MLB Tips and Trends April 2

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Terms "hot/cold pitchers" is relative, since for the next week or so, it refers to last year, Please keep that in mind. We'll get to hot/cold teams by end of the week.

Hot Pitchers
-- Lilly was 0-2, 8.71 in his last three '07 starts. Brewers won five of last six Suppan starts.
-- Hamels is 2-1, 2.15 in his last five starts.
-- Jurrjens was on winning side in his last six starts (4-0, 4.56)
-- Cardinals were 9-2 in Wellemeyer starts last season.
-- Astros won five of last six Rodriguez starts. Padres are 8-2 in last ten Maddux starts.
-- Billingsley is 5-1, 2.78 in his last eight starts.

-- Bronx won four of last five Mussina home starts. Toronto is 7-3 in last ten Burnett starts.
-- Vazquez is 4-0, 2.54 in his last four starts. Indians won nine of last ten Carmona starts.
-- Harden is 2-1, 1.44 in his last four April starts. Red Sox are
10-3 in last thirteen Lester starts.
-- Silva is 2-0, 1.83 in his last three starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Gorzelanny is 0-3, 8.64 in his last three starts.
-- Redding is 0-3, 6.33 in his last six starts.
-- Haren was on losing side in six of last seven starts (1-5, 5.65).
-- Miller was 0-2, 17.00 in his last three '07 starts.
-- Cook is 0-2, 6.05 in his last three starts.
-- Lincecum is 0-2, 4.91 in his last five starts.

-- Rogers was 0-2, 5.21 in his last three starts. Bannister was 0-2, 10.26 in his last four starts.
-- Saunders was 0-2, 7.02 in his last three starts.
-- Orioles lost seven of last eight Cabrera starts. Garza was 2-3, 6.82 in his last six starts last season.
-- Jennings was on losing side in 10 of last 11 starts in '07.

Pitchers vs Teams
-- Lilly was 1-1, 5.82 in three '07 starts vs Brewers. Suppan was 1-1, 3.32 in three starts against Cubs last year.
-- Redding was 1-1, 3.66 in three starts vs Phillies last season. Hamels is 2-0, 0.51 in his last three starts vs Washington.
-- Gorzelanny allowed four runs in six IP in his only '07 start vs Atlanta.
-- Haren beat Reds 5-3 June 20, allowing three runs in seven IP. Arroyo allowed two runs in seven IP in no-decision against the Snakes last April 9.
-- Miller allowed four runs in 5.2 IP vs Mets LY, but Miller won the game, 15-7. Perez was 2-1, 6.04 in four starts vs Florida.
-- Cook lost 7-3 to Cardinals last May 31, allowing five runs in seven IP. Wellemeyer beat Rockies 8-4 last May 30, allowing three runs in five IP.
-- Rodriguez beat Padres 7-1 July 26, allowing one run in 7 IP. Maddux was 1-1, 3.00 vs Houston last season.
-- Billingsley was 1-0, 4.05 in three '07 starts against Giants. In his only start vs LA, Lincecum allowed two runs in six IP.

-- Rogers was 0-2, 8.03 against Royals LY. Bannister was 2-1 vs Detroit LY, with 3.57 RA.
-- Mussina was 2-0, 2.13 vs Toronto last season. Burnett had a 2-0, 2.08 mark in three '07 starts against Bronx.
-- Vazquez was 2-1, 4.08 against the Indians LY. Carmona had a 6.75 RA in three starts vs White Sox LY.
-- Saunders beat Twins 7-2 July 22 (two runs in seven IP).
-- Cabrera is 2-0, 1.80 in last three starts vs Tampa Bay. Garza beat Orioles 8-1 last August, allowing one run in five IP.
-- Lester is 0-1, 9.72 in two starts against Oakland; he lost 4-1 to the A's in Japan last week. Harden held Boston to one Ramirez solo homer in six IP in Tokyo last week.
-- Silva is 1-0, 2.07 in his last two starts vs Tezas.

Totals
-- Over is 5-1-1 in Lilly's last seven starts at Wrigley.
-- Four of last five Hamels starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of seven Jurrjens starts in '07 stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Arroyo starts stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Miller starts went over the total.
-- Five of last six Wellemeyer starts stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Rodriguez starts went over total.
-- Seven of last eight Billingsley starts stayed under total.

-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Rogers starts.
-- Over is 11-2 in last thirteen Mussina starts.
-- Four of last five Vazquez starts went over the total.
-- Over is 14-7-1 in last 22 Cabrera starts.
-- Five of last seven Saunders starts went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Lester starts stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Ailva starts went over the total.