Saturday Trends, News and Notes

Saturday, May 6, 2006

 

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MLB

·        Career against NYM, Tim Hudson has a 4-0 team record and a 1.93 ERA

·        In four starts to Houston, Jason Jennings has a 12.04 ERA

·        In three starts to the Reds, Claudio Vargas has an 8.30 ERA

·        In eight starts to Anaheim, Ted Lilly has a 3.33 ERA

·        Clifton Lee has a personal 4-0 record to Seattle

 

Personal record is a pitcher’s record in his decisions.  Team record is how the team did in his starts.

NBA

·        The Lakers are 3-17 on the road last three years after three straight spread losses

·        Phoenix is 21-11 for the year after a game in which 215 or more points were scored

 

Lakers-Suns

Associated Press

Phoenix is on the brink of becoming the eighth team in NBA playoff history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to advance. The deciding Game 7 of this most intriguing of first-round matchups is Saturday night at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. The Lakers took their 3-1 series lead by slowing the pace, with Bryant getting his teammates involved rather than dominating the offense. The last two games, though, the Suns have scored 240 points. Bryant scored 50 Thursday night, but Phoenix won 126-118 in overtime. The Lakers’ Phil Jackson has never lost a first-round playoff series as a coach and is 44-0 in series where his team has led. Shawn Marion insisted he will be as energetic as always despite an exhausting 50 minutes of play on Thursday night.