MLB WRITE-UP
Friday, August 28
Hot Pitchers
-- Lilly has 1.50 RA in two starts since coming off the DL.
-- Hanson is 4-0, 2.81 in his last four starts. Phillies are 3-0 in Martinez starts, scoring 26 runs (2-0, 5.14).
-- Billingsley is 2-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
-- Padres are 4-2 in last six Correia starts (2-2, 3.75).
-- Smoltz threw five shutout innings in his Cardinal debut Sunday.
-- Jimenez is 5-0, 1.89 in his last five starts.
-- Sabathia is 5-0, 2.95 in his last five starts.
-- Detroit is 13-6 in last 19 Porcello starts.
-- Duensing is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts for Minnesota. Hunter is 5-2, 3.10 in his last nine starts.
-- Tomko is 2-0, 0.82 in his two starts for Oakland.
-- Mariners are 13-4 in last 17 Hernandez starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Misch is 0-8, 4.81 in his big league career (115.2 IP, 11 starts). He has made five AAA starts this season (4-2, 3.10 in 52.1 IP).
-- Bailey is 2-4, 8.70 in his last eight starts.
-- Volstad has a 9.00 RA in his last four starts.
-- Lannan is 0-1, 13.50 in his last three starts.
-- Parra has an 8.01 RA in his last seven starts. Duke is 1-3, 4.39 in his last four starts.
-- Scherzer is 1-2, 8.31 in his last five starts. Bazardo allowed two runs in 4.2 IP (95 PT) in his first '09 start.
-- Lincecum is 0-1, 4.78 in his last four starts.
-- Orioles lost 13 of last 16 Berken starts. Carmona is 1-2, 4.00 in his last three starts.
-- Garza has 6.45 RA in his last four road starts.
-- Buehrle is 0-4, 6.45 in six starts since his perfect game.
-- Beckett allowed 15 runs in 13.1 IP in his last two starts. Toronto lost last four Richmond starts (0-3, 6.26).
-- Bannister is 0-3, 9.78 in his last four starts.
-- Bell has a 9.51 RA in three starts for the Angels.
Hot Teams
-- Marlins won eight of last eleven home games. Padres are 7-5 in their last twelve road games.
-- Reds won their last four games, scoring 24 runs. Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
-- Phillies won eight of their last eleven games. Braves won seven of last nine road games.
-- Pirates won seven of their last nine games.
-- Cardinals won 14 of their last 18 games.
-- Colorado won 29 of its last 41 home games.
-- Giants won their last three games, allowing nine runs.
-- Bronx won ten of its last fifteen games.
-- Tampa Bay won eight of its last eleven games. Detroit is 12-5 in its last 17 home games.
-- Texas is 8-5 in its last thirteen road games. Twins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Red Sox won seven of their last ten games.
-- Indians won 13 of their last 19 road games.
-- Mariners won four of their last five home games.
Cold Teams
-- Mets lost 17 of their last 25 games. Cubs lost seven of their last ten contests.
-- Brewers lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Astros lost three of their last four games.
-- Nationals lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Arizona lost nine of its last eleven games.
-- White Sox lost 15 of their last 22 road games.
-- Blue Jays lost four of their last five road games.
-- Orioles lost nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Royals lost eight of their last twelve games.
-- Angels lost four of their last five games. Oakland lost six of its last nine games.
Totals
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten games at Wrigley Field.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Hanson starts.
-- Five of six Bailey home starts went over the total.
-- Over is 8-1-1 in Florida's last ten home games.
-- Six of last seven Parra starts went over the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Lannan starts.
-- Eight of last nine Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Colorado games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in Orioles' last ten games.
-- Five of last seven Garza starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Bronx games went over the total.
-- Over is 12-3 in last fifteen games at Fenway Park.
-- Four of last five Hunter starts went over the total.
-- Over is 17-5-1 in last 23 games at Anaheim Stadium.
-- Under is 10-4-2 in last sixteen Hernandez starts.
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