MLB 2005 Season:
May 2005: 33-54 -10.79
June 2005: 39-31 +10.89
July 2005: 108-74 +44.60
August: 152-146 +24.30
September: 163-98 +81.51
2005 MLB Regular Season: 492-398 +150.51 or $15,051
'05 MLB Playoffs: 94-52 +36.43
The Astros are the 50th team to drop the first two games of the Series. Only 11 of the first 49 rallied to win the Series — none since the '96 Yankees. Maybe all would seem a little more daunting to Astros manager Phil Garner if he hadn't played for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. The We Are Family Bucs overturned a 3-1 deficit against a 102-victory Baltimore Orioles team managed by Hall of Famer Earl Weaver. Pettitte pitched in his first World Series in 1996, when Yankees manager Joe Torre still bore the burden of proving he wasn't Clueless Joe. New York, playing in its first Series in 15 years, dropped the first two games at home. By a combined score of 16-1. Against the Atlanta Braves, who had won the Series the previous October. The Yankees proceeded to churn out four consecutive victories, including a 1-0 Game 5 nail-biter in which Pettitte outdueled 24-game winner John Smoltz. The abrupt reversal of fortune is instructive for the Astros, who face the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of the 101st World Series tonight at Minute Maid Park. The next Series victory by the Astros will be their first. Unlike the '96 Yankees, the Astros didn't dig themselves an 0-2 hole on home soil.
Key stats:
The under is 40-22 for the white sox road vs. righty
CHW 12th reg season AL is BA vs. righties
Under is 11-3 in CHW last 14 road games
Garland has had 5 straight unders and 8 of last 10 starts were under
Garland's last 4 road starts went under, and 5 of last 6
Garland overall is 13 over and 20 under this season
HOU reg season when total was 8 or less: 54 under 32 over
Oswalt led all MLB starters with 23 unders
Inc postseason, Oswalt starts have produced 11 overs and 25 unders (6o12u at home)
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=text bgColor=#cccccc height=15>RECENT TRENDS </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><!--string holder for the string builder containing the trends rows --><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 5-1-2 in Layne's last eight BHP vs. CHW.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 8-2 in Garland's last 10 starts.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 11-3 in CHW last 14 road games.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 7-3 in Oswalt's last 10 starts.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>HOU is 6-1 in the last seven home games.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 5-1 in Layne's last six BHP vs. HOU.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
STREAKS AND NOTES: White Sox - Pierzynski is hitting .625 (5-for-8) against Oswalt. ... Podsednik has faced Oswalt the most of any White Sox player from his days with Milwaukee, getting six hits in 23 at-bats (.261) against him. ... Chicago will lose Carl Everett`s 23 HRs and 87 RBIs from the starting lineup with no DH in the NL park. Everett went 3-for-7 in Games 1 and 2. Astros - INF Vizcaino had been 0-for-7 this postseason, including 0-for-3 as a pinch-hitter. ... 1B Jeff Bagwell went 1-for-6 in the first two games and was hit by a pitch twice serving as the DH. He`s likely to be used as a pinch-hitter in the games at Minute Maid Park, and is 12-for-32 (.375) with two HRs and 15 RBIs in that role in his career. ... Berkman, who had three RBIs and went 1-for-3 on Sunday, is hitting .333 (14-for-42) with two HRs, 13 RBIs and five doubles in this postseason.
WHITE SOX PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Garland (18-10, 3.50 ERA). The right-hander will be pitching his first game against the Astros. The only players on the Houston roster he has faced are Lamb, Ausmus and Orlando Palmeiro, who are a combined 2-for-13 with no extra-base hits against him. ASTROS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Oswalt (20-12, 2.94 ERA). The right-hander will be pitching on six days rest, and is 7-2 with a 3.06 ERA in his career with six or more days between starts. Oswalt has never faced the White Sox. He is 4-0 with a 3.10 ERA in seven postseason games, including six starts.
