Early Friday Info
-Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg is 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA in three starts against the Braves this year
-Braves SP Tommy Hanson is 10-13 with a 3.53 ERA in 36 post All-Star game starts in his career
-Indians SP Derek Lowe has won each of his last two home decisions, while going 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA in eight outings overall at Progressive Field
-Marlins SP Ricky Nolasco has won four consecutive starts against the Pirates, with a 1.00 ERA in that span
-Nolasco is 17-10 with a 3.66 ERA during July in his career, his best marks in any calendar month
-Pirates SP Kevin Correia has gone 5-1 with a 4.03 ERA in his last nine starts
-White Sox SP Jake Peavy is 1-5 with a 3.18 ERA in his last eight starts, receiving 2.54 runs of support on average in that span
-Giants SP Tim Lincecum has worked at least six innings in nine of his 10 career outings against the Phillies (4-2, 3.08 ERA)
-Red Sox SP Josh Beckett has a 6.30 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 16 career starts versus the Blue Jays, his highest marks against any AL club
-Dodgers SP Aaron Harang is 3-4 with a 6.09 ERA in nine career starts versus the Mets
-In five career starts versus the Dodgers, SP Johan Santana is 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA
-Yankees SP Ivan Nova is 13-1 with a 3.15 ERA in his last 18 road starts
-Athletics SP Tommy Milone has the second lowest home ERA in the majors (5-1, 1.03 ERA)
-Reds SP Homer Bailey is 0-5 with a 6.50 ERA in 10 career games versus the Brewers
-Bailey is 3-0 with a 1.99 ERA in his last three starts, but has never won four straight starts
-Brewers SP Marco Estrada is 0-1 with a 5.54 ERA in two starts against the Reds this season
-Cubs SP Ryan Dempster enters with a career-best five-game win streak and has tossed 33.0 consecutive scoreless innings
-Dempster has a 0.95 ERA in seven road starts
-Cardinals SP Kyle Lohse is 2-4 with a 5.59 ERA in 14 starts against the Cubs, with the club winning his last four efforts in the series
-Diamondbacks SP Trevor Cahill has surrendered eight HRs in his last five starts (three HRs in previous 13)
-In 13 home starts versus the Rangers, Angels SP Jered Weaver is 7-0 with a 2.23 ERA
-Rangers SP Derek Holland has a 12-4 road record since the start of 2011
-Holland is 8-2 with a 3.22 ERA in 15 career games (12 starts) in July
Check out the early SBR Odds and Matchup pages for Friday night's MLB action