-30-2005, 03:33 PM

Hot pitchers
-- Morris is 2-0, 2.77 in his last two starts.
-- Seo is 6-1, 1.29 in seven starts this season. Tejeda is 2-0, 2.17 in his last five starts, all Philly wins.
-- Patterson is 4-1, 2.43 in his last five starts. Braves are 8-2 in Sosa's last ten starts.
-- Ramon Ortiz has 2.36 RA in his last four starts.
-- Cubs are 8-0 at Wrigley with Prior if they score 4+.
-- Davis has 2.18 RA in his last three starts, but only one win in his last nine trips to mound.
-- Vazquez has 1.80 RA in his last two starts; Arizona is 3-10 in his last thirteen starts. Peavy is 3-2, 1.76 in his last five outings.
-- Rockies won Cook's last five starts (3-0, 2.97).

-- Lee is 2-0, 2.14 in his last three starts.
-- Kazmir is 1-1, 2.84 in three '05 starts vs Red Sox.
-- Lopez is 4-1, 3.90 in his last five starts. Bush has 2.70 RA in his last three starts.
-- Silva is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
-- Chacon is 3-1, 2.08 in six starts for Bronx. Harris has 2.84 RA in two starts for the Mariners.
-- A's are 10-2 in Zito's last 12 starts. Colon is 6-0, 2.61 in his last seven starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Valdes is 1-1, 4.74 in four starts for Florida.
-- Rodriguez is 1-1, 6.55 in his last five starts.
-- Penny is 0-1, 9.00 in his last two starts.
-- Maholm makes big league debut here; he was 7-3 in 22 minor league starts, 16 at AA, six at AAA.
-- Hennessey is 0-3, 7.32 in his last four starts.

-- Garland is 2-3, 4.24 in his last six starts. McCarthy is 0-1, 8.14 in five starts this season. Benoit is 0-3, 6.75 in his last four starts. Volquez is 1-5, 4.14 in ten AA starts, so not like they're rushing him or anything.
-- Maroth has 10.45 RA in his last two starts.
-- Schilling is 1-3, 8.74 in four starts this season.
-- Lima is 1-4, 5.79 in his last five starts.

Totals
-- Under is 15-2-2 in last 19 Florida home games.
-- Under is 5-1 in Seo's last six starts.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Atlanta home games.
-- Under is 7-1-2 in last ten Cincinnati road games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Penny starts.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in Pirates' last six road games.
-- Over is 7-2 in last nine Arizona road games.
-- Under is 9-3 in last twelve Colorado games.

-- Over is 7-2 in last nine White Sox games.
-- Over is 9-1 in Tigers' last ten games.
-- Last twelve Fenway games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Baltimore road games.
-- Last seven Minnesota road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 8-3 in last 11 Bronx road games.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six games at Anaheim.

Hot teams
-- Florida won five of last seven home games. Cardinals are 5-1 in their last six games.
-- Mets are 14-5 in their last nineteen home games. Phils are 11-5 in their last sixteen road games.
-- Braves won five of their last seven games.
-- Reds won eight of their last ten games.
-- Dodgers scored 18 runs, won last three games.
-- Arizona won three in row for first time since May 20.
-- Colorado won five of its last six games.

-- White Sox are 24-11 in last thirty-five road games. Texas won seven of its last nine home games.
-- Indians won ten of their last twelve games.
-- Red Sox are 16-1 in last seventeen home games. Devil Rays are 27-16 in their last 43 games.
-- Twins won eight of last eleven road games.
-- A's are 16-1 in their last seventeen road games.
-- Bronx won five in row and nine of last eleven games.

Cold Teams
-- Washington is 9-16 in last 25 road games.
-- Astros scored nine runs in losing four of last five tilts.
-- Cubs are 2-7 in their last nine games.
-- Brewers are 6-11 in last 17 home games.
-- Padres lost 14 of their last twenty home games.
-- Giants lost seven of their last ten games.

-- Orioles lost nine of their last ten games.
-- Tigers lost five of their last six games.
-- Royals are 2-10 in their last twelve home games.
-- Mariners lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Angels lost their last four games in row.

**Spark** · 08-30-2005, 03:35 PM

Tuesday, August 30th

National League:

St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins, 7:05 EST
Matt Morris (R) vs. Ismael Valdez (R)

Morris - 7-1 TSR with 3.32 ERA and 1.211 WHIP vs. Florida
Valdez - 7-0 Under at home with a total of 8 or 8.5 over the last 2 seasons

Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Robinson Tejeda (R) vs. Jae Weong Seo (R)

Tejeda - Philadelphia 2-5 at New York this season
Seo - 3-0 TSR with 1.17 ERA and 0.826 WHIP over last three starts

Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
John Patterson (R) vs. Jorge Sosa (R)

Patterson - Washington 3-26 after 4 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons
Sosa - Atlanta 21-7 Under after 5 or more consecutive road games this season

Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Ramon Ortiz (R) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (L)

Ortiz - Cincinnati 10-2 in road games in August this season
Rodriguez - Houston 3-15 after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less this season

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 EST
Brad Penny (R) vs. Mark Prior (R)

Penny - LA 5-2 at Chicago over the last 3 seasons
Prior - Cubs 2-10 after a game where the bullpen threw 7 or more innings over the last 3 seasons

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 EST
Paul Maholm (L) vs. Doug Davis (L)

Maholm - Pittsburgh 15-5 after 5 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons
Davis - Milwaukee 1-9 after 3 straight games where they had 7 or less hits this season

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 10:05 EST
Javier Vazquez (R) vs. Jake Peavy (R)

Vazquez - Arizona 9-18 at San Diego over the last 3 seasons
Peavy - 21-4 TSR as a home favorite of -110 or higher over the last 2 seasons

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 EST
Aaron Cook (R) vs. Brad Hennessey (R)

Cook - 7-0 TSR in August games over the last 2 seasons
Hennessey - San Francisco 14-20 at home with a money line of -100 to -150 this season

American League:

Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 5:05 EST
Jon Garland (R) vs. Joaquin Benoit (R)

Garland - White Sox 0-3 at Texas over the last 3 seasons
Benoit - 6-0 TSR as a home underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997

Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 8:05 EST
Brandon McCarthy (R) vs. Joaquin Benoit (R)

McCarthy - White Sox 59-113 in road games against AL West opponents since 1997
Benoit - Texas 11-2 Under against AL Central opponents this season

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Mike Maroth (L) vs. Cliff Lee (L)

Maroth - 8-1 Under against division opponents this season
Lee - Cleveland 0-8 in home games after allowing 8 runs or more this season

Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST
Scott Kazmir (L) vs. Curt Schilling (R)

Kazmir - 3-15 TSR after a loss over the last 2 seasons
Schilling - Boston 13-1 in home games after scoring 8 runs or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons

Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 EST
Rodrigo Lopez (R) vs. David Bush (R)

Lopez - 6-0 TSR in road games after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing this season
Bush - Toronto 11-3 Under after scoring 1 run or less this season

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 EST
Carlos Silva (R) vs. Jose Lima (R)

Silva - Minnesota 6-2 at Kansas City this season
Lima - 25-13 Under in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons

New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 EST
Shawn Chacon (R) vs. Jeff Harris (R)

Chacon - 8-0 Under in road games this season
Harris - 11-1 Under as a home underdog of +175 to +200 since 1997

Oakland Athletics at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Barry Zito (L) vs. Bartolo Colon (R)

Zito - 3-14 TSR as an underdog over the last 2 seasons
Colon - 3-0 TSR with 1.90 ERA and 0.803 WHIP last three starts

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