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Hot pitchers
— Kendrick is 3-1, 2.20 in his last seven starts. Zimmerman is 4-1, 1.13 in his last five outings.
— Cubs won last five Feldman starts (4-0, 1.27). Arroyo is 2-0, 0.00 (14.1 IP) in his last two starts.
— Burnett is 3-2, 2.35 in his last seven starts.
— McCarthy is 1-0, 1.16 in his last three starts. Stults is 2-1, 2.39 in his last four outings.
— Capuano is 1-0, 1.32 in his last couple starts.
— Lynn is 6-1, 2.82 in his last eight starts.
— Chatwood is 2-0, 0.77 in his last couple starts.

— Koehler is 0-2, 2.45 in two starts this season; Miami scored three runs in his two starts.

— Tillman is 3-1, 2.27 in his last six starts.
— Phelps is 1-1, 1.83 in his last three starts.
— Masterson is 3-0, 1.17 in his last three starts.
— Angels won last four Vargas starts (3-0, 2.20).

Cold pitchers
— Mets are 0-8 when Hefner starts (0-2, 6.19 last three). Medlen is 0-4, 4.54 in his last six starts.
— Estrada is 1-1, 7.71 in his last four starts.
— Lincecum is 1-2, 6.00 in his last four starts.

— Danks is making first ’13 start; he is 57-60, 4.12 in 159 career starts; he was 2-0, 3.18 in four minor league starts this season.

— Nolin has made only six AA starts (3-0, 1.19) with three of six this year; this is his MLB debut. .
— Sanchez is 1-3, 5.82 in his last four starts. Deduno was 6-5, 4.44 in 15 starts LY; this is his first ’13 start (0-0, 2.70 in three AAA starts).
— Hernandez is 1-1, 5.48 in his last five starts.
— Lackey is 1-3, 5.64 in his last four starts.
— Milone is 1-5, 4.23 in his last six starts; A’s scored eight runs in those games. Bedard is 0-3, 8.46 in his last six starts.
— Mendoza is 1-1, 6.95 in his last four starts.
— Grimm is 1-3, 5.79 in his last four starts. Saunders is 1-1, 6.48 in his last three starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts……..
— Kendrick 4-9; Zimmerman 1-9
— Medlen 1-9; Hefner 4-8
— Feldman 2-8; Arroyo 1-9
— Burnett 3-10; Estrada 1-9
— Stults 1-9; McCarthy 4-9
— Lynn 2-9; Capuano 1-4
— Chatwood 1-3; Lincecum 3-9

— Koehler 1-2; Danks 0-0

— Tillman 1-9; Nolin 0-0
— Deduno 0-0; Sanchez 2-9
— Phelps 1-4; RHernandez 2-8
— Masterson 2-10; Lackey 2-6
— Milone 4-9; Bedard 4-7
— Vargas 0-9; Mendoza 1-5
— Grimm 3-7; Saunders 2-9

Totals
— Seven of last eight Philly road games stayed under the total.
— Over is 12-2-1 in Atlanta’s last fifteen road games.
— 14 of 21 Cub road games stayed under the total.
— Four of last five Pirate games stayed under the total.
— Over is 5-2-1 in last eight San Diego games; last five Arizona games stayed under the total. .
— Six of last eight Dodger games stayed under the total.
— Last four Colorado games stayed under the total.

— Over is 5-2-1 in last eight White Sox games. Four of last five Miami games stayed under the total.

— Over is 5-2-1 in Baltimore’s last eight games.
— Last three Minnesota games went over the total.
— Under is 7-3-2 in last twelve Bronx games; eight of last ten Tampa Bay home games went over the total.
— Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Cleveland games.
— Six of last seven Oakland games stayed under the total.
— Six of last eight Angel games went over the total.
— 10 of last 15 games at Safeco Field stayed under the total.

Hot teams
— Phillies won seven of their last ten games.
— Atlanta won its last six games, scoring 34 runs.
— Reds won ten of their last twelve games.
— Pirates won eight of their last nine games.
— Cardinals won 16 of their last 21 games.
— Rockies won five of their last six games. San Francisco won five of its last six home games.

— White Sox won six of their last nine games.

— Blue Jays won seven of their last ten games.
— Detroit won its last three games, scoring 23 runs.
— Rays won ten of their last fourteen games.
— Indians won six of their last eight games.
— A’s won five of their last six games. Houston is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Angels won their last five games, scoring 42 runs.
— Rangers won six of their last nine games.

