MLB WRITE-UP
Hot Pitchers
-- Santana is 2-0, 3.21 in his last couple starts. Pirates won four of Snell's five starts this season.
-- Wellemeyer is 2-0, 1.50 in two home starts.
-- Sampson is 1-0, 2.63 in two road starts this season.
-- Haren is 3-0, 1.69 at home this season.
-- Cabrera is 2-0, 2.18 in his last three starts. Vazquez is 3-1, 3.91 in his last four starts.
-- Gaudin is 2-0, 1.29 in his last couple of starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Arroyo is 0-3, 9.00 in five starts this season.
-- Morales has 8.40 RA in his last three starts. Giants lost four of Cain's first five starts (0-2, 8.83).
-- Laffey comes up from AAA to replace injured Westbrook; last year, Indians were 7-2 in his starts. Mussina is 2-3, 4.45.
-- Garland has 7.66 RA in his last four starts.
Hot Teams
-- Mets won five of last six home games.
-- Reds won three of their last four road games; they scored 20 runs in their last two games. Cards won three of last four tilts.
-- Astros won six of their last eight games. .
-- Diamondbacks are 9-2 at home.
-- White Sox won three of their last four games.
-- Indians won seven of last ten games.
-- Oakland won seven of its last nine games. Angels won four of last five games.
Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Giants lost four of their last five home games. Rockies lost seven of last eight games.
-- Orioles are 4-7 in their last eleven road games.
-- Bronx lost three of their last four games.
Totals
-- Ten of last fourteen Pirate games went over the total. Nine of last thirteen Met games stayed under.
-- Over is 6-1 in Reds' last seven road games.
-- Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Arizona games.
-- Over is 12-5 in last seventeen Colorado games.
-- Under is 8-3 in Baltimore road games.
-- Three of last four Indian games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Angel home games.
Trend Sheet
2:05 PM BALTIMORE vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore
7:05 PM NY YANKEES vs. CLEVELAND
NY Yankees are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games
7:10 PM PITTSBURGH vs. NY METS
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
8:15 PM CINCINNATI vs. ST. LOUIS
Cincinnati is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
9:40 PM HOUSTON vs. ARIZONA
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 16 games
10:05 PM OAKLAND vs. LA ANGELS
Oakland is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of LA Angels's last 25 games when playing at home against Oakland
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
10:15 PM COLORADO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Tips and Trends
Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox
Orioles: Daniel Cabrera seems to finally be living up to his pedigree. The 26 year-old?s career has been filled with ups-and-downs, and right now it is way up. Cabrera is 2-0 with a 4.40 ERA on the season, but even more importantly his team is 5-0 in his starts. The right-hander has allowed just 5 runs over his last 3 starts, which covers over 20 innings of work. He is 2-3 with 5.25 ERA in his career against the White Sox.
The UNDER is 12-4 in the Orioles last 16 road games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 3
White Sox (-150, O/U 9): Javier Vazquez is coming off his worst showing of the season, getting rocked for 6 runs in over 5 innings of work against the Evil Empire. However, the right-hander did enter that contest 3-1 with a 3.20 ERA, and has struggled against the Yankees in his career. Vazquez has been a master at controlling the strike zone with 30 strikeouts compared to just 9 walks. The veteran is 6-2 with a 5.24 ERA in his career against the Orioles.
White Sox are 8-2 in Vazquezs' last 10 starts.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 4 (UNDER - Total Play of the Day)
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Yankees: Mike Mussina bounced back from 2 rough outings against the Red Sox last time out, earning the win allowing just 2 runs over 7 innings against the White Sox. The right-hander had a lofty 5+ road ERA last season and once again is climbing towards the 5?s on just 2 starts this season. The crafty veteran is 11-9 with a 4.78 ERA in his career against the Indians.
The UNDER is 17-8 in the Yankees last 25 games overall.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 5
Indians (-110, O/U 10.5): Aaron Laffey has been called up to make his first start of the season in the Majors. Laffey went 4-2 with a 4.56 ERA with the Indians in 2007 over 9 starts. The right-hander has been even more effective this season while pitching in the minors, going 13-4 with a ERA in the high 2?s. The 23-year old hasn?t faced the Yankees in his career.
Indians are 25-10 in their last 35 home games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 6
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
Rockies: Franklin Morales hasn?t been able to live up to his opening day start. The south-paw allowed just 2 hits to the D-Backs in that opener, but has gotten clubbed for 14 runs over 3 starts thereafter. Morales?s lone career appearance against the Giants wasn?t a memorable one: 5 ER over 3 IP.
Rockies are 8-3 in Morales' last 11 starts.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 3
Giants (-110, O/U 7.5): Matt Cain earned his first victory of the season last time out against the Padres, as he allowed just 1 earned run over 7 innings of work. Cain said he felt ?comfortable? in San Diego, and did hold a respectable 3.48 ERA in 17 home starts las season. The right-hander allowed just 1 run over 7 innings in his last home appearance against these Rockies.
Giants are 10-30 in Cains' last 40 starts.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 4