MLB Picks & Predictions for Saturday, September 4, 2010
By Drew Sharper
The feature game of Saturday’s Major League Baseball schedule is between N.L. West rivals San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 10-8 (+1.4 Units) against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)
Games this season
WASHINGTON is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)
All games at PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-3 (-0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)
Games played at PITTSBURGH this season.
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
JOHN LANNAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
LANNAN is 0-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.53 and a WHIP of 1.699.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)
PAUL MAHOLM vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MAHOLM is 0-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.554.
His team's record is 1-5 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)
MLB Free Pick: Pittsburgh | Best Line: -105 SBGGLOBAL.com
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-26 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
22 of 44 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.8 Units, Under=-3.0 Units)
Games this season
LA DODGERS is 6-6 (+0.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)
All games at LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-14 (+0.2 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.9 Units)
Games played at LA DODGERS this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
MATT CAIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CAIN is 1-8 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.595.
His team's record is 5-10 (-5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-8. (-2.8 units)
TED LILLY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LILLY is 3-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.12 and a WHIP of 1.484.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Dodgers | Best Line: -125 SBGGLOBAL.com
Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners, 10:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 11-12 (-1.0 Units) against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
10 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.7 Units)
Games this season
CLEVELAND is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against SEATTLE this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
All games at SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 6-1 (+6.2 Units) against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.1 Units)
Games played at SEATTLE this season.
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
MITCH TALBOT vs. SEATTLE since 1997
TALBOT is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)
DAVID PAULEY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PAULEY is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
MLB Free Pick: Cleveland | Best Line: +105 SBGGLOBAL.com