Cold teams
— Nationals lost four of their last five games.
— Mets lost four of their last five games.
— Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
— Brewers lost seven of their last nine games.
— Padres lost eight of their last twelve road games. Arizona lost three of its last four games overall.
— Dodgers lost four of their last six games.

— Marlins lost 12 of their last 15 games.

— Orioles lost seven of their last nine games.
— Minnesota lost its last nine games, allowing 58 runs.
— Bronx lost three of its last five road games.
— Red Sox lost three of their last four games.
— Royals lost six of their last seven games.
— Mariners lost their last six games, outscored 46-16.

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Hot pitchers
— Gomez is 2-0, 3.07 in his last three starts.

— Porcello is 1-0, 2.31 in his last two starts.
— Indians won last four McAllister starts (2-0, 2.25).
— Former Angel Santana is 3-2, 2.36 in his last eight starts.

Cold pitchers
— Jackson is 1-3, 7.06 in his last four starts.

— Diamond is 0-2, 10.80 in his last two starts.
— Morrow is 1-2, 6.37 in his last five starts. Gausman is making first start in MLB; he was 2-4, 3.11 in eight starts in AA (44 hits/46.1 IP).
— Dempster is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 1-8 when Blanton starts (0-7, 6.97).

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts……..
— Jackson 4-9; Gomez 2-4

— Diamond 3-7; Porcello 3-7
— Gausman 0-0; Morrow 3-8
— McAllister 2-7; Dempster 3-9
— Blanton 5-9; Santana 5-9

Totals
— Eight of last twelve Cub games went over the total.

— Four of last six Detroit home games went over the total.
— Four of last five Baltimore road games went over the total.
— Over is 5-2-1 in Cleveland’s last eight away games.
— Over is 5-1-1 in Angels’ last seven games

Hot teams
— Pirates won ten of their last twelve games.

— Tigers won eight of their last twelve games.
— Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
— Cleveland won 12 of its last 17 games. Red Sox won six of last eight.
— Angels won their last four games, scoring 37 runs.

Cold teams
— Cubs lost four of their last five games.

— Twins lost their last eight games, allowing 51 runs.
— Baltimore lost six of its last eight games.
— Royals lost 13 of their last 17 games.

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Kevin Gausman (RHP, BAL)
With the Orioles in need of a starting pitcher to fill in the rotation, they have summoned the highly-touted Kevin Gausman to fill the void. Ranked as the Orioles’ number two prospect and 53rd best prospect in the minors.  Gausman has number two upside due to his power arsenal and ability to command all his pitches. Tall and lean he brings a plus fastball sitting in the 92-98 range with plus movement. His second best pitch is his change-up that features plus fade and solid depth. To accompany his fastball-changeup combo, Gausman shows a solid curveball and slider, but due to his arm action he may be more likely to scrap the curve and stick with a plus three-pitch mix down the road. In the meantime, all four pitches work and until he shows otherwise they will remain intact. To complement his power stuff, he displays plus plus command of his pitches and constantly pounds all quadrants of the strike zone. While there is not much more to his ceiling, he is already plus across the board. With the Orioles lacking a front of the rotation starter, if Gausman can translate the same success he had in the minors he may be holding down the top spot for years to come. Through 61.1 innings of work in the minors, Gausman has pitched to a 3.23 ERA.
STATS: Bowie (AA) – 8 g, 8 gs, 2-4 3.11 ERA, 46.1 IP, .246 oppBA
CURRENT ROLE: #5 Starter
POTENTIAL: #2 Starter

Caleb Thielbar (LHP, MIN)
The Twins awarded Caleb Thielbar his first callup to join their bullpen in a middle relief role. Thielbar was originally drafted by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the ’09 draft but was cut after two years in their system. He spent most of 2011 playing independent ball, where the Twins found him and signed him. He progressed from High-A to Triple-A during the 2012 season, finishing the season with 3.57 ERA in 40 IP at Triple-A Rochester. Thielbar had a slow April to start this season but has run off eight straight games in May—all in the bullpen—without giving up an earned run. The 6-0 185 lefty throws with a lot of movement in his lower half to generate good arm speed with near max-effort on his delivery. There is not a lot of deception in his overhand motion. After being cut by the Brewers, Thielbar tweaked his mechanics to bump up the velocity on his fastball from topping out at 88 mph to 92 mph. He also throws a good curveball and change-up. He shows good command on all three pitches and has always found a way to have a decent strikeout rate without an overpowering fastball. Another plus in his arsenal is the ability to induce a lot of groundballs. He has been particularly tough on LHB this season, holding them to a .159 BA, and 22 of 39 outs recorded as strike outs. He profiles as a lefty specialist more than a late-innings reliever. Career numbers: 226 IP, 3.15 ERA, .247 oppBA.
STATS: Rochester (AAA) – 17 g, 1-1 3.76 ERA, 26.1 IP,  1 HR, .267 oppBA
CURRENT ROLE: Middle reliever
POTENTIAL: Middle reliever

