MLB: June 23rd picks

[blackcrow]

Boston -2.5
Beckett will try for a third straight winning decision, is 4-0 in five starts at Fenway this season. His last victory came Sunday at Cincinnati when he allowed six hits and struck out six in seven innings of a 9-0 victory over the Reds.
Boston has won 15 of its last 22 contests, and are hitting .291 at home this season

Haren 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA in five starts against Boston. Haren hasn't been getting the job done on the road this season, where he's 0-3 with an ERA of 4.62 in six starts away from home

Red Sox are 15-7 in their last 22 overall.
Red Sox are 40-12 in their last 52 home games.
Red Sox are 45-18 in their last 63 games as a favorite.
Red Sox are 44-12 in their last 56 games as a home favorite.
Red Sox are 38-13 in their last 51 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Red Sox are 44-20 in their last 64 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Red Sox are 49-13 in their last 62 interleague games.
Red Sox are 43-10 in their last 53 interleague games as a favorite.
Red Sox are 41-11 in their last 52 interleague home games.
Red Sox are 43-9 in their last 52 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Red Sox are 46-18 in their last 64 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Red Sox are 35-16 in Becketts last 51 starts.
Red Sox are 31-11 in Becketts last 42 starts as a favorite.
Red Sox are 7-1 in Becketts last 8 home starts.
Red Sox are 7-1 in Becketts last 8 starts as a home favorite.
Red Sox are 20-6 in Becketts last 26 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Red Sox are 19-7 in Becketts last 26 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Red Sox are 10-1 in Becketts last 11 interleague starts.

Diamondbacks are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
Diamondbacks are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
Diamondbacks are 3-10 in their last 13 games as an underdog.
Diamondbacks are 3-9 in their last 12 games as a road underdog.
Diamondbacks are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Diamondbacks are 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Diamondbacks are 1-5 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Diamondbacks are 1-4 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Diamondbacks are 8-22 in their last 30 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Diamondbacks are 2-6 in their last 8 interleague games.
Diamondbacks are 6-16 in their last 22 interleague road games.
Diamondbacks are 1-6 in their last 7 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Diamondbacks are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.

LAA -2.5
Angels have won last four Lackey starts as he is 3-0, with a 1.80 ERA. He has pitched at least seven innings in each start while allowing just one earned run in five of his seven outings. He beat the New York Mets and ace Johan Santana Tuesday, giving up six hits and a run in 7 2-3 innings of Los Angeles' 6-1 victory.
Los Angeles, the best road team in baseball at 24-12, allowed the Phillies just five runs in the series, holding the NL's second-highest scoring offense to only six hits in Sunday's 3-2 win.

Bergmann is 0-4, with a 8.72 ERA in his last four starts. He's allowed 21 runs in 21 2-3 innings in his last four starts
The Nationals have lost five of their last six games, scoring three or fewer runs in each defeat, including Sunday's 5-3 loss to Texas.

Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Angels are 8-1 in their last 9 road games.
Angels are 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Angels are 23-9 in their last 32 interleague games.
Angels are 5-0 in their last 5 interleague road games.
Angels are 18-8 in their last 26 interleague games as a favorite.
Angels are 15-7 in their last 22 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.

Angels are 40-19 in Lackeys last 59 starts.
Angels are 35-16 in Lackeys last 51 starts as a favorite.
Angels are 14-5 in Lackeys last 19 road starts
Angels are 10-4 in Lackeys last 14 starts as a road favorite.
Angels are 13-3 in Lackeys last 16 interleague starts.
Angels are 19-7 in Lackeys last 26 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Angels are 5-0 in Lackeys last 5 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Angels are 4-0 in Lackeys last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.

Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 games as an underdog.
Nationals are 1-6 in their last 7 home games.
Nationals are 1-6 in their last 7 games as a home underdog.
Nationals are 15-37 in their last 52 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Nationals are 3-10 in their last 13 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Nationals are 2-7 in their last 9 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Nationals are 3-9 in their last 12 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague games.
Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague games as an underdog.

Nationals are 0-6 in Bergmanns last 6 starts.
Nationals are 0-5 in Bergmanns last 5 home starts.
Nationals are 9-24 in Bergmanns last 33 starts as an underdog.
Nationals are 0-4 in Bergmanns last 4 starts as a home underdog.
Nationals are 0-4 in Bergmanns last 4 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Nationals are 2-12 in Bergmanns last 14 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.

[Guy Fawkes]

Hi Blackcrow,

Forgive me if I offend, but is this analysis all your own work? If so, it is fantastic, been reading you for a while and its very impresseive stuff. Even followed you tonight (but with less risk.

[Mr Intensity]

There are websites which churn out these statistics

[blackcrow]

Originally Posted by Guy Fawkes

Hi Blackcrow,

Forgive me if I offend, but is this analysis all your own work? If so, it is fantastic, been reading you for a while and its very impresseive stuff. Even followed you tonight (but with less risk.

The information is sourced from a number of websites

[blackcrow]

Boston -2.5
LAA -2.5