Hot Pitchers
-- Florida won last five Hendrickson starts.
-- Owings has a 2.70 RA in his last three starts. Glavine is 2-0, 3.37 in his last three starts.
-- Lilly is 4-0, 3.35 in his last four starts.
-- Parra is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts. Washington is 4-1 last five Redding starts (2-0, 0.73 in last two).
-- Astros won last four Sampson starts, scoring 25 runs. Phils won last five Hamels starts (2-0, 2.48); he hasn't allowed a run in his last 19 innings on mound.
-- Maine is 4-1, 3.38 in his last five starts.
-- Wellemeyer is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts.
-- Cabrera is 3-0, 2.35 in his last three starts.
-- Sabathia is 2-1, 1.17 in his last three starts.
-- Verlander has 2.25 RA in his last two starts.
-- Meche has 1.80 RA in his last three road starts.
-- Shields has a 0.71 RA in his last three home starts.
-- Lester has 2.10 RA in last five starts, including no-hitter last time out against the Royals.
-- Conteras is 3-0, 1.35 in his last three starts. Lackey is 1-0, 1.29 in his two starts this season.
Cold Pitchers
-- Cain has a 6.35 RA in his last five road starts.
-- Maholm is 0-3, 7.23 in his last four starts.
-- Cook is 0-2, 6.75 in his last couple of starts.
-- Belisle is 1-3, 7.08 in four starts this season. Maddux is 1-4 in his last seven starts, with a 4.44 RA.
-- Highly-touted prospect Kershaw is making his makor league debut here for Dodgers today.
-- Wang is 0-2, 4.57 in his last three starts. Washburn is 1-5 in his last seven starts, with a 6.80 RA.
-- Mathis allowed nine runs in 2.1 IP in his last start, at Twins.
-- McGowan is 0-2, 8.40 in his last three starts.
-- Perkins is 1-1, 3.93 in three starts this season.
-- Oakland lost six of seven Blanton home starts.
Hot Teams
-- Pirates won nine of last thirteen home games.
-- Marlins are 3-1 in second game of home series if they lost the opener. Giants won three in a row, scoring 17 runs.
-- Atlanta is 14-2 in its last sixteen home games.
-- Astros are 12-3 in last fourteen home games.
-- Cardinals won six of their last seven games.
-- Detroit won four of last five games, scoring 53 runs.
-- Rangers won six of last nine road games.
-- Bronx won last four games, allowing total of nine runs.
-- Toronto won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Rays won fourteen of last fifteen home games.
-- White Sox won eight of last ten games, but lost the last two. Angels won five of their last six games.
-- Oakland won seven of last nine home games. .
Cold Teams
-- Cubs are 5-10 in their last fifteen road games.
-- Arizona lost seven of its last eight road games.
-- Brewers lost 11 of their last 14 road games. Nationals are 2-5 in their last seven home games.
-- Phillies are 6-8 in their last fourteen road games.
-- Mets are 5-9 in their last fourteen games. Rockies are 4-9 in their last thirteen contests.
-- Reds lost eleven of last fourteen road games. Padres are 3-8 in their last eleven games overall.
-- Streaky Dodgers lost last two games, scoring one run.
-- Twins lost eight of last twelve road games.
-- Indians lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Mariners lost twelve of their last thirteen road games.
-- Royals lost last six games, allowing 39 runs.
-- Orioles are 4-10 in their last fourteen road games.
-- Red Sox lost seven of their last eight road games.
Totals
-- Under is 6-1-2 in Cubs' last nine road games.
-- Three of last four Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Arizona games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Milwaukee road games.
-- Seven of last eight Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 5-2 in Cook's last seven starts.
-- Under is 16-7-1 in games at Petco Park this season.
-- Four of last five Wellemeyer starts stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Detroit home games went over total.
-- Ten of last twelve Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Wang starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 12-3 in last fifteen Toronto home games.
-- Under is 10-5 in last fifteen Baltimore road games.
-- Nine of last eleven White Sox games stayed under total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Boston road games.
Umpires
-- SF-Fla-- Under is 7-2 in Meriwether games this season.
