MLB Weekend Cheat Sheet
The final round of Interleague play for the 2009 season concludes this weekend and the MLB BETTING CHEAT SHEET is here to guide you through.
This week we key in on four intra-state rivalries, all of who will be meeting for the second time this season.
Keep in mind that all pitcher records are ‘team starts’ unless noted otherwise. Good luck this weekend…
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Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox
Most Recent Series Result: White Sox 5-1 last six games vs. Cubs (1-1 this year)
Most Recent Series Result: at the Site: White Sox 3-0 last three home games vs. White Sox
Key Day/Month Stat: Cubs 14-6 on Sundays; White Sox 0-4 home on Sundays
Best Arm in the Series: Cubs’ Lilly 8-2 5.94 ERA career team starts vs. White Sox; Zambrano 2-0 3.33 ERA last two away vs. White Sox
Worst Arm in the Series: White Sox’ Buerhle 1-4 5.27 ERA last four starts vs. Cubs
Florida Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays
Most Recent Series Result: Rays 9-2 last eleven games vs. Marlins (2-1 this year)
Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Marlins 4-2 last six games away vs. Rays
Key Day/Month Stat: Rays 16-2 home on Fridays; Marlins 1-5 on Fridays
Best Arm in the Series: Rays’ Sonnanstine 4-0 3.09 ERA career team starts vs. Marlins; Garza 2-0 1.13 ERA career team starts vs. Marlins
Worst Arm in the Series: Marlins’ Johnson 0-1 1.37 ERA away career start vs. Rays
Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians
Most Recent Series Result: Reds 8-2 last ten games vs. Indians (2-1 this year)
Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Indians 10-6 last sixteen home games vs. Reds
Key Day/Month Stat: Indians 5-1 home on Sundays; Reds 1-7 on Sundays
Best Arm in the Series: Reds’ Cueto 3-0 2.33 ERA career team starts vs. Indians
Worst Arm in the Series: Indians’ Sowers 0-2 9.00 ERA home career team starts vs. Reds; Indians’ Pavano 0-2 13.10 ERA career team starts vs. Reds
New York Yankees at New York Mets
Most Recent Series Result: Yankees 4-2 last six games vs. Mets (2-1 this year)
Most Recent Series Result at the Site: Yankees 3-1 last four away games vs. Mets
Key Day/Month Stat: Mets 9-1 on Fridays (5-0 home)
Best Arm in the Series: Yankees’ Pettite 6-3 2.63 ERA last nine away team starts vs. Mets
Worst Arm in the Series: Mets’ Maine 0-2 16.50 ERA career team starts vs. Mets
Note: Marc Lawrence is a 30-year veteran handicapper. He finished No.1 in the nation (88-63 +25.7 Net Units) in MLB during the 2007 season as documented by Sports Watch in Las Vegas.
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