[Jeff Grant]

Early Tuesday MLB Information

-Yankees SP Ivan Nova is undefeated in his last 16 starts on the road, going 12-0 with a 3.17 ERA
-Nova has won his last four starts versus the Rays, going 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA
-Red Sox SP Jon Lester has a 4.53 ERA in his career against the Athletics, his fourth-worst mark versus any AL opponent
-Orioles SP Wei-Yin Chen has won each of his last two road starts, pitching seven innings in each effort
-Royals SP Vin Mazzaro has recorded two losses versus the Blue Jays (11.70 ERA)
-Mariners SP Felix Hernandez is 1-3 with a 3.86 ERA in six starts versus the Orioles at Safeco Field
-Rays SP James Shields is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in his last six home starts against the Yankees, with the club going 5-1 in those contests
-Reds SP Johnny Cueto is 1-2 with a 4.20 ERA in three career starts at Dodger Stadium
-Cueto’s 2.29 ERA over the las two seasons is the best in the majors
-Rockies SP Jeff Francis currently has a three-game winning streak against the Cardinals
-Astros SP Lucas Harrell has thrown five or more innings in 14 straight starts
-Pirates SP A.J. Burnett is 5-0 with a 1.11 ERA in seven home starts
-Padres SP Andrew Cashner is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in five career games (one start) versus the Diamondbacks

Read my full Yankees vs. Rays preview

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Great info Jeff ... Thank you!

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In addition to your capping, consider this:

Streaking

A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates (9-2, 3.31 ERA)

Burnett picked up his eighth straight victory last week by throwing 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball in a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. He struck out seven and also allowed only his third homer in the last seven games. The Pirates are averaging six runs in his last three trips to the hill.

Slumping

James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays (7-5, 4.04 ERA)

Shields allowed a career-high 14 hits in his last outing, a 5-2 loss to Detroit. He managed to go 7 2/3 innings and ended up throwing 123 pitches, but clearly didn’t have his best stuff. Shields has just one win in his last eight starts, allowing at least four runs in five of those.

Therefore

Parlay; Yankees and Pirates!

[Jeff Grant]

In addition to your capping, consider this:

Streaking

A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates (9-2, 3.31 ERA)

Burnett picked up his eighth straight victory last week by throwing 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball in a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. He struck out seven and also allowed only his third homer in the last seven games. The Pirates are averaging six runs in his last three trips to the hill.

Slumping

James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays (7-5, 4.04 ERA)

Shields allowed a career-high 14 hits in his last outing, a 5-2 loss to Detroit. He managed to go 7 2/3 innings and ended up throwing 123 pitches, but clearly didn’t have his best stuff. Shields has just one win in his last eight starts, allowing at least four runs in five of those.

Therefore

Parlay; Yankees and Pirates!

Great info, remember reading that article before the calendar moved from June to July

Shields has a 9-16 record and 5.36 ERA in 33 July starts over the course of his career, his worst record and ERA of any month

Thank You

[Jeff Grant]

Miami Marlins
-Miami has dropped nine games in a row against Milwaukee, while winning just one of its last 11 games in the series
-3B Hanley Ramirez has hit safely in 18 straight games, and 26 of 28 against the Brewers
-Justin Ruggiano leads the majors with a .404 batting average since June 1
-SP Anibal Sanchez is 2-4 with a 6.05 ERA in his last seven starts
-Among MLB starters with at least 15 starts, Sanchez has received the fewest runs of support (25) during his appearances
-Sanchez’s run support average of 2.34 per 9 innings is the lowest in the majors
-The Marlins are 0-2 on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5, with both games going OVER


Milwaukee Brewers
-Brewers have won nine straight games against the Marlins, longest active win streak in any intraleague series
-Hitters have been hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 47 times
-SP Marco Estrada is 0-1 with a 12.27 ERA in five games (one start) against the Marlins
-Estrada is 0-3 with a 4.75 ERA in his seven starts this year (3.00 ERA in relief)
-The Brewers are 12-19 in day games (16-13 over)

Minnesota Twins
-Trying to win five in a row for the first time since an eight-game win streak from June 11-21, 2011
-C Joe Mauer is batting .400 during a 10-game hit streak
-SP Nick Blackburn is 0-5 with a 8.64 ERA in nine career games (eight starts) at Comerica Park
-Scored 28 runs during its current four-game win streak
-Closer Matt Capps should be activated from the disabled list after the All-Star break
-The Twins are 10-11 versus left-handed starters, and 6-5 as a road underdog of +125 to +150

Detroit Tigers
-Detroit has won 21 of its last 28 games against Minnesota, including 10 of 15 at Comerica Park
-3B Miguel Cabrera is batting .355 with nine HRs and 43 RBIs over his last 50 games
-Bullpen has tallied a 2.14 ERA over its last 43 games
-The Tigers are 12-13 versus divisional foes this year
-SP Duane Below is 2-1 with a 0.82 ERA in 12 previous outings at Comerica Park (22. IP, 2 ER)
-Below was the Pitcher of the Year for Triple-A Toledo in 2011, going 9-4 with a 3.13 ERA
-The Tigers are 4-8 as a home favorite of -150 to -175 (7-5 under)

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[Jeff Grant]

Chicago Cubs
-Cubs SP Chris Volstad is looking to snap a 19-start winless streak, going 0-11 with a 5.40 ERA in that span
-Volstad is 2-4 with a 4.22 ERA in nine career starts versus the Braves, including an 0-2 mark and 5.51 ERA in three starts last year
-Volstad went 2-3 with a 4.44 ERA in eight starts with Triple-A Iowa

Baltimore Orioles
-Since May 28, the Orioles are 5-11 in their last 16 road games, batting a collective .202 with eight home runs and averaging 2.5 runs per game
-Baltimore is 4-9 versus AL West teams this year
-The Orioles have gone 14-for-91 (.154) with RISP over the last 16 games
-Orioles SP Wei-Yin Chen has allowed 11 HRs this year, but eight have been solo shots

Chicago White Sox
-Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games, after going 7-13 to open the season
-OF Alex Rios is batting .358 since May 29, the third-highest average in the AL in that span
-SP Chris Sale is 6-0 with a 1.73 ERA over his last eight starts, third-lowest ERA in the majors over that span
-Sale has the fourth-lowest home ERA in the AL and seventh-lowest in baseball
-Sale is 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA in four starts against AL West teams this year

Texas Rangers
-Texas owns a 33-24 series advantage over the Chicago White Sox since 2005
-The Rangers have the record in franchise history through 80 games (50-30)
-Owns the team’s best-ever mark through 38 road games (23-15)
-SP Roy Oswalt became the only pitcher since 2011 to win consecutive starts in allowing nine or more hits in each effort
-Oswalt has gone 4-1 with a 3.70 ERA in eight career starts versus AL Central foes

New York Yankees
-Lost eight straight games at Tropicana Field, longest road losing streak against any team since 1989-91
-All eight of those losses have been by three runs or less, with the Yankees having the lead in five of them
-SP Ivan Nova has won each of his last four starts versus the Rays, going 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA
-Nova is undefeated over his last seven outings, going 5-0 with a 2.37 ERA
-Seven of Nova’s nine victories have come at night
-The Bronx Bombers are 12-3 in Nova’s 15 starts this season

Played Robinson Cano (-125) more total bases than B.J. Upton, and Yankees first five innings