-- Chi-Pitt-- Winters
-- Mil-Wsh-- Hoye
-- Az-Atl-- Cederstrom
-- Phil-Hst-- Crawford
-- NY-Colo-- Reed
-- Cin-SD-- Cousins
-- StL-LA-- Cuzzi
-- Sea-NY-- Everitt
-- Tex-Clev-- Hohn
-- KC-Tor-- Gorman
-- Min-Det-- Hallion
-- Balt-TB-- Bucknor
-- Bos-A's-- Nelson
-- LA-Chi-- Fletcher
Trend Sheet
1:05 PM MINNESOTA vs. DETROIT
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
1:05 PM SEATTLE vs. NY YANKEES
Seattle is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games
1:05 PM TEXAS vs. CLEVELAND
Texas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Cleveland's last 21 games
1:07 PM KANSAS CITY vs. TORONTO
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
1:10 PM SAN FRANCISCO vs. FLORIDA
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
1:35 PM ARIZONA vs. ATLANTA
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Atlanta is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona
1:35 PM CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
1:35 PM MILWAUKEE vs. WASHINGTON
Milwaukee is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
1:40 PM BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore
2:05 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. HOUSTON
Philadelphia is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
3:05 PM NY METS vs. COLORADO
NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
4:05 PM BOSTON vs. OAKLAND
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Oakland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
4:05 PM CINCINNATI vs. SAN DIEGO
Cincinnati is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
4:10 PM ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
4:40 PM SAN FRANCISCO vs. FLORIDA
San Francisco is 6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
San Francisco is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Florida is 8-3-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Florida is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
8:05 PM LA ANGELS vs. CHI WHITE SOX
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Tips and Trends
Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees [TBS | 1:05 PM ET]
Mariners: Jarrod Washburn has been atrocious in 2008. He's 2-6 with a ridiculous 6.99 ERA, and the Mariners have lost seven of Washburn's nine starts this year. Things continue to head south for Washburn, as he's coming off his worst performance of the year against Detroit. Washburn was blasted for 12 hits and nine runs in just 2.1 innings of work. Not surprisingly, the last five games that Washburn has taken the rubber have all gone OVER.
Mariners are 7-21 in their last 28 road games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 3
Yankees (-240, O/U 9.5): The Yankees won the first seven games ace Chien-Ming Wang started but have dropped the last three. Wang is 0-2 with a no decision in his last three starts, giving up 11 runs over 21.2 innings pitched. Although he's coming off one of his worst outings of the year, Wang has to be happy to see the Mariners in town. Wang is a perfect 7-0 against Seattle in his career to go along with a 2.39 ERA. The UNDER has dominated in games with Wang in the mound, cashing in seven of his 10 starts this season.
Yankees are 20-7 in their last 27 Sunday games.
The UNDER is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates [WGN | 1:35 PM ET]
Cubs (-145, O/U 9): Ted Lilly is red hot of late, winning four consecutive starts and five of his last six. Lilly has given up a respectable 13 runs in his last 37.1 innings on the mound. Lilly has pitched better at home than on the road where he's 2-2 with an ERA of 5.81. Lilly hasn't been great against the Pirates over his career, sporting a 5.26 ERA and1.68 WHIP in four career starts.
Cubs are 23-10 in their last 33 games as a favorite.
Cubs are 13-4 in the last 17 meetings.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 5
Pirates: Paul Maholm has been a major disappointment for the Pirates so far this season. Maholm has lost three of his last four starts, giving up 19 runs in just 23.1 innings pitched over that span. In spite all of Maholm's problems this season seven of the nine games he has started have gone under the total. One bright spot for the Pirates is Maholm has been much better at home, going 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA.
Pirates are 7-1 in Maholm's last 8 home starts.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 4
Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox [ESPN | 8:05 PM ET]
Angels: John Lackey came of the DL a couple of weeks ago and didn't miss a beat. In two starts since his return, Lackey has only allowed two runs in 14 innings pitched, giving him an impressive 1.29 ERA on the year. Thanks to Lackey's two impressive performances, both games he started have gone under the total. Lackey faced the White Sox once last season, taking the loss after giving up four runs in eight innings of work.
Angels are 10-4 in their last 14 games on grass.
Angels are 12-5 in the last 17 meetings.
The OVER is 6-2 in LA's last 8 Sunday games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 3 (UNDER - Total Play of the Day)
White Sox (-115, O/U 8.5): Jose Contreras is finally becoming the dominant pitcher many thought he would be when he defected from Cuba. Contreras has won four of his last five starts and has only allowed one run in all four of those victories. As a matter of fact, Contreras has given up a single run in five of his nine starts this season. The UNDER has cashed in five straight games Contreras has started and seven of nine overall.
