 MLB Trends Tuesday 8-2
Tuesday, August 2nd
National League:
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 EST
Carlos Zambrano (R) vs. Vicente Padilla (R)
Zambrano - Cubs 5-15 after a loss by 4 runs or more this season
Padilla - 13-2 Over when working on 5 or 6 days rest over the last 3 seasons
Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Jeff Weaver (R) vs. Esteban Loaiza (R)
Weaver - 5-19 TSR after a game where he did not walk a batter since 1997
Loaiza - 26-8 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 EST
Jake Peavy (R) vs. Kip Wells (R)
Peavy - 29-8 TSR as a favorite of -110 or higher over the last 2 seasons
Wells - 9-1 Under in home games this season
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 EST
Jorge Sosa (R) vs. Ramon Ortiz (R)
Sosa - Atlanta 15-27 in road games against right-handed starters this season
Ortiz - 10-0 Over in home games this season
Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Tomokazu Ohka (R) vs. Victor Zambrano (R)
Ohka - 9-0 Over as an underdog this season
Zambrano - Mets 13-4 Over vs. Philadelphia over the last 3 seasons
Florida Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Dontrelle Willis (L) vs. Chris Carpenter (R)
Willis - 18-7 Over in road night games over the last 3 seasons
Carpenter - 24-7 TSR in night games over the last 2 seasons
Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 EST
Roger Clemens (R) vs. Claudio Vargas (R)
Clemens - 11-2 Under after a loss this season
Vargas - 1-11 TSR at home when the total is 7 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 EST
Jamey Wright (R) vs. Brett Tomko (R)
Wright - 4-17 TSR as an underdog of +150 or less over the last 2 seasons
Tomko - 21-8 Over as a favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 season
American League:
Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST
Runelvys Hernandez (R) vs. Tim Wakefield (R)
Hernandez - 10-2 Under in night games this season
Wakefield - 1-6 TSR after 5 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Al Leiter (L) vs. Scott Elarton (R)
Leiter - 6-14 TSR after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing over the last 2 seasons
Elarton - 15-5 Under in the second half of the season over the last 2 seas
Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers, 7:05 EST
Jamie Moyer (L) vs. Jason Johnson (R)
Moyer - 35-9 Over as a road underdog of +100 to +150 since 1997
Johnson - Detroit 5-19 in home games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons
Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Texas Rangers, 8:05 EST
Seth McClung (R) vs. Chris Young (R)
McClung - Tampa Bay 13-38 in road games this season
Young - Texas 8-1 at home vs. Tampa Bay over the last 3 seasons
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 EST
Josh Towers (R) vs. Jon Garland (R)
Towers - Texas 18-8 Under as an underdog of +125 to +175 this season
Garland - 7-2 TSR with 3.28 ERA and 1.243 WHIP vs. Toronto
Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 EST
Danny Haren (R) vs. Joe Mays (R)
Haren - Oakland 20-7 in the second half of the season
Mays - 21-6 Under as a home underdog since 1997
Baltimore Orioles at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Sidney Ponson (R) vs. Bartolo Colon (R)
Ponson - 9-1 TSR with 3.88 ERA and 1.347 WHIP vs. Anaheim
Colon - 15-5 Over when working on 5 or 6 days rest over the last 2 seasons |