MLB Trends Friday 4/1

CHI WHITE SOX (0 - 0) at CLEVELAND (0 - 0)

MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. FAUSTO CARMONA (R)

Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-18 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 37-28 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MARK BUEHRLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUEHRLE is 12-15 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.379.
His team's record is 22-20 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-20. (-2.4 units)

FAUSTO CARMONA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
CARMONA is 7-3 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.375.
His team's record is 8-3 (+5.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-3. (+4.1 units)

BOSTON (0 - 0) at TEXAS (0 - 0)

JON LESTER (L) vs. C.J. WILSON (L)

Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 348-320 (-58.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
TEXAS is 34-48 (-19.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JON LESTER vs. TEXAS since 1997
LESTER is 3-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.94 and a WHIP of 1.204.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.1 units)

C.J. WILSON vs. BOSTON since 1997
WILSON is 3-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 0.86 and a WHIP of 0.904.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

MINNESOTA (0 - 0) at TORONTO (0 - 0)

CARL PAVANO (R) vs. RICKY ROMERO (L)

Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 85-78 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 145-101 (+29.2 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
TORONTO is 72-55 (+20.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PAVANO is 135-109 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CARL PAVANO vs. TORONTO since 1997
PAVANO is 3-5 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.91 and a WHIP of 1.516.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-9. (-6.9 units)

RICKY ROMERO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ROMERO is 2-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 1.059.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

BALTIMORE (0 - 0) at TAMPA BAY (0 - 0)

JEREMY GUTHRIE (R) vs. DAVID PRICE (L)

Top Trends for this game.
GUTHRIE is 16-41 (-22.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 393-501 (+15.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
PRICE is 19-4 (+15.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JEREMY GUTHRIE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
GUTHRIE is 4-7 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.424.
His team's record is 5-8 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (+0.0 units)

DAVID PRICE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PRICE is 4-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.95 and a WHIP of 1.175.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

LA ANGELS (1 - 0) at KANSAS CITY (0 - 1)

DAN HAREN (R) vs. JEFF FRANCIS (L)

Top Trends for this game.
HAREN is 14-21 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 13-21 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 61-38 (+21.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 583-571 (+68.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 32-17 (+19.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 481-468 (+69.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 171-162 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 303-282 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

DAN HAREN vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HAREN is 4-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.99 and a WHIP of 1.067.
His team's record is 4-3 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.7 units)

JEFF FRANCIS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
FRANCIS is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.462.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

SEATTLE (0 - 0) at OAKLAND (0 - 0)

FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)

Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 62-100 (-35.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 17-40 (-23.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 59-94 (-34.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CAHILL is 21-9 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 15-6 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 21-8 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 9-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.83 and a WHIP of 1.233.
His team's record is 11-6 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-1.0 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. SEATTLE since 1997
CAHILL is 1-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.93 and a WHIP of 1.272.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

National League

HOUSTON at PHILADELPHIA
MYERS: HOUSTON 28-14 Over as underdog of +200 or more
HALLADAY: 22-5 TSR as favorite of -200 or more

PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS
CORREIA: PITTSBURGH 6-41 as a road underdog of +125 to +175
DEMPSTER: 10-20 TSR in day games

ARIZONA at COLORADO
KENNEDY: ARIZONA 4-26 as a road underdog of +175 to +250
JIMENEZ: COLORADO 17-4 at home when the total is 8 to 8.5

NY METS at FLORIDA
PELFREY: METS 38-77 in road night games
JOHNSON: 12-2 Under at home when the total is 7 to 7.5

SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS
SANCHEZ: SF 15-3 Under off one run division loss
BILLINGSLEY: 14-2 Under vs. division

American League

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND
BUEHRLE: 144-75 TSR as a favorite
CARMONA: CLEVELAND 7-11 at home vs. White Sox

BOSTON at TEXAS
LESTER: 29-13 Under when the money line is +125 to -125
WILSON: TEXAS 71-40 Under vs. lefties

MINNESOTA at TORONTO
PAVANO: 18-12 TSR as underdog
ROMERO: TORONTO 33-14 as home favorite

BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY
GUTHRIE: 16-41 TSR vs. division
PRICE: 19-4 TSR vs. division