White Sox are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.
The UNDER is 9-2 in Chicago's last 11 games on grass.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 4
ATSDatabase Winning 80% Club Stats
Here are today's ATS Baseball Stats and Trends for Sunday, May 25, 2008
When BALTIMORE team played as a Road team - Vs. Right handed pitchers - Playing on Sunday - Coming off a lost in game 2 of a series - Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog
SU Record: 6-8-0
O/U/P Record: 11-2-1
When MINNESOTA team played as a Road team - Playing on Sunday - Vs AL CENTRAL opponent - Coming off a night game - Coming off a Loss vs. AL CENTRAL opponent
SU Record: 7-10-0
O/U/P Record: 3-14-0
When MINNESOTA team played as a Road team - Playing on Sunday - Before a conference game - Coming off a Road loss - Coming off a night game
SU Record: 11-11-0
O/U/P Record: 4-18-0
When MINNESOTA team played as a Road team - During a day game - Playing on Sunday - Coming off a 1 game loss - Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog
SU Record: 6-5-0
O/U/P Record: 1-10-0
When TORONTO team played as a Home team - Vs Conference Opponent - Playing on Sunday - Coming off a Win vs. AL CENTRAL opponent - Scored 6 or less runs FOR in their last game
SU Record: 9-6-0
O/U/P Record: 3-12-0
When ATLANTA team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Playing on Sunday - Vs. Right handed pitchers - Coming off a Home win as a Favorite - Scored 3 or less runs FOR in their last game
SU Record: 8-2-0
O/U/P Record: 5-4-1
When ATLANTA team played as a Home team - Vs. Right handed pitchers - Playing on Sunday - Coming off a Home win as a Favorite - Coming off a Win vs. NL WEST opponent
SU Record: 5-6-0
O/U/P Record: 8-2-1
When ATLANTA team played as a Home team - Playing on Sunday - Vs. Right handed pitchers - Coming off a Home win as a Favorite - Coming off a Win vs. NL WEST opponent
SU Record: 5-6-0
O/U/P Record: 8-2-1
When BOSTON team played as a 100 to -120 road Favorite - 3rd game of a series - Vs. Right handed pitchers
SU Record: 7-7-0
O/U/P Record: 1-12-1
When BALTIMORE team played as a road team - Total is between 7.5 to 8.0 - During the month of May
SU Record: 6-8-0
O/U/P Record: 10-2-2
When MINNESOTA team played as a road team - Playing on Sunday - Total is 9.5
SU Record: 11-14-0
O/U/P Record: 2-23-0
When MINNESOTA team played as a 160 to 180 road Underdog - Total is 9.5 - Vs. Right handed pitchers
SU Record: 2-8-0
O/U/P Record: 1-9-0
When MINNESOTA team played as a 160 to 180 road Underdog - Vs Conference Opponent - Last 3 years
SU Record: 4-12-0
O/U/P Record: 3-13-0
When CLEVELAND team played as a home team - During a day game - Before a non conference game
SU Record: 6-4-0
O/U/P Record: 2-8-0
When NY YANKEES team played as a -240 to -260 home Favorite - Vs. Left handed pitchers - Vs Non Division Opponent
SU Record: 16-2-0
O/U/P Record: 8-9-1
When CINCINNATI team Played as road team as a Underdog - Vs Conference Opponent - 4th game of a series
SU Record: 5-9-0
O/U/P Record: 2-11-1
When HOUSTON team Played as home team as a Underdog - During a day game - Playing on Sunday
SU Record: 14-3-0
O/U/P Record: 10-6-1
When HOUSTON team Played as home team as a Underdog - During a day game - Before a division game
SU Record: 7-4-0
O/U/P Record: 8-2-1
When MILWAUKEE team played as a 100 to -120 road Favorite - During a day game - Last 3 years
SU Record: 3-8-0
O/U/P Record: 9-2-0
CLEVELAND When ANY MLB Team played as a -200 to -220 Home Favorite - 3rd game of a series - Coming off vs. Right handed pitcher - Coming off 1 under - Coming off a 1 game win
SU Record: 15-3-0
O/U/P Record: 10-7-1
COLORADO When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Vs NL Conference - During the month of May - Coming off a day game - Allowed 9 runs AGAINST in their last game
SU Record: 16-7-0
O/U/P Record: 3-19-1