Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians
-Claimed 5 of 8 meetings with Indians last season, outscoring them by a 48-28 margin
-SP Felix Doubront is 1-1 w/4.35 ERA in two career starts vs Indians
-4-1 in Doubront’s L5 starts w/10 or more days rest
-Manager Terry Francona takes on the Red Sox
-OF Michael Bourn could miss a handful of games
-SP Ubaldo Jimenez will be pitching on 7 days rest
-Jimenez is 1-1 w/9.00 ERA in 3 previous starts vs Boston
-16th in MLB vs LHP (.240)
Chicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
-1-6 on current 10-game road trip
-Batting only .150 w/RISP L7 road games (5.31 ERA)
-Bullpen has a 1.79 ERA
-6-4 against the Blue Jays last season, first season series victory since 2006
-Dunn 4-for-24 vs Johnson (only player w/more than 7 at-bats)
-Axelrod is 1-1 w/7.00 ERa vs Toronto, both outings at home
-Axelrod making first-ever start in dome/turf
-4-18 as road underdog of +110 to +150
-Starting rotation has a 6.11 ERA
-2-6 L8 games as home favorite of -151 to -200
-19-7 L26 series meetings in Toronto
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
-Lead the majors in runs scored (79) and rank second in run differential (+31)
-Batting .395 w/RISP
-Can win their 4th straight series with win
-Westbrook is 1-7 w/5.28 ERA against PIT
-0-5 w/7.24 ERA in 5 career starts at PNC Park
-Bullpen worked 7.1 innings Monday
-Sanchez is 3-0 w/4.13 ERA vs STL
-McCutchen .408 avg vs Westbrook
-38 runs on 67 hits in L7 games (5-2 record)
-Bullpen ranks second in MLB (2.19 ERA)
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins
-Haren allowing opponents to hit .413 this season
-Haren has a 1.19 ERA L3 starts vs MIA, hasn’t faced them since 2010
-2-11 record is the second worst start in franchise history
-Allowed 10 runs, 16 hits Monday, both season highs
-2 HR this season, 9 consecutive games without one
-SP Alex Sanabia is 2-1 w/2.04 ERA in 3 career starts vs WAS
-Bullpen has allowed 10 ER over 25 IP L7 games
-Home teams are 3-0 w/umpire Jerry Layne behind the dish in 2013
-Over 13-3 in Layne’s L16 games
-Claimed 5 of 8 meetings with Indians last season, outscoring them by a 48-28 margin
-SP Felix Doubront is 1-1 w/4.35 ERA in two career starts vs Indians
-4-1 in Doubront’s L5 starts w/10 or more days rest
-Manager Terry Francona takes on the Red Sox
-OF Michael Bourn could miss a handful of games
-SP Ubaldo Jimenez will be pitching on 7 days rest
-Jimenez is 1-1 w/9.00 ERA in 3 previous starts vs Boston
-16th in MLB vs LHP (.240)
Chicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
-1-6 on current 10-game road trip
-Batting only .150 w/RISP L7 road games (5.31 ERA)
-Bullpen has a 1.79 ERA
-6-4 against the Blue Jays last season, first season series victory since 2006
-Dunn 4-for-24 vs Johnson (only player w/more than 7 at-bats)
-Axelrod is 1-1 w/7.00 ERa vs Toronto, both outings at home
-Axelrod making first-ever start in dome/turf
-4-18 as road underdog of +110 to +150
-Starting rotation has a 6.11 ERA
-2-6 L8 games as home favorite of -151 to -200
-19-7 L26 series meetings in Toronto
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
-Lead the majors in runs scored (79) and rank second in run differential (+31)
-Batting .395 w/RISP
-Can win their 4th straight series with win
-Westbrook is 1-7 w/5.28 ERA against PIT
-0-5 w/7.24 ERA in 5 career starts at PNC Park
-Bullpen worked 7.1 innings Monday
-Sanchez is 3-0 w/4.13 ERA vs STL
-McCutchen .408 avg vs Westbrook
-38 runs on 67 hits in L7 games (5-2 record)
-Bullpen ranks second in MLB (2.19 ERA)
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins
-Haren allowing opponents to hit .413 this season
-Haren has a 1.19 ERA L3 starts vs MIA, hasn’t faced them since 2010
-2-11 record is the second worst start in franchise history
-Allowed 10 runs, 16 hits Monday, both season highs
-2 HR this season, 9 consecutive games without one
-SP Alex Sanabia is 2-1 w/2.04 ERA in 3 career starts vs WAS
-Bullpen has allowed 10 ER over 25 IP L7 games
-Home teams are 3-0 w/umpire Jerry Layne behind the dish in 2013
-Over 13-3 in Layne’s L16 games