Hot pitchers
— Reds won Latos’ last three road starts (2-0, 2.33). Harvey is 1-1, 1.57 in his last four outings.
— Ryu is 2-1, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— Cahill is 3-1, 1.64 in his last five starts. de la Rosa is 3-0, 2.50 in last three.
— GGonzalez is 1-0, 2.29 in his last three starts.
— Liriano is 2-0, 1.59 in two starts this season.
— Lee is 2-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.

— Parker is 1-0, 2.70 in his last couple starts.
— Kuroda is 3-1, 1.21 in his last four starts.
— Jimenez is 3-0, 1.90 in his last four starts.
— Shields is 1-2, 2.20 in his last six starts.
— Buchholz is 6-0, 1.78 in nine starts this season.

Cold pitchers
— Peralta is 1-3, 8.44 in his last four starts.
— Bumgarner is 1-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.
— Samardzija is 1-5, 4.81 in his last six starts.
— Slowey is 0-2, 12.91 in his last couple starts.
— Lefty Lyons is 2-1, 4.47 in eight AAA starts (56 hits allowed in 46.1 IP). BSmith is 0-1, 15.64 in two starts this season.

— Worley is 1-2, 5.88 in his last five starts. Maholm is 2-4, 6.68 in his last six .

— Wolf was 1-1, 1.85 in six AAA starts (27 hits allowed in 34 IP).
— Buehrle is 0-3, 6.68 in his last five starts. Hellickson has a 7.72 RA in his last five starts.
— Hammel is 1-1, 10.43 in his last three starts.
— Verlander is 0-2, 14.09 in his last couple starts.
— Wilson is 0-3, 5.40 in his last three starts. Maurer is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three outings.
— Lyles is 1-1, 7.11 in four starts this season.
— Santiago is 0-1, 8.68 in his last couple starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts……..
— Latos 3-9; Harvey 2-9
— Ryu 3-9; Peralta 1-9
— Cahill 2-9; de la Rosa 3-9
— GGonzalez 4-9; Bumgarner 0-9
— Samardzija 3-9; Liriano 1-2
— Lee 0-9; Slowey 3-9
— Lyons 0-0; Smith 0-2

— Worley 7-9; Maholm 1-9

— Parker 2-9; Wolf 0-0
— Hellickson 6-9; Buehrle 4-9 (1 of last 6)
— Kuroda 4-9; Hammel 4-9 (3 of last 3)
— Verlander 2-9 (2 of last 2); Jimenez 2-8
— Maurer 3-8; Wilson 3-9
— Shields 3-9; Lyles 3-4
— Buchholz 1-9; Santiago 0-4

Totals
— Eight of last eleven Cub games went over the total.
— Eight of last twelve Philly games stayed under the total.
— Last three Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
— Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Milwaukee games.
— Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Arizona games.
— Five of last seven San Diego games went over the total.
— Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve San Francisco games.

— Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Atlanta games.

— Over is 19-4 in last twenty-three Tampa Bay games.
— Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Bronx games.
— Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Cleveland games.
— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Oakland games.
— Ten of last thirteen Houston home games went over total.
— Eight of last twelve Boston road games stayed under total.
— Five of last six Angel games went over the total.

Hot teams
— Pirates won nine of their last eleven games.
— Reds won nine of their last eleven games.
— Phillies won six of their last nine games.
— Colorado won four of its last five games. Diamondbacks won five of their last seven games.
— Cardinals won nine of their last thirteen games. San Diego won three of its last four games.
— Giants won last five home games, allowing six runs.

— Braves won their last six home games, scoring 35 runs.

— Cleveland won 12 of its last 16 games.
— Tampa Bay won ten of its last thirteen games.
— Bronx won ten of its last fourteen games.
— Oakland won its last five games, allowing seven runs. Rangers won nine of their last thirteen games.
— White Sox won six of their last eight games. Boston won five of its last seven games.
— Angels won their last three games, scoring 30 runs.

Cold teams
— Cubs lost three of their last four games.
— Marlins lost eight of their last ten games.
— Mets lost nine of their last twelve games.
— Brewers lost ten of their last thirteen games. Dodgers lost seven of their last eight away games.
— Washington lost eight of its last eleven games.

