Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt has blown three saves in 13 tries
Colorado has dropped 12 of its last 13 games
Philadelphia is 5-12 since beating Miami on June 1
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon is 17 for 17 in save opportunities with a 0.00 ERA
The Phillies have won 22 of their last 26 games with the Rockies, including a 13-2 mark at CBP
Philadelphia SP Joe Blanton has allowed a HR in eight straight starts (16 overall in that span)
New York Yankees have a major league-leading 105 HRs
Teams have combined to hit eight HRs at Yankee Stadium since it opened in 2009 three times
Kansas City's pitchers have posted a major league-best 1.31 ERA in the ninth inning or later this year
Brewers OF Ryan Braun has a 15-game hit streak, while also hitting in 25 straight during interleague play
Arizona finished with 10 extra-base hits, its most since 2009, while its 30 runs scored in the three-game series against Seattle was its most since scoring 32 in 2001
The Rangers swept the Padres and improved to 12-3 in interleague play, best in the majors this year
Tigers closer Jose Valverde missed Wednesday's game and could be sidelines for two or three more days
Reds 1B Joey Votto has hit safely in 24 of 25 games, batting .484 with six HRs and 17 RBIs in that span
Athletics SP Tommy Milone improved to 5-1 with a major league-leading 0.99 ERA at home
Miami Marlins at Boston Red Sox (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Boston has scored 29 runs and tallied 38 hits in its last three games
-Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia re-aggravated his injured thumb on Tuesday
-Boston DH David Ortiz is 9 for 20 with four HRs and 11 RBIs over his last six games
-Miami’s pitching staff has a 5.94 ERA in June (3.53 ERA in May), entering this game with a 4-13 record this month (club record 21 wins in May)
-Marlins catcher John Buck is 5-for-10 lifetime against Matsuzaka, one of only four players on the roster that has faced him
-Miami SP Carlos Zambrano has held this current version of Boston to a .216 average over 88 at-bats
-Zambrano has a 22.85 ERA over his last two starts (4.1 IP, 11 ER)
-The Red Sox are 9-3 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 (11-1 over)
-The Marlins are 3-6 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 (5-4 under)
St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-St. Louis will be somewhat familiar with Detroit SP Jacob Tuner, as manager Mike Matheny served as one of his high school coaches
-The Cardinals have scored three or fewer runs in nine of their last 11 games, while going 4 for 25 with men on base the past three games
-Cardinals SP Kyle Lohse has a 12.67 ERA in his last four starts against the Tigers, but hasn’t faced them since 2008
-Turner was 2-1 with a 3.43 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Toledo
-Tigers closer Jose Valverde will miss at least the next three games with a wrist injury
-The Cardinals and Tigers have played 28 times, with Detroit owning an 18-10 advantage
-Lohse is 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA in two interleague starts this season, but 8-16 with a 5.45 ERA over 34 appearances (30 starts) in that situation in his career
-Turner is making his fourth career start at Comerica Park, going 0-1 with a 8.53 ERA
-The Cardinals are 6-7 on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 (7-6 under)
-The Tigers are 10-13 as a home underdog of +100 to +125 the last two-plus years
Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland Athletics (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw has compiled a 5.26 ERA in his last four starts, as he’s been dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot
-Top three hitters in the Dodgers lineup are a combined 1 for 24 in this series
-Los Angeles is 2-11 all-time in this series during regular-season play in Oakland
-Oakland’s Josh Reddick is hitless in his last 19 at-bats, one shy of the longest hitless stretch in his career
-Kershaw has gone 5-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 14 career interleague starts
-Athletics SP Travis Blackley has yet to record a decision in three career appearances (one start) against the Dodgers (14.29 ERA)
-The Dodgers are 16-12 against left-handed starters this year (Athletics, 9-12)
Tampa Bay Rays at Washington Nationals (Betting Odds - Matchup)
-Washington is batting .190 and scored a total of 13 runs over the last five games
-Tampa Bay SP Matt Moore averages 4.26 walks per 9IP, which is fourth-worst mark in the AL, while Gio Gonzalez issues 3.66.
-Nationals closer Tyler Clippard is 10-for-10 in save chances this year, not allowing a run in 11.1 IP in that situation
-Moore is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in two interleague starts, but both of those came against the Marlins
-The Rays are 5-2 as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season (5-1 over)
-The Nationals are 7-3 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 (5-4 under)
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