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Hot Pitchers
-- Cubs won Rusch's last five starts (4-0, 3.69). Arroyo won six of his last eight home starts, but that was pitching for Red Sox in Fenway; he's on much worse team now.
-- Cardinals are 13-4 in Mulder's last 17 regular season starts.
-- Duke has a 1.85 RA in his last six starts; Pirates are 4-3 in his road outings.
-- Astros are 7-2 in Backe's last nine regular season starts, 8-2 in his last ten at home.
-- Rockies are 9-3 in Cook's last dozen starts (7-1, 3.19), winning his last four starts at Coors Field.
-- Cleveland was 12-2 in Lee's road starts last year; he had 2.87 RA in his last nine starts, but an 8.10 RA vs Chicago. White Sox are 12-1 in Contreras' last 13 regular season starts.
-- Washburn has 2.97 RA in his last six starts; he pitched for the Angels last few years. Weaver has 2.32 RA in his last 4 starts.
-- Beckett is 3-1, 3.86 in his last five starts.
-- Haren has 1.63 RA in his last four starts; A's are 10-3 in his last thirteen home outings.
Cold Pitchers
-- Myers is 1-2, 5.00 in his last six starts; Phillies lost his last four home outings.
-- Patterson is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts; he was 0-1, 3.60 in four starts vs Mets last year, all won by New York. Bannister is making first start for the Mets.
-- Ohka is 1-2, 5.22 his last five starts, and 0-1, 6.75 in last three starts against the Pirates.
-- Marlins lost Moehler's last six starts (0-5, 7.01)
-- Hernandez is 1-4, 7.34 in his last six regular season starts.
-- Morris beat Padres in playoffs last year, but is 0-5, 6.10 in his last seven regular season starts. Estes allowed eight runs in 2.1 IP in his only start vs Giants, his old team, last season.
-- Atlanta lost last nine Ramirez starts (0-2, 4.92); they lost 13 of his last sixteen road starts. Perez was 0-2, 8.10 vs Braves last yr; Dodgers lost five of his last six starts overall.
-- Bonderman is 1-7, 7.35 in his last eight starts. Mays has 12.34 RA in his last three starts, and was 0-2, 11.77 vs Tigers in '05.
-- McClung is 1-3, 9.87 in his last four starts. Orioles lost last 10 starts by Bedard last year (0-4, 5.70), but he was 3-1, 2.08 vs the Devil Rays last season.
-- Radke is 1-2, 7.29 in his last four starts. Toronto is 4-8 in last dozen home starts by Towers.
-- Loe is 1-2, 4.88 in his last five starts.
-- Wang is 1-2, 7.50 in his last four road starts.
Totals
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Rusch starts, 4-1 in Arroyo's last five outings.
-- Seven of Myers' last eight starts went over the total.
-- Under is 12-5-2 in last 19 Patterson starts.
-- Under was 5-1-1 in Duke's road starts last season.
-- Four of last five Moehler starts stayed under the total.
-- Three of Cook's last four home starts stayed under.
-- Over is 10-4-1 in Morris' last fifteen starts.
-- Last six Ramirez starts went over total, as did seven of last ten Perez outings.
-- Under is 12-4-3 in Contreras' last 19 regular season starts.
-- Mays' last four starts went over, as did four of Bonderman's last five outings.
-- Over is 7-2 in Washburn's last nine starts, 10-4 in Weaver's last 14 starts.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in McClung's last eleven starts.
-- Six of last nine Radke starts went over, as did last three starts by Towers.
-- Six of Beckett's last eight starts went over total.
-- Under is 7-3 in Haren's last ten starts, 10-5-1 in Wang's starts.
We'll post hot/cold teams as trends develop, but it takes a week or so, or at least one full series, for it to happen.
Umpires
-- Under is 19-10-2 in last 31 Gorman games (Cubs-Cin); favorite is 11-3 in his last fourteen games.
-- Eight of last 11 Meriwether games stayed under (StL-Phil)
-- Eight of last 11 Tschida games also stayed under (Wsh-NY), with underdog 7-4 in those eleven games.
-- Underdog is 10-7 in last 17 Carlson games, with seven of last ten staying under total (Pitt-Mtl)
-- Visitor won last five BWelke games, dogs are 6-5 in last 11; the under is 7-4 in his last 11 games (Fla-Hst)
-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Winters games, with favorite 10-2 in his last dozen contests (Az-Col)
-- Nine of last 11 Kellogg games stayed under total (SF-SD).
-- Underdog is 13-9 in last 22 Rapuano games; six of his last nine went over the total (Atl-LA)
-- Four of last five Iassonga games went over; dogs are 9-2 in his last eleven games behind plate (Clev-CWS)
--Five of last six Eddings games went over; favorite is 13-2 in his last fifteen games behind plate (Det-KC)
-- Under is 8-1-2 in last 11 Gibson games, with favorite winning his last four, home side five of last six (LA-Sea)
-- Favorite is 9-2 in last 11 Layne games, with last four going over the total (TB-Balt)
-- Five of last seven Cousins games stayed under total, with dog winning his last three (Min-Tor)
-- Five of last seven Dreckman games went over, with favorite winning five of his last six (Bos-Tex)
-- Underdog is 4-2 in last six Dreckman games (NY-A's).
