MLB Trends Sunday 4/3

DETROIT (0 - 1) at NY YANKEES (1 - 0)

MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. PHIL HUGHES (R)

Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 30-53 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 20-39 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 28-40 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
SCHERZER is 7-14 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 27-39 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SCHERZER is 1-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

PHIL HUGHES vs. DETROIT since 1997
HUGHES is 3-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.046.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

CHI WHITE SOX (1 - 0) at CLEVELAND (0 - 1)

JOHN DANKS (L) vs. JUSTIN MASTERSON (R)

Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-41 (-14.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-18 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 38-28 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JOHN DANKS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DANKS is 3-6 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.95 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-0.5 units)

JUSTIN MASTERSON vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
MASTERSON is 1-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.55 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

MINNESOTA (0 - 1) at TORONTO (1 - 0)

NICK BLACKBURN (R) vs. BRETT CECIL (L)

Top Trends for this game.
BLACKBURN is 16-34 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997
TORONTO is 86-78 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 73-55 (+21.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CECIL is 18-10 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

NICK BLACKBURN vs. TORONTO since 1997
BLACKBURN is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 0.732.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

BRETT CECIL vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
CECIL is 2-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

BALTIMORE (1 - 0) at TAMPA BAY (0 - 1)

ZACHARY BRITTON (L) vs. WADE DAVIS (R)

Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 67-24 (+28.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 393-502 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ZACHARY BRITTON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

WADE DAVIS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
DAVIS is 3-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.29 and a WHIP of 1.160.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

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

SCOTT KAZMIR (L) vs. BRUCE CHEN (L)

Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 583-572 (+67.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 65-35 (+31.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 481-469 (+68.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 171-163 (+27.1 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 122-145 (-40.8 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 32-60 (-24.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
KAZMIR is 3-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.53 and a WHIP of 1.490.
His team's record is 6-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (+0.1 units)

BRUCE CHEN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
CHEN is 1-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.95 and a WHIP of 0.927.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

BOSTON (0 - 1) at TEXAS (1 - 0)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) vs. MATT HARRISON (L)

Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 348-321 (-59.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
BUCHHOLZ is 17-6 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 1-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.7 units)

MATT HARRISON vs. BOSTON since 1997
HARRISON is 1-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

SEATTLE (1 - 0) at OAKLAND (0 - 1)

DOUG FISTER (R) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)

Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 63-100 (-34.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-40 (-22.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 60-94 (-33.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 14-36 (-21.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 35-20 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 13-5 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

DOUG FISTER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FISTER is 4-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.389.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.2 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GONZALEZ is 4-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.40 and a WHIP of 1.441.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.6 units)

DETROIT vs. NY YANKEES
Detroit is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

MINNESOTA vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games

NY METS vs. FLORIDA
NY Mets are 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games on the road
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 11 games when playing NY Mets

MILWAUKEE vs. CINCINNATI
Milwaukee is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee's last 23 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Cincinnati's last 24 games at home

HOUSTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Houston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games

BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

LA ANGELS vs. KANSAS CITY
LA Angels are 17-6 SU in their last 23 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Kansas City is 6-17 SU in their last 23 games when playing LA Angels

SAN DIEGO vs. ST. LOUIS
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

PITTSBURGH vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh

BOSTON vs. TEXAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona

SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games

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. We're here every day-- enjoy!!!

Hot/cold team trends will start on Monday.

Hot pitchers
-- Arroyo is 3-0, 2.25 in his last four starts. Wolf is 3-2, 1.85 in his last six outings.
-- Oswalt is 3-0, 1.76 in his last seven starts. Norris is 3-1, 3.70 in his last five starts.
-- THudson is 2-0, 3.15 in his last three starts. Zimmerman is 1-0, 1.64 in his last couple starts.
-- Garza is 1-1, 2.70 in his last three starts.
-- Chacin is 4-2, 3.06 in his last eight starts.
-- Kuroda is 2-2, 2.68 in his last six home starts.

-- Scherzer is 2-1, 2.61 in his last three starts.
-- Blackburn has a 2.05 RA in his last three starts.
-- Masterson is 2-0, 1.50 in his last four starts. Danks is 2-0, 2.57 in his last two starts.
-- Davis has a 2.94 RA in his last four starts.
-- Chen is 3-0, 1.87 in his last five starts.
-- Buchholz is 2-0, 2.77 in his last four starts.
-- GGonzalez is 1-0, 0.95 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Vazquez is 0-3, 9.16 in his last seven starts. Dickey is 0-3, 3.79 in his last three outings.
-- Garcia is 0-2, 9.90 in his last couple starts. Moseley is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts.
-- Ohlendorf is 0-5, 3.98 in his last nine starts.
-- Saunders is 1-3, 6.07 in his last five starts.
-- Zito was in a car accident earlier this week; he is 1-7, 8.22 in his last nine starts.