LA ANGELS at KANSAS CITY
HAREN: LAA 30-14 Under vs. AL Central
FRANCIS: KC 4-17 vs. Angels

SEATTLE at OAKLAND
HERNANDEZ: 54-28 Under in road games
CAHILL: 12-2 Under in home games

HOUSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

PITTSBURGH vs. CHI CUBS
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh

CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 13 games at home

BOSTON vs. TEXAS
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Boston's last 20 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing at home against Boston
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Arizona

MINNESOTA vs. TORONTO
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

NY METS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Mets are 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets

BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Baltimore

LA ANGELS vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
LA Angels are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games

SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle

SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

For first week or two of any season, not lot of stats make sense, but I'll be giving you pitching stats that refer back to LY. We'll start the umpire stats in late April-- will give you pitcher vs team stats until some of the other stats start to become relevant.

Hot pitchers
-- Halladay is 7-1, 3.23 in his last eight starts. Myers is 6-1, 3.10 in his last ten starts.
-- Jimenez has a 1.29 RA in his last three home starts. Kennedy was 2-1, 1.88 in his last six 2010 starts.
-- JJohnson has a 1.37 RA in his last 15 home starts. Pelfrey is 2-0, 2.52 in his last five outings.
-- JSanchez is 4-3, 2.40 in his last eleven starts.

-- Lester is 4-1, 3.09 in his last five starts.
-- Toronto won five of last six Romero starts (4-1, 4.82).
-- Guthrie is 4-1, 2.79 in his last six starts. Price is 4-2, 2.75 in his last eight starts.
-- Haren is 4-0, 1.87 in his last eight starts.
-- FHernandez is 2-1, 1.13 in his last three starts. Cahill is 3-1, 3.25 in his last four home starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Dempster is 0-3, 22.18 in his last three home starts, with opponents outscoring Chicago 45-12 in those three games. Correia was 0-3, 15.00 in his last three '10 starts.
-- Billingsley is 1-3, 3.69 in his last five starts.

-- Buehrle is 1-4, 5.58 in his last seven starts. Carrasco is 1-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
-- Wilson is 2-3, 4.98 in his last six starts.
-- Twins lost last three Pavano starts (0-2, 6.88).
-- Francis is 0-3, 7.17 in his last five starts.

Totals
-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Myers starts.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in Dempster's last nine starts at Wrigley.
-- Four of last five Kennedy starts stayed under total.
-- Six of last eight JJohnson starts went over the total. Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Pelfey starts.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Billingsley starts.

-- Five of last six Buehrle road starts went over the total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Wilson starts.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen Romero starts.
-- Seven of last eight Guthrie starts went over the total. Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Price starts.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Haren starts. Over is 11-3 in last fourteen Francis starts.
-- Under is 20-4 in last 24 FHernandez starts. Last four Cahill starts went over the total.

Pitchers vs teams last year
-- Myers beat his old team 3-2 here Aug 23, allowing two runs in seven IP. Halladay was 1-1, 2.25 against Houston LY.
-- Dempster was 0-3, 6.88 against Pittsburgh LY. Correia blanked Cubs for six innings Aug 16, in what was his last win for the Padres.
-- Jimenez was 3-2, 2.68 in six starts vs Arizona LY. Kennedy was 0-1, 4.50 in five starts vs Colorado LY.
-- JJohnson was 0-1, 4.76 in three '10 starts against the Mets. Pelfrey was 0-0, 4.63 in two '10 starts against Florida.
-- Billingsley was 2-1, 1.23 in five starts against the Giants LY. Sanchez was 2-1, 3.32 against the Dodgers LY.

-- Indians were 1-5 vs Buehrle LY (2-1, 4.07).
-- Wilson was 3-0, 0.86 against Boston LY. Lester was 1-1, 2.25 against the Rangers last year.
-- Pavano was 0-2, 7.27 in three '10 starts vs Toronto.
-- Price was 2-0, 0.60 vs Baltimore LY. Guthrie was 2-1, 2.25 against Tampa Bay last season.
-- Francis allowed three runs in 6.1 IP vs Angels 6/25 LY, in a game his team later won in extra innings. Haren beat Royals 3-1 Aug 10, giving up one run in seven IP.
-- Cahill blanked Seattle 9-0 in his last '10 start (seven IP) Oct 1.