Wednesday MLB Insider Report - May 15

[Jeff Grant]

#Orioles SP Freddy Garcia has compiled a 60-25 daytime record over the course of his career

#Orioles SP Freddy Garcia is 24-10 w/2.83 ERA in 43 career interleague starts

#Orioles OF Nick Markakis has the highest batting average (.348) in the history of interleague play

Baltimore #Orioles lead the majors with a .285 daytime batting average, while the San Diego #Padres are last (.204)

#Phillies SP Cole Hamels is 2-2 w/7.11 ERA in 5 career starts vs AL Central teams (7-11, 4.52 ERA in 23 interleague starts)

Cole Hamels is 22-6 (.786) in his career in the month of May - highest win % of any SP since 2006 (min. 20 decisions) #phillies

Philadelphia #Phillies have won each of their L9 games when scoring 4 or more runs

Philadelphia #Phillies starting rotation has allowed 3 ER or less in eight straight games (4-1, 2.52 ERA)

#Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon has thrown 15.2 consecutive scoreless innings - longest active streak in the NL (.137 opp BA)

Cleveland #Indians have been held to 3 combined runs in 26 innings over the L2 days, lowest output over any 3-game span since Aug

Cleveland #Indians will be playing their 14th game in 13 days Wednesday - day off Thursday

[Jeff Grant]

Dan Straily has allowed 8 HR in 19 daytime innings in his career #athletics

Dan Straily's allowed 14 HR in 11 career starts - most for any #Athletics pitcher in that type of span since 1916

Alexi Ogando's 2.89 run support average is the lowest in the AL #rangers

#Diamondbacks SP Ian Kennedy is 1-6 w/5.01 ERA in his L8 starts in May

Arizona #Diamondbacks have won 10 games when scoring 3 runs or less this season - had 11 all of 2012

#Diamondbacks SP Ian Kennedy is 3-0 w/2.96 ERA in his L4 home starts vs NL East teams

#Diamondbacks are 3-for-43 (.070) with RISP their L7 games

#Braves SP Tim Hudson is 4-0 w/0.94 ERA in 5 road starts vs the Diamondbacks

[Jeff Grant]

#Mariners SP Hisashii Iwakuma leads the AL with a 0.74 WHIP

New York #Yankees bullpen hasn't allowed a run in over 9 games (23.2 combined IP)


David Price's 2.99 ERA is the lowest by any starter vs the Red Sox since 1995 (min. 15 starts) #rays

Since 2009, Jon Lester's 2.17 ERA at Tropicana Field leads all pitchers with at least 4 starts #redsox


Jon Lester is 3-0 w/1.82 ERA in 5 starts this year following a #RedSox loss

#Angels' Hamilton owns 11-game hit streak vs. #Royals, and is 4 for 4 with a HR and 2 2Bs vs. Kansas City starter #WadeDavis

#Brewers SP Yovani Gallardo is 7-0 w/2.05 ERA in his L8 starts vs the Pirates