— Twins lost their last six games, allowing 38 runs.

— Blue Jays lost three of their last four games.
— Mariners are 7-17 in their last 24 road games.
— Baltimore lost six of its last seven games.
— Tigers lost four of their last six games.
— Royals lost 12 of their last 16 games. Astros lost 11 of their last 14.

Umpires
— Cin-NY– 11 of last 15 Guccione games went over total.
— Phil-Mia– Favorites won five of last six Fletcher games.
— LA-Mil– Four of last five Gonzalez games went over total.
— Chi-Pitt– Seven of last nine Winters games went over total.
— Az-Col– Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Demuth games.
— Wsh-SF– Five of last six Darling games went over the total.
— StL-SD– Six of last eight Joyce games stayed under the total.

— Min-Atl– Under is 23-6-1 in last thirty Culbreth games.

— TB-Tor– Visiting team won last six Bucknor games.
— NY-Balt– Five of last seven Schrieber games stayed under.
— A’s-Tex– Seven of last eight LBarrett games went over.
— Det-Clev– Seven of last ten Foster games stayed under.
— KC-Hst– Home side won seven of last eight Hoye games.
— Bos-Chi– Seven of last eight Dimuro games went over total.
— Sea-LA– 12 of last 17 Carapazza games stayed under total.

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Jurickson Profar (INF, TEX)
The Rangers promoted the 20-year-old phenom from Triple-A after placing Ian Kinsler on the disabled list. Profar got off to a slow start in ’13 (.231 BA in April), but has started to pick up the pace in May (.333 BA). He has seen most of his action at SS but has also played 2B, the position he’ll man until Kinsler returns. Profar is extremely advanced for his age and reached the majors in ’12 when he hit .176 in 17 AB. He has an abundance of skills and talents and he should be a perennial All-Star once he gets more experience. He stands out defensively where his excellent range and very strong arm are exemplary assets. Profar is a natural defender with quick hands and smooth, athletic actions. He is a switch-hitter with incredible bat speed, control, and pitch recognition. He has surprising pop despite his lean physique and should be able to develop 20+ HR power down the road. He has a keen understanding of the strike zone and is able and willing to draw walks. Profar has a bit of swing-and-miss to his game currently but that should improve with time. While he has above average speed, he hasn’t busted out in the SB department. Profar has the overall game and intelligence to become a superstar. Once he irons out some of the wrinkles, he’ll be in the big leagues for good.
STATS: Round Rock (AAA) – 144 AB, .278/.370/.438, 7 2b, 4 HR
CURRENT ROLE: Will get regular starts at 2B until Ian Kinsler returns
POTENTIAL: All-Star shortstop

Jake Odorizzi (RHP, TAM)
To replace David Price in the rotation, the Rays will promote the 23-year-old Odorizzi from Triple-A and he’ll make the start on Monday, May 20. He was acquired from the Royals in a blockbuster trade in December ’12 and will be expected to stick in the majors until Price returns. He started two games with Kansas City in ’12 and posted a 4.91 ERA. Odorizzi is tall and athletic and locates his 88-94 mph fastball effectively and can cut and sink it early in the count to get ahead. He can sometimes be guilty of overthrowing and elevate his heater which has resulted in flyballs and HR. He can be inefficient with gunning for Ks as opposed to pitching to contact. He is among the more athletic pitchers in the minors and uses it to repeat his delivery consistently. He uses two breaking balls—a hard slider and curveball—and has improved them to the point where both can get swings and misses. His change-up has also shown incremental improvement. Odorizzi may lack a big league out pitch, but he rarely beats himself and uses all four pitches effectively. He has a career 3.53 ERA in the minors.
STATS: Durham (AAA) – 8 gs, 4-0 3.83 ERA, 44.2 IP, 7 HR, .213 oppBA
CURRENT ROLE: Starter – in place of David Price
POTENTIAL: #3 starter

Hot pitchers
— WRodriguez is 2-1, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Leake is 2-1, 2.79 in his last three starts.
— JFernandez is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts. Cloyd allowed two runs in 6.1 IP in his first ’13 start.
— Greinke is 2-0, 1.62 in three starts this season. Burgos is 1-0, 2.25 in his two home starts this season.
— Wainwright is 4-2, 2.44 in his last seven starts. Volquez is 3-1, 3.56 in his last five starts.
— Cain is 3-0, 3.74 in his last three starts.

— Hudson is 3-0, 2.14 in his last three home starts.

