MLB WRITE-UP
Tuesday, August 11
Hot Pitchers
-- Oswalt was 3-0, 1.46 in his last seven starts before going on DL.
-- Lannan is 2-1, 2.40 in his last four starts.
-- Harden is 2-1, 2.40 in his last five starts. Happ is 3-2, 2.06 in his last five outings.
-- Lehr is 1-0, 1.93 in two starts for the Reds. Cardinals are 5-0 when Boggs starts (1-0, 3.55).
-- Richard is 3-0, 1.98 in his last four starts.
-- Rockies are 9-3 in Cook's last twelve starts. Ohlendorf has 2.95 RA in his last three starts.
-- Diamondbacks are 7-3 at home when Scherzser starts.
-- Laffey is 3-0, 2.30 in his four home starts. Nippert is 1-0, 0.84 in his last two starts.
-- Chamberlain is 4-0, 2.02 in his last four starts.
-- Porcello is 1-0, 1.98 in his last two starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Volstad has a 7.16 RA in his last three starts.
-- Hanson is 2-2, 4.35 in his last five starts.
-- Looper has a 5.24 RA in his last five home starts.
-- LHernandez is 2-5, 6.85 in his last eight starts.
-- Wolf is 0-2, 4.74 in his last three starts. Martinez allowed three runs in five IP in his first '09 start.
-- DHernandez is 0-2, 8.10 in his last two starts. Cahill is 1-6, 8.85 in his last eight starts.
-- Tazawa is making first big league start; he was 9-7, 2.55 in 20 minor league starts, mostly in AA.
-- Richmond is 2-3, 4.25 in his last five starts.
-- Davies is 1-7, 8.24 in his last eight starts. Blackburn is 0-2, 7.89 in his last four starts.
-- ESantana has an 8.31 RA in his last four starts. Price is 0-3, 8.89 in his six road starts this season.
-- Danks is 1-2, 6.98 in his last three starts. Fister is making first major league start; he was 6-4, 3.81 in 17 AAA starts this season.
Hot Teams
-- Marlins won their last four games, scoring 29 runs.
-- Nationals won their last eight games in a row. Braves are 11-3 in their last fourteen home games.
-- Cardinals won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Padres won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Colorado won eight of its last eleven games.
-- Indians won six of their last eight games. Texas won three of four.
-- Bronx Bombers are 18-6 since the All-Star break.
-- A's won six of their last eight games.
-- Tigers won four of their last six games.
-- Angels are 10-4 in their last fourteen home games.
-- Seattle won five of its last six home games.
Cold Teams
-- Astros are 5-10 in their last fifteen games.
-- Reds lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Cubs lost four of their last five games. Phillies lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Pirates lost 17 of their last 20 road games.
-- Brewers are 5-9 in their last 14 home games.
-- Mets lost eight of their last eleven games. Diamondbacks lost three of their last four games.
-- Giants lost three of their last four games. Dodgers are 2-8 in second game of road series, if they won the opener.
-- Toronto lost 14 of its last 20 road games.
-- Orioles lost nine of their last eleven games.
-- Red Sox lost six of their last seven games.
-- Royals lost five of their last six road games. Twins lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games.
-- White Sox lost four of their last five games.
Totals
-- Six of last seven Florida games went over the total.
-- 11 of last 13 Washington road games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in Phillies' last eight road games.
-- Seven of Brewers' last eight home games went over the total.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Cincinnati games.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in Pirates' last five away games.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Arizona's last six home games.
-- Six of Dodgers' last eight road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 11-3-1 in last fifteen Cleveland games.
-- Last nine Oakland road games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-2 in last nine Toronto games.
-- Last five games at Fenway Park all went over the total.
-- Under is 14-6-2 in Royals' last 22 road games.
-- Over is 16-3-1 in Angels' last twenty games.
-- Seven of White Sox' last eight road games stayed under the total.