-- Cubs won Rusch's last five starts (4-0, 3.69). Arroyo won six of his last eight home starts, but that was pitching for Red Sox in Fenway; he's on much worse team now.
-- Cardinals are 13-4 in Mulder's last 17 regular season starts.
-- Duke has a 1.85 RA in his last six starts; Pirates are 4-3 in his road outings.
-- Astros are 7-2 in Backe's last nine regular season starts, 8-2 in his last ten at home.
-- Rockies are 9-3 in Cook's last dozen starts (7-1, 3.19), winning his last four starts at Coors Field.
-- Cleveland was 12-2 in Lee's road starts last year; he had 2.87 RA in his last nine starts, but an 8.10 RA vs Chicago. White Sox are 12-1 in Contreras' last 13 regular season starts.
-- Washburn has 2.97 RA in his last six starts; he pitched for the Angels last few years. Weaver has 2.32 RA in his last 4 starts.
-- Beckett is 3-1, 3.86 in his last five starts.
-- Haren has 1.63 RA in his last four starts; A's are 10-3 in his last thirteen home outings.
Cold Pitchers
-- Myers is 1-2, 5.00 in his last six starts; Phillies lost his last four home outings.
-- Patterson is 0-2, 7.71 in his last three starts; he was 0-1, 3.60 in four starts vs Mets last year, all won by New York. Bannister is making first start for the Mets.
-- Ohka is 1-2, 5.22 his last five starts, and 0-1, 6.75 in last three starts against the Pirates.
-- Marlins lost Moehler's last six starts (0-5, 7.01)
-- Hernandez is 1-4, 7.34 in his last six regular season starts.
-- Morris beat Padres in playoffs last year, but is 0-5, 6.10 in his last seven regular season starts. Estes allowed eight runs in 2.1 IP in his only start vs Giants, his old team, last season.
-- Atlanta lost last nine Ramirez starts (0-2, 4.92); they lost 13 of his last sixteen road starts. Perez was 0-2, 8.10 vs Braves last yr; Dodgers lost five of his last six starts overall.
-- Bonderman is 1-7, 7.35 in his last eight starts. Mays has 12.34 RA in his last three starts, and was 0-2, 11.77 vs Tigers in '05.
-- McClung is 1-3, 9.87 in his last four starts. Orioles lost last 10 starts by Bedard last year (0-4, 5.70), but he was 3-1, 2.08 vs the Devil Rays last season.
-- Radke is 1-2, 7.29 in his last four starts. Toronto is 4-8 in last dozen home starts by Towers.
-- Loe is 1-2, 4.88 in his last five starts.
-- Wang is 1-2, 7.50 in his last four road starts.
Totals
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Rusch starts, 4-1 in Arroyo's last five outings.
-- Seven of Myers' last eight starts went over the total.
-- Under is 12-5-2 in last 19 Patterson starts.
-- Under was 5-1-1 in Duke's road starts last season.
-- Four of last five Moehler starts stayed under the total.
-- Three of Cook's last four home starts stayed under.
-- Over is 10-4-1 in Morris' last fifteen starts.
-- Last six Ramirez starts went over total, as did seven of last ten Perez outings.
-- Under is 12-4-3 in Contreras' last 19 regular season starts.
-- Mays' last four starts went over, as did four of Bonderman's last five outings.
-- Over is 7-2 in Washburn's last nine starts, 10-4 in Weaver's last 14 starts.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in McClung's last eleven starts.
-- Six of last nine Radke starts went over, as did last three starts by Towers.
-- Six of Beckett's last eight starts went over total.
-- Under is 7-3 in Haren's last ten starts, 10-5-1 in Wang's starts.
We'll post hot/cold teams as trends develop, but it takes a week or so, or at least one full series, for it to happen.
Umpires
-- Under is 19-10-2 in last 31 Gorman games (Cubs-Cin); favorite is 11-3 in his last fourteen games.
-- Eight of last 11 Meriwether games stayed under (StL-Phil)
-- Eight of last 11 Tschida games also stayed under (Wsh-NY), with underdog 7-4 in those eleven games.
-- Underdog is 10-7 in last 17 Carlson games, with seven of last ten staying under total (Pitt-Mtl)
-- Visitor won last five BWelke games, dogs are 6-5 in last 11; the under is 7-4 in his last 11 games (Fla-Hst)
-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Winters games, with favorite 10-2 in his last dozen contests (Az-Col)
-- Nine of last 11 Kellogg games stayed under total (SF-SD).
-- Underdog is 13-9 in last 22 Rapuano games; six of his last nine went over the total (Atl-LA)
-- Four of last five Iassonga games went over; dogs are 9-2 in his last eleven games behind plate (Clev-CWS)
--Five of last six Eddings games went over; favorite is 13-2 in his last fifteen games behind plate (Det-KC)
-- Under is 8-1-2 in last 11 Gibson games, with favorite winning his last four, home side five of last six (LA-Sea)
-- Favorite is 9-2 in last 11 Layne games, with last four going over the total (TB-Balt)
-- Five of last seven Cousins games stayed under total, with dog winning his last three (Min-Tor)
-- Five of last seven Dreckman games went over, with favorite winning five of his last six (Bos-Tex)
-- Underdog is 4-2 in last six Dreckman games (NY-A's).
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