— Ortiz is 1-1, 1.50 in his first two ’13 starts.
— Scherzer is 4-0, 3.92 in his last six starts.
— Texas won last five Darvish starts (4-0, 2.73).
— Norris is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three home starts.
— JWilliams is 1-0, 2.84 in his last couple starts. Harang is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two outings.

Cold pitchers
— Garza is 57-61, 3.84 in 167 career starts; this is his first ’13 start.
— Niese is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three home starts.
— Chacin is 0-3, 8.31 since coming off the DL. Kennedy is 1-1, 5.11 in his last four starts.
— Strasburg is 1-1, 4.00 in his last four road starts.

— Pelfrey is 1-3, 6.23 in his last five starts.

— Cobb is 1-1, 4.24 in his last four starts.
— Hughes allowed 13 runs in 6.1 IP in his last two starts. MGonzalez is 1-1, 5.79 in his last four starts.
— Kluber is 2-2, 6.17 in four starts this season.
— Straily is 0-2, 9.31 in his last four starts.
— WDavis is 0-4, 9.99 in his last five starts.
— Quintana is 0-1, 5.56 in his last four starts. Doubront has a 5.73 RA in his last four starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts……..
— Garza 0-0; Rodriguez 2-8
— Leake 2-8; Niese 3-9 (0 of last 5)
— Cloyd 1-1; Fernandez 2-8
— Greinke 0-3; Burgos 1-5
— Kennedy 4-9; Chacin 2-7
— Wainwright 2-9; Volquez 3-9 (0 of last 5)
— Strasburg 4-9 (0 of last 3); Cain 2-9

— Pelfrey 3-8 (0 of last 4); Hudson 2-9

— Cobb 2-8; Ortiz 1-2
— Hughes 4-8; Gonzalez 1-6
— Scherzer 2-8; Kluber 0-4
— Straily 2-5; Darvish 4-8
— Davis 2-8; Norris 3-9
— Doubront 1-6; Quintana 2-8
— Harang 3-5; Williams 1-3

Totals
— Seven of last ten Cub games went over the total.
— Eight of last eleven Philly games stayed under the total.
— Nine of last fourteen Cincinnati games went over total.
— Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Milwaukee games.
— Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Arizona games.
— Four of last six San Diego games went over the total.
— Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven San Francisco games.

— Under is 4-1-1 in last six Atlanta games.

— Over is 19-3 in last twenty-two Tampa Bay games.
— Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Bronx games.
— Over is 3-1-1 in last five Cleveland games.
— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Oakland games.
— Nine of last twelve Houston home games went over total.
— Seven of last eleven Boston road games stayed under total.
— Four of last five Angel games went over the total.

Hot teams
— Pirates won eight of their last ten games; Cubs won five of last seven games on the road.
— Reds won eight of their last ten games.
— Colorado won three of its last four games. Diamondbacks won five of their last six games.
— Cardinals won eight of their last twelve games. San Diego won five of its last seven games.

— Braves won their last five home games, scoring 30 runs.

— Cleveland won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Blue Jays won five of their last seven games. Tampa Bay won nine of its last twelve games.
— Bronx won ten of its last thirteen games.
— Oakland won its last four games, allowing seven runs. Rangers won nine of their last twelve games.
— Boston won five of its last six games.
— Angels won their last two games, scoring 18 runs.

Cold teams
— Marlins lost seven of their last nine games. Phillies are 4-6 in their last ten road games.
— Mets lost eight of their last eleven games.
— Brewers lost ten of their last twelve games. Dodgers lost six of their last seven away games.
— San Francisco lost five of its last seven games. Washington lost seven of its last ten games.

— Twins lost their last five games, allowing 33 runs.

— Mariners are 7-16 in their last 23 road games.
— Baltimore lost its last six games, allowing 42 runs.
— Tigers lost four of their last five games.
— Royals lost 12 of their last 15 games. Astros lost 10 of their last 13.
— White Sox lost four of their last six home games.

Umpires
— Cin-NY– Under is 17-3-1 in last 21 Kulpa games.
— Phil-Mia– Under is 7-2-1 in last ten West games.
— LA-Mil– Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bell games.
— Az-Col– Four of last five Johnson games went over total.
— Wsh-SF– Last four Dreckman games went over the total.

— Min-Atl– Home teams won six of last seven Nauert games.

— TB-Tor– Underdogs are 7-5 in last twelve Scott games.
— NY-Balt– Favorites won seven of last nine Cooper games.
— A’s-Tex– Last five Davidson games went over the total.
— KC-Hst– Underdogs won 10 of last 14 Reynolds games.
— Bos-Chi– Home side won last six Conroy games, with four of last five going under the total.

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