My Picks:
CWS J GARLAND -R Individual Total Under u3 -105
HOU R OSWALT -R -180
HOU R OSWALT -R -1½ +125
HOU R OSWALT -R +1½ -310
HOU R OSWALT (1ST 5 INN) -½ -125
HOU SCORES FIRST -115
R.OSWALT NO HOME RUN ALLOWED -135
C.BIGGIO SCORES A RUN +105
GLTA:toast:
May 2005: 33-54 -10.79
June 2005: 39-31 +10.89
July 2005: 108-74 +44.60
August: 152-146 +24.30
September: 163-98 +81.51
2005 MLB Regular Season: 492-398 +150.51 or $15,051
'05 MLB Playoffs: 94-52 +36.43
The Astros are the 50th team to drop the first two games of the Series. Only 11 of the first 49 rallied to win the Series — none since the '96 Yankees. Maybe all would seem a little more daunting to Astros manager Phil Garner if he hadn't played for the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. The We Are Family Bucs overturned a 3-1 deficit against a 102-victory Baltimore Orioles team managed by Hall of Famer Earl Weaver. Pettitte pitched in his first World Series in 1996, when Yankees manager Joe Torre still bore the burden of proving he wasn't Clueless Joe. New York, playing in its first Series in 15 years, dropped the first two games at home. By a combined score of 16-1. Against the Atlanta Braves, who had won the Series the previous October. The Yankees proceeded to churn out four consecutive victories, including a 1-0 Game 5 nail-biter in which Pettitte outdueled 24-game winner John Smoltz. The abrupt reversal of fortune is instructive for the Astros, who face the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of the 101st World Series tonight at Minute Maid Park. The next Series victory by the Astros will be their first. Unlike the '96 Yankees, the Astros didn't dig themselves an 0-2 hole on home soil.
Key stats:
The under is 40-22 for the white sox road vs. righty
CHW 12th reg season AL is BA vs. righties
Under is 11-3 in CHW last 14 road games
Garland has had 5 straight unders and 8 of last 10 starts were under
Garland's last 4 road starts went under, and 5 of last 6
Garland overall is 13 over and 20 under this season
HOU reg season when total was 8 or less: 54 under 32 over
Oswalt led all MLB starters with 23 unders
Inc postseason, Oswalt starts have produced 11 overs and 25 unders (6o12u at home)
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=text bgColor=#cccccc height=15>RECENT TRENDS </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom bgColor=#ffffff><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><!--string holder for the string builder containing the trends rows --><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 5-1-2 in Layne's last eight BHP vs. CHW.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 8-2 in Garland's last 10 starts.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 11-3 in CHW last 14 road games.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 7-3 in Oswalt's last 10 starts.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>HOU is 6-1 in the last seven home games.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=arial_11px align=middle width=12 bgColor=#ffffff>•</TD><TD class=arial_11px bgColor=#ffffff>Under is 5-1 in Layne's last six BHP vs. HOU.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
STREAKS AND NOTES: White Sox - Pierzynski is hitting .625 (5-for-8) against Oswalt. ... Podsednik has faced Oswalt the most of any White Sox player from his days with Milwaukee, getting six hits in 23 at-bats (.261) against him. ... Chicago will lose Carl Everett`s 23 HRs and 87 RBIs from the starting lineup with no DH in the NL park. Everett went 3-for-7 in Games 1 and 2. Astros - INF Vizcaino had been 0-for-7 this postseason, including 0-for-3 as a pinch-hitter. ... 1B Jeff Bagwell went 1-for-6 in the first two games and was hit by a pitch twice serving as the DH. He`s likely to be used as a pinch-hitter in the games at Minute Maid Park, and is 12-for-32 (.375) with two HRs and 15 RBIs in that role in his career. ... Berkman, who had three RBIs and went 1-for-3 on Sunday, is hitting .333 (14-for-42) with two HRs, 13 RBIs and five doubles in this postseason.
WHITE SOX PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Garland (18-10, 3.50 ERA). The right-hander will be pitching his first game against the Astros. The only players on the Houston roster he has faced are Lamb, Ausmus and Orlando Palmeiro, who are a combined 2-for-13 with no extra-base hits against him. ASTROS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Oswalt (20-12, 2.94 ERA). The right-hander will be pitching on six days rest, and is 7-2 with a 3.06 ERA in his career with six or more days between starts. Oswalt has never faced the White Sox. He is 4-0 with a 3.10 ERA in seven postseason games, including six starts.
My Picks:
CWS J GARLAND -R Individual Total Under u3 -105
HOU R OSWALT -R -180
HOU R OSWALT -R -1½ +125
HOU R OSWALT -R +1½ -310
HOU R OSWALT (1ST 5 INN) -½ -125
HOU SCORES FIRST -115
R.OSWALT NO HOME RUN ALLOWED -135
C.BIGGIO SCORES A RUN +105
GLTA:toast: