MLB Baseball Trends
Friday, June 24th
National League:
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Kip Wells (R) vs. Jeff Suppan (R)
Wells - 4-16 TSR when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 2 seasons
Suppan - 17-5 TSR in home games in June since 1997
Interleague Play:
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 EST
Sergio Mitre (R) vs. Freddy Garcia (R)
Mitre - Cubs 0-3 vs. White Sox this season
Garcia - White Sox 14-2 after allowing 1 run or less this season
Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 EST
Tim Wakefield (R) vs. Jon Lieber (R)
Wakefield - 6-17 TSR in interleague play since 1997
Lieber - 18-1 TSR at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997
Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Eric Milton (L) vs. Scott Elarton (R)
Milton - Cincinnati 4-18 in road games against right-handed starters this season
Elarton - 7-1 TSR in night games this season
Toronto Blue Jays at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Josh Towers (R) vs. Esteban Loaiza (R)
Towers - 13-2 Under in June games since 1997
Loaiza - Washington 24-9 at home this season
New York Mets at New York Yankees, 7:05 EST
Pedro Martinez (R) vs. Mike Mussina (R)
Martinez - 0-5 TSR in road games in June over the last 3 seasons
Mussina - Yankees 5-1 at home vs. Mets over the last 3 seasons
Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:15 EST
Al Leiter (L) vs. Doug Waechter (R)
Leiter - Florida 66-45 against AL East opponents since 1997
Waechter - 15-5 Over as an underdog over the last 2 seasons
Baltimore Orioles at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Hayden Penn (R) vs. Kyle Davies (R)
Penn - Baltimore 11-4 as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season
Davies - Atlanta 23-29 in home games against AL East opponents since 1997
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 EST
Brad Radke (R) vs. Chris Capuano (L)
Radke - 2-9 TSR in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons
Capuano - Milwaukee 16-6 Under when the money line is -100 to -150 this season
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Ricardo Rodriguez (R) vs. Roy Oswalt (R)
Rodriguez - Texas 3-11 in road games in June this season
Oswalt - Houston 9-0 Under when playing with a day off this season
Kansas City Royals at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 EST
Daniel Carrasco (R) vs. Byung-Hyun Kim (R)
Carrasco - Kansas City 1-16 after 3 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base over the last 3 seasons
Kim - Colorado 51-27 in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games over the last 3 seasons
Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 EST
Mike Maroth (L) vs. Shawn Estes (L)
Maroth - 12-1 Under on Friday over the last 3 seasons
Estes - 33-65 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997
Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres, 10:05 EST
Gil Meche (R) vs. Darrell May (L)
Meche - Seattle 14-3 Under on Friday over the last 3 seasons
May - San Diego 46-33 after 10 straight games where they failed to hit more than one HR since 1997
Los Angeles Dodgers at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Jeff Weaver (R) vs. John Lackey (R)
Weaver - 17-6 TSR in interleague play since 1997
Lackey - 1-8 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 3 seasons
San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 EST
Jesse Foppert (R) vs. Joe Blanton (R)
Foppert - n/a
Blanton - Oakland 22-6 in home games in June over the last 2 seasons
Friday, June 24th
National League:
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Kip Wells (R) vs. Jeff Suppan (R)
Wells - 4-16 TSR when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 2 seasons
Suppan - 17-5 TSR in home games in June since 1997
Interleague Play:
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 EST
Sergio Mitre (R) vs. Freddy Garcia (R)
Mitre - Cubs 0-3 vs. White Sox this season
Garcia - White Sox 14-2 after allowing 1 run or less this season
Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 EST
Tim Wakefield (R) vs. Jon Lieber (R)
Wakefield - 6-17 TSR in interleague play since 1997
Lieber - 18-1 TSR at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997
Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Eric Milton (L) vs. Scott Elarton (R)
Milton - Cincinnati 4-18 in road games against right-handed starters this season
Elarton - 7-1 TSR in night games this season
Toronto Blue Jays at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Josh Towers (R) vs. Esteban Loaiza (R)
Towers - 13-2 Under in June games since 1997
Loaiza - Washington 24-9 at home this season
New York Mets at New York Yankees, 7:05 EST
Pedro Martinez (R) vs. Mike Mussina (R)
Martinez - 0-5 TSR in road games in June over the last 3 seasons
Mussina - Yankees 5-1 at home vs. Mets over the last 3 seasons
Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:15 EST
Al Leiter (L) vs. Doug Waechter (R)
Leiter - Florida 66-45 against AL East opponents since 1997
Waechter - 15-5 Over as an underdog over the last 2 seasons
Baltimore Orioles at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Hayden Penn (R) vs. Kyle Davies (R)
Penn - Baltimore 11-4 as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season
Davies - Atlanta 23-29 in home games against AL East opponents since 1997
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 EST
Brad Radke (R) vs. Chris Capuano (L)
Radke - 2-9 TSR in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons
Capuano - Milwaukee 16-6 Under when the money line is -100 to -150 this season
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Ricardo Rodriguez (R) vs. Roy Oswalt (R)
Rodriguez - Texas 3-11 in road games in June this season
Oswalt - Houston 9-0 Under when playing with a day off this season
Kansas City Royals at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 EST
Daniel Carrasco (R) vs. Byung-Hyun Kim (R)
Carrasco - Kansas City 1-16 after 3 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base over the last 3 seasons
Kim - Colorado 51-27 in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games over the last 3 seasons
Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 EST
Mike Maroth (L) vs. Shawn Estes (L)
Maroth - 12-1 Under on Friday over the last 3 seasons
Estes - 33-65 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997
Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres, 10:05 EST
Gil Meche (R) vs. Darrell May (L)
Meche - Seattle 14-3 Under on Friday over the last 3 seasons
May - San Diego 46-33 after 10 straight games where they failed to hit more than one HR since 1997
Los Angeles Dodgers at Anaheim Angels, 10:05 EST
Jeff Weaver (R) vs. John Lackey (R)
Weaver - 17-6 TSR in interleague play since 1997
Lackey - 1-8 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 3 seasons
San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics, 10:05 EST
Jesse Foppert (R) vs. Joe Blanton (R)
Foppert - n/a
Blanton - Oakland 22-6 in home games in June over the last 2 seasons