 MLB Trends Monday 7-18
Monday, July 18th
National League:
Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Byung-Hyun Kim (R) vs. Tony Armas (R)
Kim - Colorado 2-18 as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season
Armas - Washington 10-2 Under vs. Colorado over the last 3 seasons
Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 EST
Brandon Backe (R) vs. Dave Williams (L)
Backe - 11-3 TSR in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons
Williams - 0-4 TSR vs. Houston with a 2.79 ERA and a 1.448 WHIP
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 EST
Jerome Williams (R) vs. Brandon Claussen (L)
Williams - Cubs 42-25 Under when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons
Claussen - 0-2 TSR vs. Cubs with a 10.38 ERA and a 1.961 WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Victor Santos (R) vs. Matt Morris (R)
Santos - 0-8 TSR vs. teams with a winning record this season
Morris - St. Louis 12-0 after batting .240 or worse over a 10 game span this season
Florida Marlins at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 EST
Jason Vargas (L) vs. Mike Gosling (L)
Vargas - Florida 12-2 Over in July
Gosling - Arizona 23-53 against left-handed starters over the last 2 seaso
Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 EST
Jorge Sosa (R) vs. Kevin Correia (R)
Sosa - Atlanta 52-38 Under against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons
Correia - San Francisco 5-1 at home vs. Atlanta over the last 3 seasons
American League:
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Daniel Carrasco (R) vs. Cliff Lee (L)
Carrasco - Kansas City 5-22 in road games in night games this season
Lee - 30-16 TSR on a grass field over the last 2 seasons
Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST
Scott Kazmir (L) vs. Wade Miller (R)
Kazmir - 2-11 TSR in night games this season
Miller - Boston 67-12 as a home favorite of -200 or more over the last 3 seasons
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 EST
Sean Douglass (R) vs. Orlando Hernandez (R)
Douglass - Detroit 1-7 vs. White Sox this season
Hernandez - White Sox 30-5 against division opponents this season
New York Yankees at Texas Rangers, 8:05 EST
Kevin Brown (R) vs. Ricardo Rodriguez (R)
Brown - Yankees 14-23 when the total is 10 or higher this season
Rodriguez - Texas 42-28 against right-handed starters this season
Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 EST
Erik Bedard (L) vs. Carlos Silva (R)
Bedard - Baltimore 8-24 when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons
Silva - Minnesota 93-55 when the total is 7 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons
Oakland Athletics at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Kirk Saarloos (R) vs. Ervin Santana (R)
Saarloos - 6-1 TSR as an underdog of +125 to +175 this season
Santana - Angels 28-30 as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons |