MLB (Baseball) Trends
Wednesday, August 31st
National League:
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 EST
Mark Redman (L) vs. Tomokazu Ohka (R)
Redman - 1-10 TSR 2nd half this year
Ohka - 13-4 TSR L3 yrs. vs. team ave. .9 HR/game or less
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST
Derek Lowe (R) vs. Glendon Rusch (L)
Lowe - 10-1 TSR Away on Wednesdays L3 yrs.
Rusch - 14-29 TSR Home 2nd half since '97
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 3:35 EST
Brad Halsey (L) vs. Chan Ho Park (R)
Halsey - 8-1 Over Total of 9-9.5 this year
Park - 17-7 Over All games this year
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants, 3:35 EST
Jeff Francis (L) vs. Kevin Correia (R)
Colorado - 3-19 Away/Day this season
San Francisco - 54-37 vs. LHP last 2 Yrs.
St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins, 7:05 EST
Jeff Suppan (R) vs. Jason Vargas (L)
Suppan - 25-10 Under Away vs. teams ave. 6 or less K's/game since '97
Florida - 20-7 Under vs. teams ave. .5 SB/Game or less TY
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Livan Hernandez (R) vs. Horacio Ramirez (L)
Washington - 48-37 Under with total 7 to 8.5 TY
Ramirez - 8-0 TSR Home/Night TY
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Brett Myers (R) vs. Pedro Martinez (R)
Philadelphia - 13-25 vs. teams with bullpen ave. 2.75 IP or less/game TY
Martinez - 39-9 TSR since '97 vs. teams ave. 2.75 or less Xtra base hits/game
Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Brandon Claussen (L) vs. Andy Pettitte (L)
Claussen - 4-16 TSR vs. div. opponents last 2 YR
Houston - 31-9 2nd half last 2 Yr vs. teams that K 7 or more times/game
American League:
Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 2:05 EST
Orlando Hernandez (R) vs. Kameron Loe (R)
Hernandez - 25-10 Under since '97 with money line -125 to +125
Texas - 11-2 Under Home vs. A.L. Central TY
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 2:10 EST
Kyle Lohse (R) vs. Mike Wood (R)
Lohse - Lohse 3-11 TSR last 2 vs. teams batting .260 or worse
Kansas City - 12-6 vs. marginal winning team (.510-.540) TY
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Jason Johnson (R) vs. C.C. Sabathia (L)
Johnson - 8-19 TSR 2nd half last 2 Yrs
Cleveland - 60-44 with total 8.5 to 10 TY
Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST
Casey Fossum (L) vs. Tim Wakefield (R)
Tampa Bay - 29-24 2nd half TY
Wakefield - 36-34 TSR as favorite last 3 Yrs
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 EST
Bruce Chen (L) vs. Gustavo Chacin (L)
Chen - 7-0 Under TY with total 8-8.5
Toronto - 46-32 Under Night TY
New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 EST
Randy Johnson (L) vs. Felix Hernandez (R)
Johnson - 14-16 TSR last 2 Yrs vs. sub-.500 teams
Seattle - 23-23 2nd half last 2 yrs. vs. good teams (.540-.620)
Oakland Athletics at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Joe Blanton (R) vs. John Lackey (R)
Oakland - 41-35 Under TY vs. AL team with OBP .330 or better
Lackey - 8-0 Under Home 2nd half last 3 yrs vs. good teams (.540-.620)
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 4:35 EST
Esteban Loaiza (R) vs. John Thomson (R)
Loaiza -
Thomson -
**Denotes Time Change
TSR = Team Start Record
Wednesday, August 31st
National League:
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:05 EST
Mark Redman (L) vs. Tomokazu Ohka (R)
Redman - 1-10 TSR 2nd half this year
Ohka - 13-4 TSR L3 yrs. vs. team ave. .9 HR/game or less
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST
Derek Lowe (R) vs. Glendon Rusch (L)
Lowe - 10-1 TSR Away on Wednesdays L3 yrs.
Rusch - 14-29 TSR Home 2nd half since '97
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 3:35 EST
Brad Halsey (L) vs. Chan Ho Park (R)
Halsey - 8-1 Over Total of 9-9.5 this year
Park - 17-7 Over All games this year
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants, 3:35 EST
Jeff Francis (L) vs. Kevin Correia (R)
Colorado - 3-19 Away/Day this season
San Francisco - 54-37 vs. LHP last 2 Yrs.
St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins, 7:05 EST
Jeff Suppan (R) vs. Jason Vargas (L)
Suppan - 25-10 Under Away vs. teams ave. 6 or less K's/game since '97
Florida - 20-7 Under vs. teams ave. .5 SB/Game or less TY
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Livan Hernandez (R) vs. Horacio Ramirez (L)
Washington - 48-37 Under with total 7 to 8.5 TY
Ramirez - 8-0 TSR Home/Night TY
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Brett Myers (R) vs. Pedro Martinez (R)
Philadelphia - 13-25 vs. teams with bullpen ave. 2.75 IP or less/game TY
Martinez - 39-9 TSR since '97 vs. teams ave. 2.75 or less Xtra base hits/game
Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Brandon Claussen (L) vs. Andy Pettitte (L)
Claussen - 4-16 TSR vs. div. opponents last 2 YR
Houston - 31-9 2nd half last 2 Yr vs. teams that K 7 or more times/game
American League:
Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers, 2:05 EST
Orlando Hernandez (R) vs. Kameron Loe (R)
Hernandez - 25-10 Under since '97 with money line -125 to +125
Texas - 11-2 Under Home vs. A.L. Central TY
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, 2:10 EST
Kyle Lohse (R) vs. Mike Wood (R)
Lohse - Lohse 3-11 TSR last 2 vs. teams batting .260 or worse
Kansas City - 12-6 vs. marginal winning team (.510-.540) TY
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Jason Johnson (R) vs. C.C. Sabathia (L)
Johnson - 8-19 TSR 2nd half last 2 Yrs
Cleveland - 60-44 with total 8.5 to 10 TY
Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST
Casey Fossum (L) vs. Tim Wakefield (R)
Tampa Bay - 29-24 2nd half TY
Wakefield - 36-34 TSR as favorite last 3 Yrs
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 EST
Bruce Chen (L) vs. Gustavo Chacin (L)
Chen - 7-0 Under TY with total 8-8.5
Toronto - 46-32 Under Night TY
New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 EST
Randy Johnson (L) vs. Felix Hernandez (R)
Johnson - 14-16 TSR last 2 Yrs vs. sub-.500 teams
Seattle - 23-23 2nd half last 2 yrs. vs. good teams (.540-.620)
Oakland Athletics at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Joe Blanton (R) vs. John Lackey (R)
Oakland - 41-35 Under TY vs. AL team with OBP .330 or better
Lackey - 8-0 Under Home 2nd half last 3 yrs vs. good teams (.540-.620)
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves, 4:35 EST
Esteban Loaiza (R) vs. John Thomson (R)
Loaiza -
Thomson -
**Denotes Time Change
TSR = Team Start Record
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