-- Hughes is 2-4, 6.23 in his last six starts.
-- Cecil has a 7.09 RA in his last six starts.
-- Baltimore prospect Britton was 3-4, 2.98 in 12 starts at AAA Norfolk LY; this is his first big league start.
-- Kazmir is 1-2, 5.68 in his last four starts.
-- Harrison has an 8.14 RA in his last four starts.
-- Fister is 1-3, 5.61 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Vazquez starts. Under is 12-5 in Dickey's last 17 starts.
-- Over is 3-0-2 in last five Arroyo starts. Five of last six Wolf starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Norris starts.
-- Six of last eight THudson road starts stayed under the total.
-- Over was 6-3-1 in Moseley's starts LY.
-- Four of last five Garza home starts went over the total. Under is 5-2 in last seven Ohlendorf starts.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Garcia starts.
-- Seven of last ten Kuroda starts stayed under the total; 5:00 first pitch in LA means more shadows if its a sunny day.

-- Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Scherzer starts.
-- Five of last six Masterson starts stayed under the total. Three of last four Danks starts went over.
-- Six of last eight Blackburn starts stayed under the total. Eight of last nine Cecil starts went over.
-- Last five Davis starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Kazmir starts.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Buchholz starts.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Fister's last four road starts.

Pitchers vs teams last year
-- Vazquez was 1-1, 0.69 (one run/13 IP) against the Mets LY. Dickey was 1-1, 6.38 in three starts vs Florida.
-- Wolf was 1-1, 3.24 in four starts vs Cincinnati LY. Arroyo lost 3-2 at Milwaukee last July 26, throwing a CG.
-- Oswalt is pitching against his former team for the first time. Norris was 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Philly LY.
-- THudson was 2-1, 2.88 in five starts vs Washington LY. Zimmerman beat the Braves 8-3 Sept 24 (one run/five IP).
-- Garcia blanked San Diego for six innings May 26, in a game Padres eventually won 2-1 in 13 innings.
-- Ohlendorf was 0-0, 2.08 in two starts against the Cubs LY.
-- Chacin was 2-1, 3.22 in four starts vs Arizona LY. Saunders was 1-1, 6.75 vs Colorado for the Snakes LY.
-- Kuroda lost 3-0 at home to Giants Sept 5 (three runs in 8 IP).

-- Scherzer won 3-1 in Bronx Aug 16, tossing six shutout innings.
-- Masterson was 1-1, 3.22 in four starts vs Chicago LY. Danks was 1-1, 5.23 against Cleveland LY.
-- Blackburn lost 2-1 to Toronto Oct 3 (two runs/seven IP). Cecil beat the Twins 8-1 July 8 (one run/seven IP).
-- Davis was 1-1, 3.72 in three starts vs Baltimore LY.
-- Chen beat the Angels 4-1 in Anaheim July 3 (one run/7.1 IP). Kazmir beat Royals 7-2 here last June 2 (one run/5.2 IP).
-- Buchholz lost 3-0 to Texas at home last April 22 (three runs/6.2 IP). Harrison allowed six runs in four IP at Boston last April 21.
-- GGonzalez was 3-0, 2.84 in four starts vs Seattle LY. Fister was 3-1, 3.33 against Oakland LY.

National League

NY METS at FLORIDA
DICKEY: 10-3 TSR as an underdog of +100 to +150
VAZQUEZ: 12-15 TSR as home favorite

MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI
WOLF: MILWAUKEE 46-66 in day games
ARROYO: 3-11 TSR at home off team win

HOUSTON at PHILADELPHIA
NORRIS: 7-3 TSR as a road underdog of +150 or more
OSWALT: 6-0 TSR as a favorite of -175 to -250

ATLANTA at WASHINGTON
HUDSON: ATLANTA 57-28 as a favorite of -125 to -175
ZIMMERMANN: WASHINGTON 68-48 Under as an underdog

SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS
MOSELEY: SD 31-20 vs. lefties
GARCIA: 0-6 TSR as a favorite of -175 to -250

PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS
OHLENDORF: PIT 7-42 as a road underdog of +125 to +175
GARZA: 41-47 TSR as a favorite

ARIZONA at COLORADO
SAUNDERS: ARIZONA 8-30 in division road games
CHACIN: COLORADO 34-12 Over at home after allowing 2 runs or less

SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS
ZITO: SF 12-2 Under Away after scoring 9+ runs
KURODA: LAD 48-19 at home off a loss

American League

DETROIT at NY YANKEES
SCHERZER: DETROIT 1-11 Away after allowing 10+ runs
HUGHES: NYY 33-18 Over at home vs. righties

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND
DANKS: CHW 32-18 in day games
MASTERSON: CLE 4-21 after allowing 7+ runs BB games

MINNESOTA at TORONTO
BLACKBURN: 16-34 TSR in road games
CECIL: TOR 34-14 as home favorite

BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY
BRITTON: BALTIMORE 10-1 Under in dome games
DAVIS: TB 51-27 Under as home favorite

LA ANGELS at KANSAS CITY
KAZMIR: LAA 16-8 Away off one run loss
CHEN: KC 32-60 vs. lefties

BOSTON at TEXAS
BUCHHOLZ: BOS 6-15 Away revenging loss as road favorite
HARRISON: TEX 31-21 as an underdog of +100 to +150

SEATTLE at OAKLAND
FISTER: SEA 1-16 off blown save
GONZALEZ: 14-2 TSR as favorite